🌍 ZAWYA: ICD and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania sign
The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), a multilateral development finance institution under the Islamic Development ...
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🌍 Banking the southern frontier – How Nedbank Namibia is
Nedbank Namibia's strategic repositioning in Lüderitz represents a calculated bet on Namibia's emerging role as a southern African trade and logistics...
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🇪🇹 Awash Bank listing tests Ethiopia’s new exchange
Ethiopia's capital markets are entering a critical inflection point. The listing of Awash Bank on the newly formalized Ethiopia Stock Exchange (ESX) r...
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🇲🇦 Morocco Pushes Financial Inclusion to Strengthen Rural
Morocco is executing one of North Africa's most ambitious financial inclusion initiatives, targeting rural communities historically excluded from form...
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🌍 Cash Use Rises Across Central Africa, With Cameroon Holding
EXPANSION --- ## HEADLINE Cameroon Cash Economy 2025: Why Central Africa's Digital Shift Stalls ## META_DESCRIPTION Cameroon dominates Central Afri...
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🇳🇬 The Cost of Unprotected Wealth in Nigeria
Nigeria's wealth creation paradox is stark: millions earn income, few keep it. The philosophy popularized by Robert Kiyosaki—that wealth isn't about e...
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🇳🇬 NGX Group to Hold 65th Annual General Meeting
Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group) will convene its 65th Annual General Meeting on **Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.** at its corporate ...
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🇦🇴 Angola Economic Update - Boosting Growth with Inclusive
Angola stands at an economic crossroads. After decades of oil-driven growth, the World Bank has released a comprehensive economic memorandum outlining...
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🇰🇪 APA profit jumps 43pc to Sh2.8bn on strong insurance growth
APA Insurance Kenya Profit Growth --- **HEADLINE:** APA Insurance Kenya Profit Jumps 43% to Sh2.8bn: What This Means for East African Insurers **ME...
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🇪🇹 Ethiopia Sees 250 Billion Birr in Listing Interest as
Ethiopia's capital markets are experiencing a watershed moment. The Addis Ababa Stock Exchange (AAE) has recorded approximately 250 billion Ethiopian ...
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🇳🇬 Paris Club refund: FG, Ned Nwoko, others to settle
Nigeria's protracted Paris Club refund litigation has reached a critical turning point. The Federal Government, through the Attorney General's office,...
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🌍 The Fintech Landscape of Malawi in 2026 - The Fintech Times
**HEADLINE:** Malawi Fintech Growth 2026: Regional License Deal Signals Market Expansion **META_DESCRIPTION:** Malawi's fintech sector accelerates in...
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🇬🇭 Ghana, Zambia consider mutual recognition of fintech
Ghana and Zambia are negotiating mutual recognition of fintech licences, a landmark step toward regional regulatory harmonization that could accelerat...
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🇺🇬 Fund of the Month (Dec'25): Petroleum Revenue Investment
Uganda's newly operationalized Petroleum Revenue Investment Reserve (PRIRR) marks a watershed moment for East Africa's youngest oil economy. Designate...
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🇿🇦 Cape Flats to the JSE: New book challenges narrow narrative
South Africa's Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) policy has long been a flashpoint for debate—critics call it window-dressing, supporters see struct...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria Virtual Assets: VASPA's $92.1bn Formal Economy Plan
Nigeria's virtual asset landscape is undergoing a fundamental shift. The Virtual Asset Service Providers Association (VASPA), a pan-African industry b...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria Naira Exchange Rate April 2026: Dollar, Pound
Nigeria's foreign exchange market enters the final week of April 2026 amid mounting pressure on the naira, as the Debt Management Office (DMO) prepare...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria Stock Market April 2026: Banking Surge Lifts Market
Nigeria's financial markets entered the final week of April 2026 with decisive momentum, as the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) extended its bullish s...
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🇰🇪 The Next Wave: Kenya will make small loans harder to justify
Kenya's financial regulator is tightening the screws on small lending. A draft Financial Consumer Protection Framework unveiled in March 2026 introduc...
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🇰🇪 Why Equity Bank has been named overall best bank
**Equity Bank has been named Overall Best Bank in Kenya at the 2026 Think Business Banking Awards**, cementing its position as the continent's most in...
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