Grey Deepens Its Presence in Ghana and Kenya with Local Currency Deposits
In Ghana and Kenya, digital payments have become part of everyday life, but moving money from local payment systems into…
Cornerstone Valve Joins Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2026 as Associate Sponsor Amid Angola’s Upstream Expansion
As Angola advances a new phase of oil and gas growth, demand is increasing for the infrastructure and equipment that…
São Tomé and Príncipe’s Natural Resources Minister Joins Africa Energy Week (AEW) as Offshore Exploration Gains Momentum
Nelson Mário de Carvalho Rosa Cardoso, Minister of Infrastructure and Natural Resources of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and…
Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) Highlights De-Risking as a Driver of Regional Trade and Investment at Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group Private Sector Forum 2026
The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) (www.ICIEC.IsDB.org), a Shariah-based multilateral credit and political risk…
Kora highlights the growing importance of payment infrastructure as stablecoin adoption accelerates
As stablecoins continue to gain traction across the financial services industry, businesses are increasingly focused on the infrastructure required to…
African Mining Week (AMW) 2026 to Host National Mining Companies Forum as Africa Seeks Capital for $8.5T Resource Base
African Mining Week (AMW) 2026 – Africa’s Most Influential Mining Conference, taking place October 14–16 in Cape Town – will…
Nominations Open for Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Awards 2026 Honouring and Celebrating Africa’s Women Entrepreneurs
The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) (www.AWIEForum.org) calls for nominations for the 2026 edition of the prestigious AWIEF…
Maia Capital Partners provides Nesa Power with R150 million mezzanine debt funding
Maia Capital Partners (“www.MaiaCapital.co.za”) announced that they have provided R150 million mezzanine debt funding to the Nesa Power group (“Nesa”)…
Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) and Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) Pioneer First Joint Syndicated Financing Transaction to Mobilize Islamic Finance and Expand Private Sector Investment in Member Countries
The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (“ICIEC”), a Shariah-based multilateral insurer, and the Islamic Corporation…
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) Strengthens Nairobi Platform with Appointment of Fola Fagbule as Pioneer Director and Head of Regional Office
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (https://www.AfricaFC.org/), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, has appointed Fola Fagbule as Director and Head of…
Financing the sustainable transition: ER Group launches its Sustainable Finance Framework
ER Group (https://ERGroup.mu/) announces the launch of its Sustainable Finance Framework (SFF), a structure that anchors its financing strategy around…
The Gambia: New African Development Bank report calls for women to be recognised as full partners in the country’s renewable energy transition
The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), in partnership with the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare in the Gambia and…
The Most Expensive Communication Failures Are the Ones You Never See (By Laila Bastati)
By Laila Bastati, Chief Commercial Officer, APO Group (https://APO-opa.com/). I have yet to meet a CEO who missed a revenue…
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) calls for urgent US$18 million to close the funding gap on critical research ready to commence
Africa CDC (http://www.AfricaCDC.org) commends the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, clinical investigators, and development partners for the…
What Namibia Can Learn from Angola’s Oil Reform Playbook
Namibia has emerged as one of the world’s most promising frontier oil and gas markets, with multi-billion-barrel discoveries positioning the…
Guinea’s Mining Advisor to Highlight Simandou-Led Growth Strategy at African Mining Week (AMW) 2026
Daouda Diakité, Principal Advisor to Guinea’s Minister of Mines and Geology, Bouna Sylla, has been confirmed as a speaker at…
Grey Names 2026 UpGreyed Her Winners, Marking $27,500 in Equity-Free Funding Across Three Editions
Grey (https://Grey.co/), the Y Combinator-backed global cross-border payment company, has announced the winners of the 2026 edition of UpGreyed Her,…
Zimbabwe and the Global Critical Minerals Reset: Can Africa Move Beyond Extraction?
Africa’s role in the global critical minerals market is drawing renewed attention as competition for strategic resources intensifies and global…
The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Convenes High-Level HerAfCFTA Regional Conference to Advance Women’s Economic Leadership under African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment (https://FMITI.gov.ng/) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (www.UNDP.org) convenes the HerAfCFTA Regional…
African Guarantee Fund appoints Mr. Constant N’ZI as Group Chief Executive Officer
Following its 15th Annual General Meeting and Board Meeting held this week, the African Guarantee Fund (AGF) (www.AGF.Africa) is pleased…