Child-Support Grant Launches as Kgatleng Preps Road Projects
A social grant is only as good as the system that delivers it. The promise of support means little if the money arrives late, lands in the wrong hands, or cannot be reconciled against a verifiable register. That tension — between the intent of a welfare programme and...
October 2026 external payments will test a US$3.44bn reserve stock and 2.2 months of cover
Banco de Moçambique's October reserve table will show whether dollar inflows can again match what banks, the state and project importers draw out. When Banco de Moçambique closes its October 2026 external-statistics cycle, the number to read first is the change in net...
METIX at month seven: what October’s payment numbers must show to count as adoption
The rail has been live since 2 March. October is the first full autumn month in which usage, not launch, is the story. Banco de Moçambique says METIX, the platform behind the Sistema de Pagamentos Instantâneos de Moçambique (SPIM), has tripled its volume since...
The October 2026 evidence pack: five reference periods, one desk, one reconciling rule
October will put 2025 audits, 2026 quarters and a 2027 budget on the same table; the only safe comparison is period against period. Mozambique's official evidence arrives on different clocks, and in October 2026 five of them will strike near the same week: August and...
PESOE 2026 at the October checkpoint: one of six gas-funded projects paid in full
A six-line ledger of Rovuma gas projects, MT2,943.4m earmarked and 37.37% applied by June, is the cleanest test the budget will face when the third quarter closes. On 31 October the third quarter of PESOE 2026 will have been closed for a month, and the budget's...
Moswaane Calls for Unity over the Proposed Constitutional Court
At a Selebi-Phikwe kgotla on 10 February 2026, Assistant Minister Moswaane urged unity behind Botswana’s proposed Constitutional Court despite cost concerns.
Machipanda: US$37.2m border concession heads for construction, with a Road Fund share
A consortium is due to start building the Machipanda one-stop border post in October 2026 under a concession reported at US$37.2m. Buildings are the easy part; joint inspection is the test.
Treasury bills on 1 October: a 12.15% 91-day rate, 10bp under the lending window
Banco de Moçambique’s H2 2026 calendar schedules an additional Type A bill session on 1 October. Here is what the late-September auctions say to watch for.
Good Financial Governance phase four: EUR 15.8m for Mozambique’s auditors and councils
Phase four of the Good Financial Governance programme starts in October 2026 with EUR 15.8m from Germany and Switzerland, running to March 2030 with the Administrative Court and municipalities.
Seven-day reverse repo: the weekly offer fell to MT 115.3bn ahead of 30 September
Banco de Moçambique offered MT 134.2bn, then MT 125.4bn, then MT 115.3bn in its weekly seven-day reverse repo. The 30 September cycle shows whether banks still want to park money there.
Government Orders Safer Learner Transport, Phasing Out Donkey Carts
Botswana’s Ministry of Local Government in February 2026 ordered councils to provide safer learner transport and phase out unsafe donkey-cart use for
Renewed Tigray fighting threatens northern Ethiopia’s recovery
International organisations are warning of renewed military escalation in northern Ethiopia, with airport seizures and wider hostilities creating new risks for transport, investment and humanitarian access.
Egypt extends 1,250MW of gas capacity instead of replacing it
GE Vernova will provide rotor-life-extension services for five 9F gas turbines at three Egyptian plants, targeting another 13 to 15 operating years.
Congo’s carbon authorization expands a clean-energy finance channel
The DRC has increased Econetix’s Article 6 authorization to a cumulative 2.75 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent, covering a programme that includes solar and clean-cooking activities.
Nigeria’s $300 million fund moves off-grid power into deployment
The Nigeria Distributed Renewable Energy Fund has reached commercial launch, creating a dedicated investment vehicle for mini-grids and other distributed power assets.
Rwanda’s B+ rating keeps growth and debt in one frame
Fitch’s B+ Stable assessment, as reported by Rwanda’s finance ministry, reflects strong growth potential and concessional financing while keeping fiscal and debt management under scrutiny.
Angola’s first sustainability bond opens a new capital channel
BAI raised Kz57.5 billion in Angola’s first public sustainability-bond offer, creating a listed instrument that links domestic savings to eligible green and social projects.
Mozambique’s 2029 growth surge is really a gas-execution test
Government projections put nominal GDP above two trillion meticais in 2029, but the jump in real growth depends heavily on new natural-gas projects entering operation.
Malawi’s $165.9 million grant treats resilience as infrastructure
The World Bank-backed INSPIRE-O programme combines adaptive safety nets, climate-smart public works and economic inclusion across all 25 districts and four cities.
Lohum brings a $100 million lithium bet to Zimbabwe
Indian critical-minerals company Lohum has secured rights to ten Zimbabwe lithium blocks and plans local conversion to lithium sulphate before further refining in India.
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