Horizon Enova News https://news.x-enova.com/ Africa & World — Reported Right. Business, politics, technology, culture, and sport across Africa and its global diaspora. en African startups raise $2.1 billion in eight months, edging past 2025, as five markets take roughly 78% of the capital https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390781502_tpmggu https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390781502_tpmggu African startups raised about $2.1 billion across 275 deals from January to August 2026, against $2.07 billion in the same period of 2025, roughly 1.4% growth. Tech & Innovation Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:19:41 GMT Bank of Uganda raises its benchmark rate 225 basis points to 12% in a special meeting as fuel costs and a weak shilling bite https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390777526_gtjx41 https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390777526_gtjx41 The Bank of Uganda lifted its Central Bank Rate from 9.75% to 12% at a special Monetary Policy Committee meeting on 14 October 2026. Business & Economy Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:19:37 GMT Safaricom and Pesapal launch M-PESA tap-to-pay and dynamic QR, targeting 500,000 scan-to-pay merchants within a year https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390774971_71x12h https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390774971_71x12h Safaricom and Pesapal launched three M-PESA features on October 1: dynamic Scan-to-Pay, NFC Tap-to-Pay and an AI Pay receipt scanner. Tech & Innovation Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:19:34 GMT Côte d'Ivoire sets 2026/27 cocoa farmgate price at 1,200 CFA francs per kg, 57% below last season, as seven farmer groups demand support https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390773827_5z8jw6 https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390773827_5z8jw6 Agriculture Minister Bruno Koné set the 2026/27 main-crop farmgate price at 1,200 CFA francs per kg on 1 September, down from the record 2,800 CFA francs of the previous season. Agriculture & Resources Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:19:33 GMT Two Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine candidates reach Uganda trials as DR Congo's outbreak passes 8,700 confirmed cases and 4,200 deaths https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390772701_895vf5 https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390772701_895vf5 Africa CDC said on October 8 that a Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine candidate has entered a new trial phase in Uganda: Oxford's ChAdOx1 BDBV began Phase Ib on October 6, and Moderna's candidate won ethical approval for Phase Ib on October 7. Science & Health Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:19:32 GMT South Africa's Home Affairs withdraws its asylum-intake directive within days of Durban and Soweto unrest, but the Constitutional Court ruling behind it stands https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390772108_6c09ks https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390772108_6c09ks South Africa's Department of Home Affairs withdrew on October 9 a directive on the intake of asylum applications, after violent protests in Durban and Soweto. Politics Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:19:32 GMT Ethiopia launches its first gold refinery with a $50 million investment, aiming to process metal from neighbours as exports earned $5.6 billion last year https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390771508_4l7anr https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390771508_4l7anr Ethiopia has launched its first gold refinery, a joint venture with an initial investment of $50 million, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced over the weekend. Agriculture & Resources Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:19:31 GMT Two African electric-mobility firms land fresh funding in one week: MAX's Series B3 reaches $29 million and Bisedge secures €10 million from Finnfund https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390769975_y7b4go https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390769975_y7b4go Lagos-based MAX took an undisclosed investment from US climate fintech Nithio that extends its Series B3 round to $29 million, following a $24 million round in January. Tech & Innovation Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:19:29 GMT Senegal and IMF agree $2.2 billion, 36-month programme as public debt sits near 132% of GDP https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390766826_8njqg1 https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390766826_8njqg1 The IMF and Senegal reached a staff-level agreement on a $2.2 billion, 36-month programme supporting the government's 2026-2029 reform plan. Politics Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:19:26 GMT University of Ghana and KNUST delay 2026/27 reopening as a two-month administrators' strike centres on a GH¢5,282 pay-premium gap https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390766187_ks00u8 https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390766187_ks00u8 KNUST postponed its 2026/27 reopening, set for 13 October, indefinitely on 9 October because of the Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) strike; the University of Ghana has also delayed, per Graphic Online. Education & Society Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:19:26 GMT First Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine trial doses given in Uganda as DR Congo's outbreak passes 8,700 confirmed cases and 4,200 deaths https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390764994_1phhfg https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390764994_1phhfg A Phase I trial of Oxford's ChAdOx1 BDBV vaccine has begun in Uganda, with first vaccinations in Masaka, according to the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). Science & Health Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:19:24 GMT US adds Nigeria to its Child Soldiers Prevention Act list, putting military training and arms-sale channels at risk unless Trump issues a waiver https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390759223_e8kwri https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390759223_e8kwri Nigeria joins 13 other countries on the US Child Soldiers Prevention Act list, according to reporting on the State Department's 2026 Trafficking in Persons report, Legit.ng said. Politics Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:19:19 GMT Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo passes 9,000 confirmed cases and 4,000 deaths as it reaches an eighth province https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390758175_pml2c5 https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390758175_pml2c5 Reuters reports more than 9,000 confirmed cases and more than 4,000 confirmed deaths in the Bundibugyo-species outbreak. Science & Health Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:19:18 GMT Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo passes 8,100 confirmed cases and 3,900 deaths, UK health agency says https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390755920_c3nwpr https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390755920_c3nwpr The UK Health Security Agency reports 8,116 confirmed Bundibugyo virus cases and 3,924 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo as of 27 September, up 343 cases and 165 deaths in a week. Science & Health Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:19:15 GMT Faith-based film 'Agbara Nla: The Return' grosses ₦170.6 million from 28,468 admissions in the biggest non-December Nollywood opening https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390754711_3wbusj https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390754711_3wbusj FilmX data cited by Nairametrics shows ₦170.59 million from 28,468 admissions across previews and the 2–4 October opening weekend. Arts & Entertainment Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:19:14 GMT Kenya confirms its first Ebola case after a man arriving from Uganda dies in Nairobi, with 28 contacts traced as DRC's outbreak tops 4,000 deaths https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390752896_dzatgm https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390752896_dzatgm Kenya has confirmed its first-ever Ebola case: a Kenyan man who had lived in the Democratic Republic of Congo for seven years died in Nairobi after travelling via Uganda. Science & Health Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:19:12 GMT 'Call of My Life' passes ₦855 million at the Nigerian box office, cementing its place as the biggest local release of 2026 https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390749490_wlxt8q https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390749490_wlxt8q Nollywood film 'Call of My Life' has crossed ₦855 million at the Nigerian box office, according to distributor FilmOne Entertainment, as reported by Nairametrics on 11 August. Arts & Entertainment Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:19:09 GMT Davido's three-night National Theatre residency in Lagos could gross about ₦2.3 billion from 2,407 seats a night, BusinessDay estimates https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390748356_n54nzq https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390748356_n54nzq Davido will play three nights, December 17–19, at the National Theatre in Lagos in a show called "ORIADE: The Residency". Arts & Entertainment Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:19:08 GMT Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo passes 4,000 deaths as Africa CDC warns falling case counts may mask weak tracing, with only 23% of contacts followed https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390746976_cjq0gn https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390746976_cjq0gn Congo's health ministry reports 8,376 confirmed Ebola cases and 4,042 deaths since the outbreak was declared on May 15, according to allAfrica's October 5 press review. Science & Health Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:19:06 GMT Kenya confirms a third Ebola case in a 65-year-old woman already in quarantine, with 127 of 130 contacts traced https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390746412_xuufa3 https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390746412_xuufa3 Kenya confirmed its third Bundibugyo Ebola case on October 16: a 65-year-old woman who had been in quarantine since October 6. Science & Health Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:19:06 GMT Nollywood faith film 'Agbara Nla: The Return' grosses ₦170.6 million in four days after a ₦71 million preview https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390745102_xxxntt https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390745102_xxxntt 'Agbara Nla: The Return' earned ₦170.6 million in its first four days, according to Blueprint, citing distributor Nile Group and Nigerian Box Office data. Arts & Entertainment Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:19:05 GMT Uganda's new national survey finds HIV prevalence essentially flat at 5.9% as 86% of people living with HIV are virally suppressed https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390744319_u941lr https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390744319_u941lr The 2025 Uganda Population-based HIV Impact Assessment, released October 1, puts HIV prevalence among people 15 and older at 5.9%, roughly 1.5 million adults. Science & Health Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:19:04 GMT Kenya’s Ebola count rises to 7 as 3 of 4 new cases are health workers, the first infections passed on inside the country https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390742673_16ivwx https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390742673_16ivwx Kenya has confirmed four more Bundibugyo Ebola cases, bringing its total to seven with one death, including three health workers who treated the first patient, Al Jazeera reported. Science & Health Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:19:02 GMT Durban FilmMart closes its 17th edition with 39 awards worth more than R2 million, drawing about 1,131 film professionals from 56 countries https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390740436_bnv3qm https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390740436_bnv3qm The 17th Durban FilmMart ran 9–12 October and closed with 39 awards from 30 partners, valued at more than R2 million (over $120,000). Arts & Entertainment Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:19:00 GMT Caine Prize opens review of £10,000 winner 'The Blue Fighter' after AI-detector flag, as the author's agency says the text is his alone https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390739192_nie6lv https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390739192_nie6lv The Caine Prize Foundation opened a review on 11 October of "The Blue Fighter" by Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza, winner of the £10,000 prize, after an AI-detection tool flagged it, per AI Weekly's summary of The Atlantic. Arts & Entertainment Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:18:59 GMT Togo sets 2026/27 cocoa farmgate price at 2,240 CFA francs per kg as cocoa output rises 7% but exports fall to 8,900 tonnes https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390730898_epbnro https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390730898_epbnro Togo's 2026/27 season opened on 1 October with cocoa at CFAF 2,240 per kg (about $3.84) and coffee at CFAF 1,300 per kg (about $2.23). Agriculture & Resources Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:18:50 GMT Nigeria's central bank cuts its benchmark rate 350 basis points to 23% as foreign reserves hit an 18-year high of $55.25 billion https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390729556_kh6c13 https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390729556_kh6c13 The Central Bank of Nigeria cut its Monetary Policy Rate to 23% from 26.5% on 22 September, a 350-basis-point reduction, according to Nairametrics and Techeconomy. Business & Economy Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:18:49 GMT Ghana's teachers stay out for a second week as only 6,079 of 58,620 expected promotions have been processed, with talks ending inconclusively https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390728865_o1qpqb https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390728865_o1qpqb Three pre-tertiary teacher unions in Ghana (GNAT, NAGRAT and PRETAG) have been on strike since September 25 over promotion arrears and an expired collective agreement. Education & Society Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:18:48 GMT University of Ghana reopens October 19 as administrators suspend their strike, saying about 80% of grievances have been met https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390728332_ucavx6 https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390728332_ucavx6 The University of Ghana reopens for the 2026/2027 year on Monday 19 October after the Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) suspended its nationwide strike, GBC Ghana reported. Education & Society Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:18:48 GMT South Africa's 2026-27 wheat crop forecast at an eight-year low of 1.81 million tonnes, pushing imports toward 2 million tonnes https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390727005_n665s0 https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390727005_n665s0 The Crop Estimates Committee's September 29 estimate puts South Africa's wheat crop at 1.81 million tonnes, down 5% on last year and the lowest in eight years. Agriculture & Resources Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:18:47 GMT Kenya's university lecturers strike over an unfunded 2025-2029 pay deal as vice-chancellors say the state owes Sh100 billion https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390725944_5cd227 https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390725944_5cd227 Lecturers and staff represented by UASU and KUSU began a nationwide strike on October 2, demanding implementation of the 2025-2029 collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Education & Society Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:18:45 GMT Association of African Universities, 450-plus members strong, sets five-day agenda on AI and 'future-ready' campuses, with main event on 12 November in Accra https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390725308_joowh2 https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390725308_joowh2 The Association of African Universities (AAU), which has more than 450 member institutions, will hold Africa Universities' Day events from 9 to 13 November 2026. Education & Society Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:18:45 GMT Mali's army and Russia's Africa Corps enter Kidal after Tuareg separatists withdraw, leaving fewer than 100 civilians in the northern city https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390710699_if7mvd https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390710699_if7mvd Mali's army said on October 6 that it had entered Kidal, a northern city Tuareg separatists captured earlier this year, as it began large-scale operations in the region. Politics Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:18:30 GMT Ethiopian forces seize Mekelle 11 days after fighting resumed, as the TPLF says it has 'temporarily moved out' https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390709788_i5lpwy https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390709788_i5lpwy Ethiopian federal forces and allied Tigray Peace Forces took control of Mekelle, the Tigray capital, by October 4, according to Al Jazeera, 11 days after fighting resumed on September 23. Politics Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:18:29 GMT Joseph Kabila takes charge of new FRN front with four rebel leaders as deputies, replacing the AFC-M23 alliance in eastern Congo https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390708527_gf3d9v https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390708527_gf3d9v Former president Joseph Kabila now heads the Front pour la Refondation de la Nation (FRN), a "politico-military" group announced in Goma on 12 October, Reuters reported. Politics Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:18:28 GMT Africa's universities climb in Times Higher Education 2027 rankings: UCT up 17 places to joint 147th, Nigeria's ranked institutions rise from 24 to 29 https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390707405_2vosyw https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390707405_2vosyw The University of Cape Town rose from joint 164th to joint 147th in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027, its best position in seven years and the top spot in Africa. Education & Society Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:18:27 GMT ECOWAS and the Sahel bloc AES hold first formal talks since a split that cut ECOWAS from 15 members to 12, and agree joint working groups https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390706421_szb121 https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390706421_szb121 ECOWAS and the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) met in Dakar on 17 October for their first formal talks since Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger left the bloc, MyJoyOnline reported. Politics Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:18:26 GMT Guinea-Bissau's military blocks ex-president Embaló's planned return, nine weeks before the December 6 election meant to end army rule https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390705520_735yia https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390705520_735yia Guinea-Bissau's military government announced on October 1 that former president Umaro Sissoco Embaló may not return on his planned October 4 arrival. Politics Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:18:25 GMT Sudan's civilian anti-war coalition proposes three parallel tracks, a truce, aid access and political talks, in Addis Ababa meeting with the AU-led Quintet https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390704696_wz0hce https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390704696_wz0hce Sudanese civilian groups led by former Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok met the AU-led Quintet in Addis Ababa on Monday, October 12. Politics Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:18:24 GMT UK threatens visa ban on all Eritreans over deportations, as Eritreans made up 18% of small-boat arrivals in the year to June https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390703857_mf35nn https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390703857_mf35nn Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood warned Eritrea that all its nationals could be barred from entering the UK unless it cooperates on returns. Politics Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:18:23 GMT Satlyt, with Nairobi as its Africa base, raises $8 million seed to run AI on satellites and tests two apps on a SpaceX launch https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390697812_8zxwmg https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390697812_8zxwmg Satlyt raised an $8 million seed round led by non sibi ventures, with backers including TLCOM, Antler, Launch Africa Ventures and Axian Investment. Tech & Innovation Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:18:17 GMT EU suspends Namibian fresh meat imports over foot-and-mouth outbreak, putting nearly N$300 million a month and a quarter of 40,000 export jobs at risk https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390696767_u10oii https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390696767_u10oii The European Union suspended entry of Namibian fresh beef, sheep and goat meat from October 5-6, after foot-and-mouth disease was detected in the Kharas region on September 22-23. Agriculture & Resources Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:18:16 GMT Morocco's dams hold more than 11.3 billion cubic metres, a near-decade high, as irrigation restarts in three farm basins https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390696190_v8ktsp https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390696190_v8ktsp Dams hold over 11.355 billion cubic metres, a 66.69% fill rate described as the highest in nearly a decade, according to a Ministry of Agriculture source quoted by Hespress and TelQuel. Agriculture & Resources Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:18:16 GMT Togo sets its 2026-27 cocoa price at 2,240 CFA francs a kilo as cocoa exports fall from 24,000 to 8,900 tonnes https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390695683_urb89r https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390695683_urb89r Togo opened its 2026-27 coffee and cocoa campaign on October 1 with farmgate prices of 2,240 CFA francs a kilo for cocoa and 1,300 for coffee, according to Koaci. Agriculture & Resources Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:18:15 GMT African Union launches its own credit rating agency in Mauritius as 23 African economies remain unrated by the big three and debt service hit $163 billion https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390694440_r8k4wz https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390694440_r8k4wz The African Union launched the Africa Credit Rating Agency in Port Louis, Mauritius, on October 7, eight years after African leaders endorsed the idea in 2018. Business & Economy Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:18:14 GMT IMF lifts sub-Saharan Africa's 2026 growth forecast to 4.5% but sees median inflation climbing to 5% in 2027 as aid falls another 12% https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390689466_4zgblj https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390689466_4zgblj The IMF raised its 2026 sub-Saharan Africa growth forecast to 4.5% from 4.3% in April, but expects median inflation to rise from 3.4% in 2025 to 4.3% this year and 5% in 2027. Business & Economy Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:18:09 GMT South Africa's maize crop is forecast at a record 17.52 million tonnes, 4.8% above last year, as soybeans hold at a record 3.01 million tonnes https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390685909_y564ox https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390685909_y564ox South Africa's Crop Estimates Committee raised its commercial maize forecast to 17.523 million tonnes, up 0.7% from the previous 17.402 million and 4.77% above the 2025 crop. Agriculture & Resources Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:18:05 GMT Moody's turns positive on sub-Saharan Africa, forecasting 4.3% growth in 2026 and 2027 and debt levelling off at 56.6% of GDP https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390685326_8ctvxk https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390685326_8ctvxk Moody's raised its outlook for sub-Saharan African sovereigns to positive on October 7, forecasting weighted regional growth of 4.3% in both 2026 and 2027. Business & Economy Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:18:05 GMT Mozambique's cabinet targets a 4.6% of GDP deficit in its 2027 budget, down from 7.0% this year, with growth of just 1.6% https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390683780_1r0wxe https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390683780_1r0wxe Mozambique's cabinet has approved 2027 budget parameters that put the fiscal deficit at 4.6% of GDP, versus 7.0% in the 2026 budget, Reuters reported on 14 October. Business & Economy Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:18:03 GMT Zambia opens talks on a new IMF programme to replace a $1.7 billion facility that expired in January, aiming for a deal by year-end https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390683009_u0b04i https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1792390683009_u0b04i Zambia began talks on September 30 with an IMF mission in Lusaka that runs through October 10, on a successor to the Extended Credit Facility that expired in January 2026. Business & Economy Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:18:03 GMT