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Top 10 equity mutual funds by YTD returns in March 2026

🇳🇬 Top 10 equity mutual funds by YTD returns in March 2026

Nigeria finance +0.70 · 09/04/2026

Nigeria's equity mutual fund market is experiencing a notable resurgence in 2026, with top-performing funds delivering double-digit year-to-date retur...

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Kenya’s Digital Payments Growth Hindered by Trust,

🇰🇪 Kenya’s Digital Payments Growth Hindered by Trust,

Kenya fintech +0.30 · 09/04/2026

Kenya has long been celebrated as Africa's fintech leader, a position built on the back of M-Pesa's revolutionary mobile money platform and a thriving...

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Integrity as Strategy: Why Ethics Matter for Kenya’s

🇰🇪 Integrity as Strategy: Why Ethics Matter for Kenya’s

Kenya macro +0.60 · 09/04/2026

Kenya's business environment presents a paradox that should concern every European investor considering East African exposure. While corporate mission...

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World Bank injects Sh71bn into Isiolo–Mandera road corridor

🇰🇪 World Bank injects Sh71bn into Isiolo–Mandera road corridor

Kenya infrastructure +0.85 · 09/04/2026

The World Bank's announcement of a Sh71 billion ($600 million equivalent) investment into Kenya's Isiolo-Mandera corridor represents a watershed momen...

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TECNO Rolls Out Beta of EllaClaw, Kenya’s First Mobile AI

🇰🇪 TECNO Rolls Out Beta of EllaClaw, Kenya’s First Mobile AI

Kenya tech +0.75 · 09/04/2026

TECNO Mobile has entered a strategically important battleground with the beta launch of EllaClaw, a mobile AI agent designed for emerging markets. Bui...

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Safaricom’s My OneApp faces first test with login issues

🇰🇪 Safaricom’s My OneApp faces first test with login issues

Kenya telecom -0.75 · 09/04/2026

Safaricom's much-anticipated My OneApp platform has encountered significant technical obstacles within days of its rollout, exposing critical vulnerab...

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Olakunle Williams: The visionary billionaire disrupting

🇳🇬 Olakunle Williams: The visionary billionaire disrupting

Nigeria energy +0.75 · 09/04/2026

** Africa's energy sector has long represented a paradox for international investors: massive structural demand coupled with fragmented, undercapital...

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Lagos, World Bank, FCMB Advance $500m Drive for Inclusive

🇳🇬 Lagos, World Bank, FCMB Advance $500m Drive for Inclusive

Nigeria health +0.75 · 09/04/2026

Lagos State, in partnership with the World Bank and First City Monument Bank (FCMB), has launched a transformative $500 million initiative called HOPE...

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Why data privacy matters for Kenyan enterprises

🇰🇪 Why data privacy matters for Kenyan enterprises

Kenya tech +0.60 · 09/04/2026

Kenya's digital economy is expanding at a pace that would have seemed impossible a decade ago. Mobile money platforms process billions in transactions...

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Johnvents Group Closes March with Environmental Charter

🇰🇪 Johnvents Group Closes March with Environmental Charter

Kenya agriculture +0.75 · 09/04/2026

In March 2026, Johnvents Group executed a strategic pivot that reveals the maturing sophistication of African consumer goods operations. The simultane...

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Nigeria's Financial Resilience Strategy: Banking Stability,

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Financial Resilience Strategy: Banking Stability,

Nigeria finance +0.60 · 09/04/2026

Nigeria's financial markets are sending mixed but ultimately bullish signals to international investors seeking exposure to Africa's largest economy. ...

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Chapel Hill NREIT records N25.06 billion 2025 profit

🇳🇬 Chapel Hill NREIT records N25.06 billion 2025 profit

Nigeria finance +0.85 · 09/04/2026

Nigeria's real estate sector is delivering a compelling narrative for European investors seeking exposure to African growth markets. Chapel Hill Devel...

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The NSIA Model: Catalyzing Development Through Sustainable

🇳🇬 The NSIA Model: Catalyzing Development Through Sustainable

Nigeria finance +0.75 · 09/04/2026

Nigeria's Sovereign Wealth Authority (NSIA), under the strategic direction of CEO Aminu Umar-Sadiq, is pioneering a model that fundamentally reframes ...

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Best performing currencies in Africa – March 2026

🇳🇬 Best performing currencies in Africa – March 2026

Nigeria macro +0.35 · 09/04/2026

March 2026 marked a notable inflection point in African foreign exchange markets, with several currencies posting gains against the U.S. dollar for th...

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Senegal protesters rally over cost of living and debt crisis

🇸🇳 Senegal protesters rally over cost of living and debt crisis

Senegal macro -0.85 · 09/04/2026

Senegal experienced a significant wave of civil unrest on Wednesday as thousands of workers, trade unionists, and opposition figures mobilized across ...

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Zimbabwe: Tobacco Turmoil - Farmers Trapped in Price Slump

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe: Tobacco Turmoil - Farmers Trapped in Price Slump

Zimbabwe agriculture -0.75 · 09/04/2026

Zimbabwe's tobacco sector, historically one of Africa's most reliable export commodities, is experiencing a severe contraction that extends far beyond...

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Treasury Bills Drive 43% Growth in Nigerian Bank Interest

🇳🇬 Treasury Bills Drive 43% Growth in Nigerian Bank Interest

Nigeria finance +0.80 · 09/04/2026

Nigeria's three largest banking institutions—Zenith Bank, Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO), and FirstHoldCo—collectively harvested N2.85 trillion...

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CBK holds rate at 8.75pc amid Middle East conflict risks

🇰🇪 CBK holds rate at 8.75pc amid Middle East conflict risks

Kenya macro -0.35 · 09/04/2026

Kenya's Central Bank has maintained its benchmark interest rate at 8.75%, signalling confidence in its inflation management framework even as external...

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Africa: Gulf Shock, African Shield

🇪🇬 Africa: Gulf Shock, African Shield

Egypt finance +0.60 · 09/04/2026

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has activated a $10 billion emergency liquidity facility designed to insulate African and Caribbean econo...

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AfDB launches $20 million green hydrogen funding facility

🇳🇬 AfDB launches $20 million green hydrogen funding facility

Nigeria energy +0.75 · 09/04/2026

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched a significant $20 million funding facility targeting green hydrogen projects across the continent, si...

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