Nigeria suspends chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Massmart slashes jobs. South Sudan cuts interest rates.

Kenya Airways to layoff staff. Morocco’s economy contracts and SASOL gives up license to explore for gas off the Mozambique coast

Morocco’s trade deficit shrank by 12%. SASOL accelerates asset disposals. South Africa’s central branks says the economy's second quarter contracted by 30%

South Africa's recession deepens in first quarter. Kenya's inflation takes a dive.

Moody’s rating agency downgrade SA’s finance institutions. Sudan plans to open for foreign financing and Sasol in talks to sell Mozambique assets.

The Nigerian Stock Exchange plans to appoint board. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange had its best day in a week. Zambia’s will grow by more than 3% in 2020.

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange closes in the red. West African markets remain jittery. Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Bill goes to parliament.

South African stock exchange bucked the international trend to close firmer. Ethiopian Airlines suspended all flights to China. African Development Bank expects Africa’s economy to rise.

South Africa’s Stock exchange closes firmer. Kenya's Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) expects the removal of a cap on commercial lending rates to spur stocks trading. Nigerian Stock Exchange ends the day in the green

Egypt to cancel planned increase in stock exchange duty. MTN Nigeria prepares to list. South African markets jittery over elections.