Kenya and other East African countries are set to establish a single currency by 2031, as part of a broader regional ...

As Africa lags in intra-continental trade, one startup is using fintech to bypass currency volatility and regulatory hurdles ...

A showdown with Barrick Gold in Mali, audits of oil contracts in Senegal, the CFA franc denounced – after the rhetoric, the ...

The currency union has been providing a strong anchor for macroeconomic stability in a shock-prone region, highlighted by the impact of Hurricane Beryl last year. Tourism-backed post-pandemic growth ...

Now Donald Trump’s return to the White House has jolted currency markets back to life. In April a measure of the volatility ...

Money is something we use almost every day. It feels familiar, constant, and straightforward. But the moment you cross a border or look at a foreign exchange rate, things get weird quite quickly.

The controls, known locally as el cepo (the clamp), meant that citizens and businesses were limited in the amount of foreign ...