#Africa
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Africa’s $74.5bn Risk Premium: The Case for Home-Grown Credit Ratings
UN adviser Ahunna Eziakonwa says biased sovereign risk perceptions cost Africa an estimated $74.5bn in extra debt-servic...
Africa’s Business Heroes Names Top 20 Entrepreneurs for 2026 Nairobi Semi-Final
Twenty founders from 12 countries will pitch in Nairobi on 21–22 August for 10 semi-final places, after a process that b...
World Bank: Developing Countries Have Less to Fear From AI, but Depend on Outside Tech
The World Bank's 2026 World Development Report says AI could help low- and middle-income countries catch up faster and b...
Africa Can Host Factories Without Owning Industrial Capability
A Development Reimagined essay argues that FDI and job counts measure activity, not capability, and that African governm...
Cameroon Moves to Nationalise Globeleq’s Kribi and Dibamba Power Plants
Yaoundé is negotiating to buy out the British group’s 56% stake in two key power stations for around $138 million, accel...
AfCFTA Seals $3.1 Billion Pact to Digitise African Customs
The African Continental Free Trade Area has signed a 20-year, $3.1 billion concession with Bergmans Security to deploy d...
Guinea Bans Raw Gold Exports, Tightens Local Refining Mandate
Guinea's new gold export ban, following its Simandou iron ore breakthrough, signals a tougher resource nationalism stanc...
ExxonMobil Names Preferred Contractor for Mozambique's $20B Rovuma LNG Project
U.S. supermajor selects MDC consortium for onshore EPC work on the 18.6 mtpa Rovuma LNG development, marking a pivotal s...
Aramine Spins Off Aramac as Standalone Underground Mining Equipment Firm, Targets Africa Growth
French mining equipment group Aramine has formed Aramac, a dedicated company for underground loaders and trucks, with a ...
Record-Low SOI Signals 'Very Strong' El Niño, Threatening African Economies
The Southern Oscillation Index sank to its lowest July level in four decades, raising the likelihood of an El Niño as se...
German FM Wadephul Tours Mauritania, Nigeria and South Africa to Deepen Africa Ties
Germany's foreign minister embarks on his third Africa trip this year, focusing on security cooperation, energy partners...
From US value stocks to Swiss francs: an Africa-focused investor's own portfolio
Adenia Partners' Alexis Caude explains his conservative personal strategy: gold, value equities, index funds, Swiss fran...
Shelter Afrique Rebrands as Development Bank to Tackle Africa's 53 Million-Home Gap
ShafDB's rebranding, fresh capital and faster disbursements mark a new push against Africa's 53-million-unit housing def...
Africa's Millionaire Boom Is Rewriting Wealth Management: Mobility, Succession and the Next Generation
Africa's 122,500 dollar millionaires are set to grow 65% in a decade — and younger, more mobile clients are forcing weal...
Egypt Prepares for ACI's WAGA 2027 and ACI Africa's New Cairo Office
Egypt's airport holding company is finalising logistics for ACI's 2027 world assembly in Sharm El-Sheikh and plans to op...
Egyptian Insurers: South Africa's 11% Penetration Makes It Africa's Most Developed Market
The Egyptian Insurance Federation highlights South Africa's leading share of African premiums, 11%-plus penetration of G...
US State Department Displays AI-Generated Map Misplacing African Nations at AIDS Forum
A rushed last-minute edit led to a map with distorted borders for Côte d'Ivoire, Mozambique and Nigeria at a global heal...
Global rating firms buy African local insight just as continent readies its own credit agency
S&P Global and Moody's are snapping up domestic rating agencies across Africa, betting that on-the-ground expertise beat...
Cabo Verde and Huawei Reinforce Digital Transformation Cooperation with New Country Representative
The Cabo Verde government and Huawei have deepened their strategic partnership on ICT, digital infrastructure and public...
Entrepreneurial Couples Are Sprouting Success Across Africa's Agribusiness Sector
From Nigeria to Senegal, husband-wife teams are building innovative agricultural ventures, blending complementary skills...
Africa's investment market fractures as mega-deals surge and the mid-cap squeeze tightens
Deals over $100m more than doubled in H1 2026, but the middle market is rapidly losing ground, creating a two-speed capi...
Africa’s Private Equity Exit Boom Is Leaving Limited Partners Without Cash
Record exit numbers mask a systemic liquidity trap: almost all deals are slow trade sales, not IPOs, and development fin...