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Jubilee Holdings profit jumps 18 per cent on increased

🇰🇪 Jubilee Holdings profit jumps 18 per cent on increased

Kenya finance +0.75 · 09/04/2026

Jubilee Holdings, one of East Africa's most diversified insurance and financial services conglomerates, has delivered robust financial results for 202...

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Africa earns under 10% of $120bn chocolate market – Report

🇳🇬 Africa earns under 10% of $120bn chocolate market – Report

Nigeria agriculture -0.75 · 09/04/2026

Africa's cocoa sector faces a structural profitability crisis that should alarm European investors seeking exposure to African agricultural value chai...

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Africa: Afreximbank Supports Dangote Group As It Targets

🇳🇬 Africa: Afreximbank Supports Dangote Group As It Targets

Nigeria trade +0.85 · 09/04/2026

Africa's industrial landscape is undergoing a significant recalibration as two major conglomerates make bold strategic moves that will reshape investm...

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European Capital Floods Nigeria's Digital Infrastructure:

🇳🇬 European Capital Floods Nigeria's Digital Infrastructure:

Nigeria tech +0.80 · 09/04/2026

Nigeria's technology sector is experiencing an unprecedented inflection point. Three distinct but mutually reinforcing developments—infrastructure inv...

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Nomba and fintech firms unlock SME lending in Nigeria

🇳🇬 Nomba and fintech firms unlock SME lending in Nigeria

Nigeria finance +0.65 · 09/04/2026

Nigeria's small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector employs over 41 million people and contributes approximately 48% of GDP, yet it remains chron...

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How pets are quietly shaping Kenya’s wellness economy

🇰🇪 How pets are quietly shaping Kenya’s wellness economy

Kenya health +0.70 · 09/04/2026

Kenya's rapidly urbanising middle class is reshaping consumer spending patterns in unexpected ways. While traditional sectors dominate investment disc...

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CBK flags debt payments, slower inflows in forex reserve

🇰🇪 CBK flags debt payments, slower inflows in forex reserve

Kenya macro -0.65 · 09/04/2026

Kenya's central bank has issued a stark warning about mounting external pressures threatening the stability of the East African nation's currency and ...

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South Africa-founded Refiant AI raises $5 million to build

🇿🇦 South Africa-founded Refiant AI raises $5 million to build

South Africa tech +0.75 · 09/04/2026

Refiant AI, a Johannesburg-based artificial intelligence company, has successfully closed a $5 million funding round aimed at scaling its machine lear...

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CBN's New Agent Banking Rules Reshape Nigeria's Fintech

🇳🇬 CBN's New Agent Banking Rules Reshape Nigeria's Fintech

Nigeria finance +0.70 · 09/04/2026

On April 1, 2026, Nigeria's Central Bank implemented its most comprehensive agent banking framework in a decade, fundamentally reshaping how over 900,...

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EFG Hermes holds 13th annual conference for MENA investment

🇪🇬 EFG Hermes holds 13th annual conference for MENA investment

Egypt finance +0.70 · 06/03/2017

EFG Hermes, one of the Middle East and North Africa's most influential investment banking platforms, recently hosted its 13th annual investment confer...

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World’s largest ride-hailing company pledges over $300

🇳🇬 World’s largest ride-hailing company pledges over $300

Nigeria tech +0.85 · 09/04/2026

Uber's announcement of a $300 million investment commitment to Nigeria represents far more than a single company's expansion play. It signals a fundam...

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South Africa: Two Insurance Giants Dominate Sassa Funeral

🇿🇦 South Africa: Two Insurance Giants Dominate Sassa Funeral

South Africa finance -0.60 · 09/04/2026

South Africa's funeral insurance market has quietly become one of Africa's most predictable revenue streams, with Clientèle Life and Sanlam—through th...

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Nigeria’s manufacturing sector contributes N881.29 billion

🇳🇬 Nigeria’s manufacturing sector contributes N881.29 billion

Nigeria macro +0.70 · 09/04/2026

Nigeria's manufacturing sector has demonstrated remarkable fiscal resilience, generating N881.29 billion in Company Income Tax (CIT) during 2025—a met...

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Unilever Plc to merge foods unit with McCormick, Nigerian

🇳🇬 Unilever Plc to merge foods unit with McCormick, Nigerian

Nigeria trade +0.60 · 09/04/2026

Unilever Plc, the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods conglomerate, is undertaking one of its most significant portfolio restructurings in years. The company h...

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Meet Nigerian innovator building STEM platform to support

🇳🇬 Meet Nigerian innovator building STEM platform to support

Nigeria tech +0.75 · 09/04/2026

The narrative of African tech entrepreneurship is shifting. Rather than the traditional "leave and never return" diaspora model, a new cohort of innov...

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Nigeria's Energy Grid Shifts to Distribution Focus

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Energy Grid Shifts to Distribution Focus

Nigeria energy +0.85 · 09/04/2026

Nigeria's energy sector is undergoing a fundamental structural shift. While the continent's largest economy has historically grappled with acute gener...

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Tanzania: MPs Push for Fuel Tax Relief

🇹🇿 Tanzania: MPs Push for Fuel Tax Relief

Tanzania energy -0.35 · 09/04/2026

Tanzania's Parliament is mounting pressure on the government to reduce import levies and excise taxes on fuel, signalling a potential policy shift tha...

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INFRASTRUCTURE GAP: Engineers urge use of pension, Sukuk

🇳🇬 INFRASTRUCTURE GAP: Engineers urge use of pension, Sukuk

Nigeria infrastructure -0.35 · 09/04/2026

Nigeria faces a structural infrastructure financing crisis that extends far beyond headline budget constraints. The Nigerian Society of Engineers has ...

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Zenith Bank acquires Paramount Bank in consolidation deal

🇳🇬 Zenith Bank acquires Paramount Bank in consolidation deal

Nigeria finance +0.70 · 09/04/2026

Nigeria's financial services landscape is undergoing significant structural transformation. Zenith Bank's acquisition of Paramount Bank, formally appr...

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PowerLabs builds intelligence layer to fix Nigeria's grid

🇳🇬 PowerLabs builds intelligence layer to fix Nigeria's grid

Nigeria energy +0.70 · 09/04/2026

Nigeria's electricity sector stands at a critical inflection point. The country generates sufficient megawatts to meet demand—approximately 13,000 MW ...

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