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Nigeria's Security Crisis Deepens as Geopolitical Tensions Reshape Investment Landscape for European Operators

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Security Crisis Deepens as Geopolitical Tensions Reshape Investment Landscape for European Operators

Nigeria macro -0.30 · 18/03/2026

Nigeria is experiencing a compounding security and macroeconomic challenge that demands immediate attention from European investors and entrepreneurs ...

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Ennobled Foundation webinar highlights role of mentorship in leadership development

🇬🇭 Ennobled Foundation webinar highlights role of mentorship in leadership development

Ghana health +0.55 · 18/03/2026

Ghana's emerging focus on structured mentorship programmes signals a critical gap in professional leadership development across West Africa—a market o...

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CAF strips Senegal of 2025 Afcon title and Morocco declared official champions

🇸🇳 CAF strips Senegal of 2025 Afcon title and Morocco declared official champions

Senegal macro -0.30 · 18/03/2026

The Confederation of African Football's (CAF) unprecedented decision to strip Senegal of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title and award it to ...

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Btw-systeem komt in Amerikaanse handen: ‘Economie tot stilstand als Trump met verkeerde been uit bed stapt’ - bnr.nl

🌍 Btw-systeem komt in Amerikaanse handen: ‘Economie tot stilstand als Trump met verkeerde been uit bed stapt’ - bnr.nl

Netherlands macro -0.75 · 18/03/2026

The potential shift in American tax administration under a Trump administration presents significant operational challenges for European businesses wi...

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Security analyst on Maiduguri attacks: "The city has always been vulnerable"

🇳🇬 Security analyst on Maiduguri attacks: "The city has always been vulnerable"

Nigeria macro -0.95 · 18/03/2026

Coordinated blasts by suspected suicide bombers tore through a busy market and other areas in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Monday, killing at lea...

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Cellulant taps ex-Agoda CFO as new finance chief in renewed pan-African push

🇳🇬 Cellulant taps ex-Agoda CFO as new finance chief in renewed pan-African push

Nigeria tech +0.70 · 18/03/2026

Cellulant, one of Africa's most established mobile money and payment solutions providers, is undertaking a significant leadership restructuring aimed ...

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Elizabeth Ajao didn’t plan to work in tech. Now she’s building for it.

🇳🇬 Elizabeth Ajao didn’t plan to work in tech. Now she’s building for it.

Nigeria tech +0.60 · 18/03/2026

However, the path forward wasn’t immediately clear. "I actually considered product management, but I wasn’t sure how to get in," she recalls....

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Ovaltine launches £24 million manufacturing facility in Lagos

🇳🇬 Ovaltine launches £24 million manufacturing facility in Lagos

Nigeria trade +0.85 · 18/03/2026

Twining's Ovaltine's decision to invest £24 million in a new manufacturing facility in Lagos represents a significant vote of confidence in Nigeria's ...

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Naira holds firm at N1,844/£1 against a resilient British pound

🇳🇬 Naira holds firm at N1,844/£1 against a resilient British pound

Nigeria macro +0.15 · 18/03/2026

The Nigerian naira held around the N1850/ resistance level against the British pound at mid-week trading session   The post Naira holds firm at N1,844...

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Nigerian Power Producers Face Cash Crunch

🇳🇬 Nigerian Power Producers Face Cash Crunch

Nigeria energy -0.85 · 18/03/2026

Nigeria's electricity generation sector is experiencing a severe financial deterioration that threatens both the country's energy security and investo...

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Papa Ajasco’s claim of being broke untrue, says Wale Adenuga

🇳🇬 Papa Ajasco’s claim of being broke untrue, says Wale Adenuga

Nigeria media +0.10 · 18/03/2026

The Nigerian entertainment sector has once again found itself at the center of intellectual property and contractual disputes, with prominent producer...

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Trump faces impasse over Iran war

🇳🇬 Trump faces impasse over Iran war

Nigeria macro -0.70 · 18/03/2026

Having failed to clearly define an objective or exit strategy -- and sell the American public on a new war in Iran -- President Donald Trump finds him...

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“Rotten egg” smell over Joburg highlights toxic air pollution risks

🇿🇦 “Rotten egg” smell over Joburg highlights toxic air pollution risks

South Africa health -0.85 · 18/03/2026

The Johannesburg metropolitan area is confronting a mounting air quality emergency that extends far beyond unpleasant odors. Recent spikes in hydrogen...

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Trevor Manuel to retire as Old Mutual chair in June

🇿🇦 Trevor Manuel to retire as Old Mutual chair in June

South Africa finance +0.10 · 18/03/2026

Old Mutual's announcement of Trevor Manuel's retirement as chair marks a significant inflection point for one of Africa's most strategically important...

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Sun King targets larger share of Africa’s off-grid solar market - The Africa Report

🌍 Sun King targets larger share of Africa’s off-grid solar market - The Africa Report

Pan-African energy +0.75 · 24/10/2025

Africa's renewable energy transition is accelerating, but macroeconomic turbulence threatens to derail momentum across the continent's most promising ...

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Safaricom to mask M-PESA user details in data privacy push

🇰🇪 Safaricom to mask M-PESA user details in data privacy push

Kenya telecom +0.65 · 18/03/2026

Safaricom, Kenya's dominant telecommunications and financial services provider, is implementing significant changes to M-PESA transaction notification...

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S. Africa to boost support for small businesses through reforms, financing

🇿🇦 S. Africa to boost support for small businesses through reforms, financing

South Africa trade +0.70 · 18/03/2026

Speaking at the 14th annual Proudly South African Buy Local Summit and Expo in Johannesburg on Tuesday, Minister of Small Business Development Stella ...

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No clear framework guiding fuel subsidies, Auditor-General warns

🇰🇪 No clear framework guiding fuel subsidies, Auditor-General warns

Kenya energy -0.65 · 18/03/2026

Kenya's fuel subsidy mechanism has become a cautionary tale for foreign investors seeking stable operating environments in East Africa. The Auditor-Ge...

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VIDEO: Watch - The wheeling and dealing behind South Africa’s AI factories

🇿🇦 VIDEO: Watch - The wheeling and dealing behind South Africa’s AI factories

South Africa tech +0.70 · 18/03/2026

South Africa is in the grip of an infrastructure supercycle, but it isn’t roads or rails. It is the rise of the AI Factory, windowless fortresses cons...

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Production at the Sharara field continues despite pipeline fire – production diverted via other pipelines: NOC

🇱🇾 Production at the Sharara field continues despite pipeline fire – production diverted via other pipelines: NOC

Libya energy +0.30 · 18/03/2026

Libya's oil sector has demonstrated fragile resilience once again. The National Oil Corporation's swift announcement that production at the Sharara oi...

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