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Companies
DMA Invest Targets $2bn Pipeline at UK-Africa Forum in Guinea
The London advisory firm is bringing more than 1,000 investors, officials and companies to Conakry in October, aiming to...
Markets
Moody's Upgrades ECOWAS Development Bank BIDC to B1, One Step Closer to Investment Grade
Moody's has lifted BIDC to B1 with a stable outlook, citing capital strength and AfDB's new institutional stake. The upg...
Economy
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...
Companies
ECOWAS Investment Bank Approves More Than €269.55m and $200m for Guinea, Ghana and Sierra Leone Projects
The EBID board approved five operations spanning roads, a regional hospital, an 11 MW hydro plant and a reinsurance capi...
Economy
Africa's Next Infrastructure Wave: Energy and Transport First, Then Manufacturing
SeedTree Capital’s Bowale Odumade says energy and transport will drive Africa’s infrastructure decade, with $2 trillion ...