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Politics

MT4 vs MT5 in 2026: What African Traders Actually Need to Know

The choice between MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 is less a technical debate than a reflection of how a trader actually operates day to day.

8 Sept · 3 min read
01
Dangote Refinery launches ₦2.15trn IPO targeting 10m retail investors
8 Sept
02
Nigeria Rejoins FTSE Frontier Index After Three-Year Absence
4 Sept
03
Yoco's $16m Bet: Payments as a Door, Not a Destination
4 Sept
04
Shoprite's $15bn sales year: what the numbers reveal
2 Sept
05
AfCFTA's Broken Promise: Why Africa Still Trades More With the World Than Itself
1 Sept
06
SIAT Group's 'SIAT Forward' Event Marks Decades of African Agro-Industry
31 Aug
07
Niger's Tiani Survives Mutiny at Niamey Airport Base
31 Aug
08
US Strikes Iran's Larak Island; Tehran Hits Back at US Bases in Jordan, UAE
31 Aug
09
Ex-FIRS Chair Nami Named PDP's Niger Gov Candidate as 10 APC Lawmakers Eye Exit
31 Aug
10
Tinubu Redirects NDDC to Fix Warri-Sapele-Benin Road
31 Aug
11
Nigerian Police Detain Officer in Fatal Motorist Shooting
31 Aug
12
UK Court Confirms Five Sexual Offence Charges Against Poco Lee
27 Aug
13
COP17's $1.3bn Land Fund Means Little If Africa Can't Act on Its Own Science
26 Aug
14
Sendwave vs TapTapSend: The Apps Reshaping Africa's Remittance Corridors
25 Aug
15
APC Loyalists Predict 2027 Landslide, but Osun Loss Looms Large
25 Aug
16
MTN Pulls R13.9bn From Ops as Ghana Leads Cash Flow
24 Aug
17
UBA Graduates 374 Professionals in 21st GMAP Cohort
24 Aug
18
Lagos Preps Facilities for Nigeria's First National Intermediate Games
24 Aug
19
Veteran Nigerian Actor Taiwo Hassan 'Ogogo' Dies
24 Aug
20
Tinubu Launches APC 2027 War Machine as Kwankwaso Fires Back
24 Aug
21
Kidal Falls: How Alghabass Ag Intalla Rebuilt Power Through a Rebel-Jihadist Pact
24 Aug
22
Calabar SPAR Mall Burns, Five Arrested for Looting
24 Aug
23
Nigerian Police Assault on Abuja Journalist Draws Coalition Probe Demand
24 Aug
24
Fano's Zemene Kassie: No talks while Abiy Ahmed leads Ethiopia
22 Aug
25
Dangote Refinery's $5bn IPO: Africa's Biggest Listing Yet
22 Aug
26
Zenith Bank's 10th Trade Seminar Targets Nigeria's Non-Oil Export Gap
19 Aug
27
Oluremi Tinubu Launches South-West Food Bank in Ogun State
19 Aug
28
South Africa's Record Harvest Meets Southern Africa's Hunger Crisis
19 Aug
29
Adeleke wins Osun re-election; Tinubu calls, rivals follow
16 Aug
30
Tinubu's $50bn Deep Offshore Order: What It Changes
14 Aug
31
Africa's Corporate Giants Are Buying Growth, Not Building It
13 Aug
32
Katsina's ADC coalition fractures as two ex-aspirants split for APC and APM
11 Aug
33
Africa Claims 67% of China's Belt and Road Funds in H1 2026
11 Aug
34
Coronation Insurance Closes Recapitalisation as Stock Draws Analyst Eyes
11 Aug
35
AI Is Closing Africa's Cybercrime Skills Gap
11 Aug
36
Heirs Life Adds Pastor Jerry Eze to Board as Non-Executive Director
11 Aug
37
Cleric's remarks reopen Nigeria's Muslim-Muslim fault line ahead of 2027
11 Aug
38
AfCFTA's Film Protocols Could Unlock a $10bn Opportunity
11 Aug
39
Burkina Faso Stuns Nigeria 3-0 to Claim WAFU B U-20 Title
11 Aug
40
OPay Launches 7 Savings Festival Backed by OWealth Platform
11 Aug
41
Two Nigerian Governors Collect Leadership Awards Abroad
11 Aug
42
Madugu under fire but defiant as Super Falcons face Cameroon WAFCON eliminator
11 Aug
43
Nigeria's Federalism Fails Productivity—Here's the Fix
9 Aug
44
Romanian Firm Eyes Niger's 1,000-Tonne Uranium Stockpile
8 Aug
45
Noella Foundation Brings 500 Lagos Students to 2026 Life After School Summit
8 Aug
46
Women Hold Operational Power in South Africa's Economy
7 Aug
47
Super Falcons Rout Egypt 6-2 to Set Up Cameroon Quarter-Final
7 Aug
48
Flying Eagles Beat Côte d'Ivoire on Penalties to Reach WAFU B U20 Final
7 Aug
49
Sunbeth Global Concepts wins dual investment-grade ratings
4 Aug
50
Super Falcons Recover at WAFCON 2026 With Win Over Zambia
3 Aug
51
Flutterwave Eyes East African Bank Acquisition as IPO Stalls
1 Aug
52
Nigerians Killed in South Africa as Xenophobia Crisis Deepens
1 Aug
53
Seplat's 430% profit surge leads Nigeria's H1 earnings season
30 Jul
54
Nigeria's Ajayi and Adeshina Win Athletics Bronze at Glasgow 2026
29 Jul
55
Nigeria sits fifth globally at Glasgow 2026 with 12 medals
29 Jul
56
Zimbabwe's CAB 3 Tests Mnangagwa's Nine-Year 'Open for Business' Pitch
29 Jul
57
CIBN and ACAMB Set New Mandates for Nigerian Banks on Financial Inclusion
29 Jul
58
Nigeria wins 7 medals at African Archery Championships, its best ever
28 Jul
59
South Africa's R3.6trn PIC Under Fire as Treasury Steps In
28 Jul
60
DRC Plans First Stock Exchange as Copper Hits $13,900/t
28 Jul
61
Asake's M$NEY Concert Film Lands on Spotify Exclusively
28 Jul
62
Houthis Hit Two Saudi Oil Tankers as US Weighs Escalation Risk
28 Jul
63
NIPR Under Fire: Nigeria's PR Body Questioned Over NIPSS Credentials
26 Jul
64
ICPC Probes Nigerian Perm Sec Who Froze Presidential Fund Releases
26 Jul
65
Aero Contractors flight returns to Lagos after mid-air technical fault
25 Jul
66
Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana Push Unified Cocoa Front via CIGCI
25 Jul
67
APC Chieftain Backs Tinubu for Ondo 2027 Despite Party Cracks
24 Jul
68
AI-Powered Scam Ads Are Slipping Through TikTok's Defenses in Nigeria
24 Jul
69
Nigeria's Social Media Office Bill Splits Lawyers and Tech Voices
24 Jul
70
Afreximbank lends Shoreline $200m for Algerian oilfield work
24 Jul
71
Trevor Manuel Takes Aim at Africa's Rigged Debt System
24 Jul
72
Kenya's M&A Boom Is Sparking a C-Suite Talent War
24 Jul
73
France-South Africa Business Council Stalls Over Membership Dispute
24 Jul
74
Enugu Air Flight 4264 Skids Off Benin Runway; 68 Aboard Safe
24 Jul
75
Enugu Government Denies Land-Grabbing Claims, Cites SPV Structure
23 Jul
76
Nigeria's 'Final Year Brethren' Tradition Grows Into a Costly Ritual
23 Jul
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