U.S. Aligns Diplomacy and Trade in Renewed North Africa Push

The trip reflects a more integrated U.S. posture toward Africa—one that links financing, diplomacy and private-sector into a

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Italy Turns Mattei Plan Into Deal Flow With €100MN Togo Agriculture Financing

The deal is the latest in a string of transactions designed to operationalize the Mattei Plan—Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s flagship

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U.S. Moves to Scale Export Financing in Africa as Competition Intensifies

The meeting reflects a broader shift in U.S. policy under the Trump administration toward a more commercially driven approach

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New USDA-EXIM Bank's FARM Initiative Puts Credit at the Center of Global Trade

We want to show up in that market within three months and start making deals happen that bring real dollars

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UAE Breaks With OPEC to Bet On Market Shares, Post Oil Future

The exit from OPEC doesn’t mark a retreat from the market—it is a repositioning within it

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U.S. is Rewiring Agriculture with AI to Predict Food Shocks Before They Hit 

Over the next several years, officials are betting the technology will mean fewer sudden price spikes, fewer empty shelves

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Africa Seeks Strategy Over Bailouts as Global Shocks Test IMF Playbook

This crisis is risking reversing all the gains African countries have made over the years, depending on how prolonged it

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IMF Warns: In a Fragile Global System, Africa, Emerging Markets Must Prepare to Act, Not Predict

The war in the Middle East has introduced a new layer of uncertainty, but, for now, markets have held their

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IMF’s Art of War: Wait, Target, Adapt as Global Economy Faces New Shock—and Africa Tightens Its Defenses

The policy prescription is less about stimulus and more about discipline. Governments will have to operate within sharply constrained fiscal

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Global Economy Is Being Tested Once Again, IMF Chief Warns

Resilience, she framed, is not about avoiding shocks—it is about preparing for them.

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