🌍 Governance gaps weigh down Eswatini’s non-bank financial
Eswatini's non-bank financial sector is at a crossroads. While the Kingdom has positioned itself as a regional financial hub, persistent governance de...
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🇳🇬 Access Bank warns against WhatsApp investment groups
Nigeria's financial sector is confronting a surge in sophisticated social media fraud schemes that exploit trust in established banking institutions. ...
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🇲🇦 Bank Al-Maghrib, AMMC Launch ICMAT Portal With First MASI
Morocco has taken a landmark step toward deepening its capital markets infrastructure. Bank Al-Maghrib (Morocco's central bank) and the AMMC (Autorité...
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🌍 Mauritania: Enko Capital in banking deal
Enko Capital, a pan-African private equity firm with a track record in financial services, has secured a significant banking partnership in Mauritania...
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🇰🇪 KRA seeks public views on new rental tax rules
Kenya's tax authority is fundamentally reshaping how rental income is taxed. The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has opened public consultation on the d...
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🇿🇦 Mutual Wellness: How Short-Term Loans can Bridge the Gap
South Africa's financial landscape is shifting as more workers face unexpected expenses between paydays. A broken appliance, medical emergency, or car...
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🇳🇬 Nigerian Exchange jumps 20.36% in April as winning streak
Nigeria's equities market delivered its strongest monthly performance of 2026 in April, with the all-share index climbing 20.36%—a decisive surge that...
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🇨🇩 First batch of gold ingots delivered to DRC central bank
The Democratic Republic of Congo's central bank has taken delivery of its first batch of gold ingots as part of a newly launched reserve accumulation ...
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🇳🇬 Access Holdings reports N272 billion Q1 profit, up 22%
Access Holdings PLC, Nigeria's largest banking group by assets, has delivered a robust earnings performance in the first quarter of 2026, reporting un...
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🇲🇦 OCP Completes $1.5 Billion Hybrid Bond Issuance on
Morocco's Phosphate and Chemicals Company (OCP) has successfully completed a $1.5 billion hybrid bond offering on international capital markets, reinf...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria’s highest paying companies shelled out N42.6
Nigeria's highest-paying listed companies disbursed a combined **N42.6 billion in total directors' emoluments during 2025**, marking a significant esc...
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🌍 Seychelles Investment Board : Jutta Alexis nommée DGA
The Seychelles Investment Board (SIB) has appointed Jutta Alexis to the position of Deputy Chief Executive Officer, marking a significant structural d...
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🇰🇪 Microfinance lenders seek law review on capital requirements
Kenya's microfinance institutions (MFIs) are escalating calls for a legislative review of capital and liquidity requirements that they argue are stran...
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🇳🇬 FirstBank confirms Olayinka Ijabiyi as Group Head,
FirstBank, West Africa's longest-operating financial institution with over 130 years of market presence, has formalized the appointment of Olayinka Ij...
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🇿🇦 Swiss Investment Company CV VC Opens its First African
Swiss venture capital firm **CV VC has established its first African office in South Africa**, marking a significant institutional capital shift into ...
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🇳🇬 OPay Signs Scholarship Deals with 4 Nigerian Tertiary
** ## Nigeria's Fintech Race Reaches Campus: OPay's Education Play OPay, Nigeria's fastest-growing payments and financial services platform, has sig...
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🌍 NBS Bank Launches Chinese Banking Service to Unlock
Malawi's financial sector is signaling a strategic pivot toward Asia's largest economy. NBS Bank, the country's leading commercial lender, has formall...
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🌍 Mauritania Secures $1 Billion Financing Deal With ITFC
Mauritania has reached a landmark **$1 billion financing agreement with the Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC)**, marking a critical interventio...
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🇰🇪 Equity Bank, customer clash over supermarket embarrassment
## Kenya's Banking Service Standards Under Scrutiny A recent dispute between Equity Bank and a customer—involving an alleged card decline at a superm...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria Q1 2026: Insurance and Energy Show Strong Growth
Nigeria's blue-chip corporations are delivering robust earnings growth in the first quarter of 2026, signaling resilience in Africa's largest economy ...
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