OPINION/EDITORIAL

Brent Holds at $105 as Iran Talks Temper Rally

April 24, 2026/Oilprice.com Tom Kool Editor, Oilprice.com Oil prices are heading for a sharp weekly gain, with Brent steady at $105, but renewed hopes for U.S.-Iran diplomacy are capping further upside and keeping markets below the $110 threshold. Friday, April 24, 2026 As crude oil prices are set for a […]

Africa Faces Mounting Risks Just as Growth Gains Take Hold

(Credit: Nikada/iStock by Getty Images) April 23, 2026/IMFBlog By Abebe Aemro Selassie To weather the shock, policymakers should ensure that any near-term measures are time-bound and targeted at the most vulnerable, and maintain the focus on medium-term development objectives Sub-Saharan Africa’s economies entered 2026 with significant momentum. The region had notched […]

Africa’s Financial Future is Domestically Funded

AFC’s State of Africa’s Infrastructure Report 2026 argues that Africa’s next development breakthrough will come from deploying domestic capital into infrastructure, industry and integrated systems at scale April 23, 2026/AFC Africa’s development challenge is increasingly shifting from capital raising to productive capital deployment in infrastructure and industry, according to AFC’s State […]