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Markets remain volatile, and with protectionist trade measures once again making headlines, we thought it timely to share our views.

Navigating market volatility amid tariff chaos

Recently, data showed that China’s economy showed surprising strength thanks to consumer subsidies and a rush of export shipments to beat tariffs. 

Tracking market sentiment over Chinese equities

According to the World Bank’s latest commodity markets outlook faltering economic growth is coinciding with ample oil supply in ways that are expected to drop global commodity prices to their lowest level of the 2020s. 

World Bank’s commodity markets outlook 

Kenya’s government is aggressively reworking legislation to drive the Africa Continental Free Trade Area with focus turning to Micro-Small and Medium Sized businesses. 

Developing Africa’s MSME sector key to drive AfCFTA

The simmering trade war is tipped to continue ruffling markets with no end in sight between United States stance against China. 

Global trade in limbo as tariff war persists

With effect from Thursday May the first, Ghana says any individual or entity found trading gold without a GoldBod-issued license will face legal action.

Will GoldBod be Ghana's economic game changer?

United Capital has seen its profit after tax in the first quarter of 2025 grow by 64 per cent to 5.9 billion naira driven by the 113 per cent growth in gross earning. Net Operating Income saw a 188 per cent growth to 12.37 billion naira in Q1 2025. 

United Capital PAT up 64% to ₦5.9bn in Q1'25

Sentiments in the Nigerian equities market remained mixed buoyed by first quarter earnings and investors profit-taking on bellwether stocks. 

Q1’25 earnings drive sentiments in Nigerian equities

The National Coordination of the Civilian Vigil, a coalition of pro-junta civil society groups is calling on civilians in Burkina Faso to come out en masse today in support of transitional president, Ibrahim Traore. 

Supporters of Burkina Faso’s transitional president Ibrahim Traore to hold rally

Food-system stakes across Africa have never been higher. With the Kampala CAADP Declaration now signed, the African Union has set an ambitious Strategy and Action Plan for 2026-2035: mobilise $100 billion.

AU unveils CAADP Action Plan 2035 

In just four months, the average United States effective tariff has vaulted from about 2 per cent to more than 22  per cent.

Tariff turbulence spurs Africa supply shifts

Africa stands a golden opportunity to lead the future as the continent navigates a future in Artificial Intelligence with the youth taking an early start in adopting new technologies that can accelerate economic growth. 

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