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Working in or around finance in Ghana requires learning forex markets. You must read Bank of Ghana reports, watch trade flows, foreign fiscal and monetary policy. Because you never know what’s going to happen with the Ghana Cedi – but right now I’m concerned about the US Dollar.

Leading Kenyan betting firm SportPesa has pulled out of all local sports sponsorship with immediate effect after it lost a court case challenging the government's decision to increase tax on gambling revenue from 7.5% to 35%.

Small lines formed at banks in Mauritania on New Year's Day as customers withdrew new banknotes and swapped cheque books after the government revamped the currency, the ouguiya, in a bid to fight inflation.

China’s ban on ivory sale has  come into effect in a move considered bold in protecting endangered animals.

China’s ban on ivory sale will take effect from Sunday, December 31 in a move considered bold in protecting endangered animals.

The UK government must intervene to stop automation driving up wage inequality, a think tank has warned. The Institute for Public Policy Research said robots would...

Tunisia has banned Emirates airline from landing in the capital Tunis after a number of Tunisian women were prevented from boarding its flights.

Ghana and Qatar have signed four economic development partnership agreements focusing on the aviation industry and youth and sports development in the West African nation.

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will visit Addis Ababa next week for talks with his Ethiopian counterpart, a foreign ministry spokesman said, in a bid to end a standoff over a multi-billion dollar dam project on the Nile river.

The World Bank has approved a $200 million International Development Association (IDA) credit to support Ghana to enable the west African country create jobs and protect its poor and vulnerable population.