Africa’s largest initial public offering has demonstrated the continent’s capacity to mobilise domestic capital for industrial development; but also exposed…
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The African Union has launched the Africa Credit Rating Agency in Mauritius, creating the continent’s first pan-African credit-rating institution in…
Strategic investment in WIOCC will expand terrestrial fibre, data centres and subsea capacity as Africa prepares for the next wave…
The United States is moving to strengthen its position in Africa’s digital infrastructure market with a nearly $100 million loan…
Nigeria should raise its economic ambition and target a $2 trillion economy, rather than settle for the Federal Government’s existing…
Nigeria’s economy expanded by 4.43% year-on-year in real terms in the second quarter of 2026, accelerating from 3.89% in the…
MTN Group is exploring banking licences in selected African markets as the telecommunications giant seeks to deepen its fintech business…
Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest banking group by assets, is considering taking a stake in Nigerian fintech OPay ahead of…
The disruption of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is exposing a vulnerability that extends beyond the Middle East: Africa…
Kenya’s Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) is preparing to launch East Africa’s first exchange-traded fund (ETF) focused on artificial intelligence (AI),…