AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's merchandise trade has increased sharply from US$6.0 billion in 2004 to US$52.5 billion in 2025, reflecting significant changes in the country's trade structure and a shift from years of trade deficits to a record trade surplus of GH¢148.3 billion last year.

[The Herald] A helicopter joins the search for survivors in Lake Kariba yesterday after a ferry travelling from Kariba to Chalala fishing camp capsized. Walter Nyamukondiwa-Mash West Bureau Chief

[Daba Finance] Jumia has priced a $50 million equity raise led by the International Finance Corporation as the e-commerce company adds cash while working toward break-even. IFC will invest $25 million, with Axian and other investors providing the rest. The investors will buy about 9.1 million American depositary shares at $5.52 each.

[AIM] Maputo -- The bridge over Metuchira River, in Inchope Administrative Post, Gondola District, central Mozambican province of Manica, has been reopened following an interruption of about 90 days.

[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- A home care company headed by Montserrado County Electoral District #12 Rep. Jerry K. Yorgbor Sr. must pay US$7,077.67 to a worker it hired in the United States and then allegedly paid with checks that bounced, a Monrovia court has ruled, after the company filed no answer to the suit and sent no one to defend it at trial.