NAIROBI, March 21 (Reuters) - The following company
announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency
market moves and political events may affect African markets on
Tuesday.
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GLOBAL MARKETS
Asian stocks were lifted from lows on Tuesday, with the
rescue of Credit Suisse stemming selling in bank shares,
though the mood was fragile and the stress in markets had
traders wondering whether U.S. rate hikes might be finished. WORLD OIL PRICES
Oil prices stabilised on Tuesday after falling early in the
previous session on investor worries that recent
banking-sector problems would weigh on the global economy
and limit demand for crude. EMERGING MARKETS
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South African shares strengthened on Monday despite a global
banking crisis as investors rushed into safe haven resource
stocks, while the risk-sensitive rand weakened. KENYA MARKETS
The Kenyan shilling traded weaker on Monday, hurt by
strong demand for dollars from importers in the energy and
manufacturing sectors, traders said. ETHIOPIA CONFLICT
The United States has determined that all sides committed
war crimes during the conflict in northern Ethiopia that
killed tens of thousands of people, left hundreds of
thousands facing hunger and displaced millions, U.S.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday. IVORY COAST COCOA
Unusually heavy rain last week in Ivory Coast's central
cocoa-growing regions will improve bean quality for the
April-to-September mid-crop, while more rain is needed
elsewhere, farmers said on Monday. KENYA UNREST
Kenyan police tear gassed the leader of the opposition on
Monday and arrested senior lawmakers in his parliamentary
faction, as protesters took to the streets to march against
President William Ruto and the high cost of living. GHANA DEBT
Ghana's finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta will travel to
Beijing on Wednesday to meet Chinese officials to discuss a
proposed restructuring of Ghana's debt, according to a
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