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Kenya banks on new innovation platform to enhance

🇰🇪 Kenya banks on new innovation platform to enhance

Kenya tech +0.75 · 27/03/2026

Kenya is positioning itself as the continent's primary incubation hub for technology entrepreneurs with the launch of Nova Garage, a dedicated innovat...

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Cardoso warns Middle East conflict poses major risk to Ni

🇳🇬 Cardoso warns Middle East conflict poses major risk to Ni

Nigeria macro -0.75 · 27/03/2026

Nigeria's Central Bank Governor Olayemi Cardoso has publicly flagged escalating Middle East tensions as a material threat to Africa's largest economy,...

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OPay Launches New Office in Jos

🇳🇬 OPay Launches New Office in Jos

Nigeria finance +0.75 · 27/03/2026

OPay, Nigeria's rapidly scaling financial technology platform, has opened a dedicated operational hub in Jos, the capital of Plateau State. This expan...

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States with the highest net FAAC allocation in January 2026

🇳🇬 States with the highest net FAAC allocation in January 2026

Nigeria macro +0.65 · 27/03/2026

Nigeria's Federation Account Allocation Committee distributed N703.26 billion (approximately €950 million) to states in January 2026, marking a meanin...

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Nigeria: High fuel price

🇳🇬 Nigeria: High fuel price

Nigeria transport -0.85 · 27/03/2026

Nigeria's transport and logistics sector faces a critical juncture as operators grapple with a compounding crisis of elevated fuel costs and collapsin...

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COJ targets R1.4bn in unpaid govt debt

🇿🇦 COJ targets R1.4bn in unpaid govt debt

South Africa macro -0.75 · 27/03/2026

The City of Johannesburg's decision to disconnect government buildings over unpaid utility arrears represents far more than a municipal billing disput...

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KCB names Peter Ng’eno new Corporate Banking Director

🇰🇪 KCB names Peter Ng’eno new Corporate Banking Director

Kenya finance +0.60 · 27/03/2026

Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB), East Africa's largest banking group by assets, has promoted Peter Ng'eno to Corporate Banking Director, a strategic appoi...

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Zimbabwe: Annual Inflation Rises As Middle East Tension

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe: Annual Inflation Rises As Middle East Tension

Zimbabwe macro -0.65 · 27/03/2026

** Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate climbed to 4.4% in March 2026, marking a subtle but meaningful acceleration from previous months. While the figur...

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How a failed movie purchase led to a startup idea

🇳🇬 How a failed movie purchase led to a startup idea

Nigeria tech +0.70 · 27/03/2026

Mayowa Ayodeji's frustration in November 2024 represents a critical market failure that few investors are tracking. He paid ₦7,000 ($5.05) for an onli...

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Diaspora remittances

🇳🇬 Diaspora remittances

Nigeria finance +0.75 · 27/03/2026

Nigeria is executing a two-pronged structural reform that could fundamentally alter the investment calculus for European operators in Africa's largest...

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KCB secures Sh12.5bn for SMEs-linked green financing

🇰🇪 KCB secures Sh12.5bn for SMEs-linked green financing

Kenya finance +0.75 · 27/03/2026

Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) has secured Sh12.5 billion (approximately $95–100 million USD) in blended finance for small and medium-sized enterprises f...

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Lagos secures $7.5 million flood insurance policy to prot

🇳🇬 Lagos secures $7.5 million flood insurance policy to prot

Nigeria finance +0.65 · 27/03/2026

Lagos State has taken a decisive step into parametric insurance markets by securing a $7.5 million flood insurance policy designed to protect approxim...

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Fuel price stood at N1,051.47 per litre in February – NBS

🇳🇬 Fuel price stood at N1,051.47 per litre in February – NBS

Nigeria energy -0.65 · 27/03/2026

Nigeria's petroleum sector is experiencing a critical inflection point. Recent data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reveals that fuel pri...

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Flutterwave CEO Joins Tony Elumelu and Jim Ovia in London

🇳🇬 Flutterwave CEO Joins Tony Elumelu and Jim Ovia in London

Nigeria tech +0.80 · 27/03/2026

Nigeria's first State Visit to the United Kingdom in 37 years has crystallized a strategic realignment in African-European business relations, with ...

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Global investors placed on alert as Tanzania becomes

🇹🇿 Global investors placed on alert as Tanzania becomes

Tanzania mining +0.75 · 10/03/2026

Tanzania has emerged as the continent's most dynamic mining investment destination, marking a strategic inflection point for European investors reasse...

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Dangote Refinery reduces petrol price to N1,200, coastal

🇳🇬 Dangote Refinery reduces petrol price to N1,200, coastal

Nigeria energy +0.60 · 27/03/2026

Dangote Petroleum Refinery's decision to reduce ex-gantry petrol prices to ₦1,200 per litre (approximately €0.72), with coastal delivery at ₦1,153, re...

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Sidian Bank poaches John Okulo from KCB for MD, CEO post

🇰🇪 Sidian Bank poaches John Okulo from KCB for MD, CEO post

Kenya finance +0.60 · 27/03/2026

Sidian Bank's recruitment of John Okulo as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer represents a significant strategic pivot for the mid-sized Ke...

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6bn people online, 2.2bn still offline, says ITU

🇳🇬 6bn people online, 2.2bn still offline, says ITU

Nigeria telecom +0.60 · 27/03/2026

The global internet user base has crossed a historic milestone, reaching six billion people in 2025—a testament to two decades of connectivity expansi...

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CBN crashes Ways & Means to N2.8trn – Cardoso

🇳🇬 CBN crashes Ways & Means to N2.8trn – Cardoso

Nigeria macro -0.75 · 27/03/2026

Nigeria's Central Bank has achieved a dramatic reduction in its Ways & Means facility, shrinking the emergency lending portfolio from N26.95 trillion ...

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Major power fault disrupting supply in parts of Joburg

🇿🇦 Major power fault disrupting supply in parts of Joburg

South Africa energy -0.75 · 27/03/2026

Johannesburg's power infrastructure suffered a significant setback on March 27, 2026, when a distribution bar flash in the Roodepoort area triggered c...

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