On the sidelines of the African Development Bank Annual Meetings, founding partners of the Africa Investment Forum signed a Partnership Framework Agreement, reinforcing their collective commitment to ...

Africa’s cross-border payments market is on track to more than triple over the next ten years, from about $329 billion in 2025 to $1 trillion in 2035. This forecast comes from a report published on ...

NEMA launches relief effort after floods in Mokwa kill about 200 people Floods displace 3,000, damage infrastructure, and devastate local agriculture Food insecurity worsens as farmland is submerged ...

Nigeria to support 50,000 conflict-affected people through agro-business training and aid 2.1 million hectares of farmland are abandoned due to violence and instability Officials push for a long-term, ...

President John Mahama unveils nationwide industrialization campaign to boost economic growth Plan supports the '24-Hour Economy Policy' through manufacturing and agri-food expansion Cashew sector ...

BCEAO grants extra time for payment service providers to get licensed by August 31, 2025 Only licensed firms will be allowed to operate from September 1 across the WAEMU region Fintechs are the main ...

Roads in Kenge, Kikwit, Tshikapa, Kamuensha, and Mbuji-Mayi have been completely rehabilitated, new stretches of road built, and urban roads modernized. Numerous examples of socioeconomic ...

Uganda to secure €500M from Afreximbank, Ecobank, and DBSA for infrastructure • Rising domestic costs and limited concessional funding drive borrowing shift • Public debt reached $29.1B by end-2024, ...

UBA Group expands asset management arm to Abidjan with UCAMWAL • Subsidiary to offer diversified investment solutions beyond Nigeria • Strategy aims to tap into growing West African demand for ...

Cape Town’s central rail line resumes service after $73 million in repairs • Line was shut since 2019 due to vandalism and infrastructure decay • Government targets broader rail recovery to ease urban ...

CcHub and Mastercard Foundation launch third EdTech Fellowship cohort • 12 startups selected, including 6 led by women, receive up to $100,000 each • Focus on offline, AI-driven, and scalable tools ...

IFC to guarantee 50% of FirstRand’s $100M SME lending program • Focus on women-led and climate-related businesses under 60M rand turnover • Initiative aims to ease access to credit through simplified ...