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Zambia’s Debt Deal Hits a Snag: Why Afreximbank’s Role Could Reshape Africa’s Financing Future
Zambia was supposed to be turning the page on its debt crisis. After reaching a landmark agreement in June with private creditors to...
Sep 242 min read


Nigeria’s Central Bank Reaffirms Stability Agenda: Restoring Confidence in a Challenging Economy
In the midst of persistent inflationary pressures, currency volatility, and global uncertainty, Nigeria’s Central Bank Governor Olayemi...
Sep 122 min read


Mauritius Unveils Ambitious Five-Year Financial Services Strategy
Mauritius is no longer content with being just a player among many in global financial services. Over the past year, it has sharpened its...
Sep 125 min read


Zambia’s Economic Resurgence: Growth at a Four-Year High
Zambia is on track for its strongest economic growth in four years , with GDP expected to expand by more than 6% in 2025 . For a country...
Sep 112 min read


Kenya’s Digital Lending Boom: 153 Licensed Providers and Counting
Kenya’s Central Bank has confirmed that 27 new digital lenders have been formally licensed, bringing the total number of approved...
Sep 112 min read


Uganda Seeks $400 Million for Growth: Agriculture and Transport at the Core
Uganda is making a strategic move. The government has confirmed it is in talks with development financiers to secure $400 million in...
Sep 92 min read


Zimbabwe’s Blueberry Deal with China: Agriculture Meets Finance
Sometimes, the stories that shape a country’s financial future don’t come from the stock market or a central bank policy—they grow...
Sep 82 min read


World Bank Urges Bank of Ghana to Step Back from Excessive FX Interventions
The World Bank has called on the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to scale back its frequent interventions in the foreign exchange market, warning...
Sep 12 min read


Kenya’s Stock Market Stages a Comeback: NSE Capitalization Soars Amid Bond-to-Equity Shift
Can you feel the energy on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE)? Over the past year, we've witnessed a remarkable transformation in...
Aug 242 min read


Kenya Eyes Debt Buybacks and Longer Bonds: Managing Pressure in 2025
Kenya’s government is once again at a crossroads in its debt journey. This week, news broke that the Treasury is weighing a debt buyback...
Aug 213 min read


Uganda’s €3 Billion Railway Bet: Can Debt-Financed Infrastructure Deliver Growth?
Uganda has just taken a bold step that could reshape its economic future. Earlier this week, officials confirmed that the country is in ...
Aug 213 min read


Africa Pushes Back Against Credit Rating Bias
There’s a quiet rebellion brewing in Africa’s finance circles, and it’s aimed squarely at the world’s biggest credit rating agencies—...
Aug 112 min read


South Africa Faces U.S. Tariffs—But the Central Bank Says the Impact Will Be Modest
When news broke that the United States was imposing a hefty 30% import duty on South African goods—the highest tariff among Sub-Saharan...
Aug 112 min read


Ghana Cuts Interest Rates by 300 Basis Points—A Turning Point for the Economy
After two years of battling inflation, debt pressures, and tight liquidity, Ghana has just delivered a bold and unexpected signal: it’s...
Aug 32 min read


South Africa Edges Toward FATF Grey List Exit—And the Stakes Couldn’t Be Higher
There’s a quiet confidence building in South Africa’s financial circles right now—and for good reason. After more than a year on the...
Aug 33 min read


Court Blocks Sale of 54gene Assets—Founder Pushes Back Against Investors
Two days ago, a Lagos Federal High Court issued an injunction stopping the planned sale of 54gene’s assets , effectively saving the...
Aug 23 min read


MTN Uganda to Spin Off Fintech Unit—And It Could Reshape Africa’s Public Markets
MTN Uganda has just confirmed plans to spin off its fintech and mobile money division into a standalone company , with the goal of...
Jul 313 min read


Visa Opens Its First Africa Data Centre—And It’s Bigger Than Just Payments
Visa just made a move that says a lot about where it believes the future of finance is heading. On 23 July 2025, the global payments...
Jul 303 min read


Thriving Amid Challenges: South African Investment Guide
South Africa remains one of Africa’s most prominent and dynamic economies. With deep capital markets, a robust financial services sector,...
Jul 303 min read


South Africa Seeks $500M in Foreign Currency Funding—And It’s Not a Eurobond This Time
Over the past week, South Africa has re-entered the global finance stage with a very specific ask: $500 million in fresh foreign-currency...
Jul 293 min read

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