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Brazil expands biological pest control

Brazil is expanding biological pest control as research, bioinputs and tropical agriculture technologies reshape how fa…

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Brazil looks beyond cars for ethanol growth

Brazil’s ethanol industry is expanding beyond road transport as corn production, aviation and maritime fuel create new…

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Zimbabwe outlines economic and drought plans

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has outlined economic, agricultural, mining and infrastructure priorities as th…

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Nigeria cuts benchmark rate to 23 percent

Nigeria’s central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate to 23 percent as inflation eases and foreign exchange condit…

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Brazil’s AgTech Valley links farming and medicine

Research in Brazil’s AgTech Valley is combining biological agriculture with advanced science to develop new approaches…

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Brazil enacts Mercosur-EFTA trade deal

Brazil has completed the legal process for the Mercosur-EFTA trade agreement, with preferential access beginning with I…

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South Africa inflation rises to 4.4 percent

South Africa’s inflation rose to 4.4 percent in August as food prices increased and fuel costs remained elevated, ahead…

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Morocco keeps rate at 2.25 percent

Bank Al-Maghrib has kept Morocco’s benchmark rate at 2.25 percent, while lowering its 2026 growth and inflation forecas…

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Brazil tightens rules on critical minerals

Brazil has enacted a new critical minerals policy focused on domestic processing, investment and greater oversight of s…

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Rwanda economy grows 9.4 percent in Q2

Rwanda's economy grew 9.4 percent in the second quarter of 2026, led by industry and services, according to new officia…

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Libya reports $15.2bn oil revenues in eight months

Libya reports $15.2 billion in oil sector revenues for January to August as authorities push investment and production…

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Africa adopts plan to deepen capital markets

African policymakers and investors adopted the Nairobi Declaration to strengthen capital markets, mobilise domestic sav…