Upcoming Events

Most Recent World News

Nigeria, World Bank Launch $500 Million Agribusiness Drive

In a world where nearly 500 million smallholder farmers produce approximately 80 per cent of the food consumed globally yet remain mired in subsistence agriculture, the launch of the AgriConnect.

  • 0

From Aid to Investment: Africa’s Defining Economic Shift in RMB’s 2025/26 Outlook

Africa’s growth story is being rewritten, not through aid dependency, but through investment, trade, and self-determination. The newly released Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) “Where to Invest in Africa 2025/26” (WTIIA).

  • 0

How Regional Lenders Are Powering a New Era of African Economic Sovereignty

There’s a quiet revolution unfolding across Africa’s financial landscape, one driven not by aid or Western capital, but by the continent’s own institutions. As global financing tightens and traditional creditors.

  • 0

Inside AfDB’s East Africa Strategy and the Road to a More Connected Continent

Africa’s economic future is being redrawn through the corridors of regional integration, and East Africa is right at the heart of it. The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s recent mission.

  • 0

Four African States Exit FATF Grey List: Can They Maintain the Reforms?

When the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) announced that Nigeria, South Africa, Mozambique, and Burkina Faso had been removed from its grey list of countries under increased monitoring, it marked.

  • 0

Africa’s Startup Funding Landscape Shapes the Future of Digital Innovation

There are funding announcements and then there’s the new wave of capital reshaping Africa’s startup landscape. Across Lagos, Nairobi, Cairo, and Cape Town, venture capital is rewriting what’s possible for.

  • 0

Namibia Slashes Repo Rate to 6.50%

In a move to breathe life into its slowing economy, the Bank of Namibia has reduced its benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.50 percent, marking the country’s.

  • 0

The Explainer: Kenya’s Crypto Asset Bill and What It Means

Kenya Parliament recently passed the Virtual Asset Service Providers Bill, a framework designed to govern cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and virtual asset service providers. The legislation, now awaiting presidential assent, positions Kenya.

  • 0

Kenya’s New Wealth & Infra Funds: A Path Out of Debt or a Risky Gamble?

Kenyan President William Ruto has unveiled plans to establish a sovereign wealth fund alongside an infrastructure fund, a move aimed at attracting investment into critical sectors while steering the country.

  • 0

Waiting on AGOA: How Currency Markets Brace for Trade Shock in Africa

Global markets often react to policy decisions long before their full economic effects are felt. For many African economies, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has functioned for a.

  • 0