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Flutterwave secures Nigerian microfinance bank license

🇳🇬 Flutterwave secures Nigerian microfinance bank license

Nigeria finance +0.85 · 02/04/2026

Flutterwave, the Lagos-headquartered payments infrastructure company, has reached a critical regulatory milestone by securing a national Microfinance ...

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Payslips blow as Mbadi holds back tax cut plan

🇰🇪 Payslips blow as Mbadi holds back tax cut plan

Kenya macro -0.65 · 01/04/2026

Kenya's Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has elected to postpone plans for a personal income tax (PIT) reduction, a decision that marks a critica...

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The great freeze: Why Tigray’s industrial heart has failed

🇪🇹 The great freeze: Why Tigray’s industrial heart has failed

Ethiopia infrastructure -0.85 · 01/04/2026

Ethiopia's northern Tigray region once served as the industrial backbone of the Horn of Africa, hosting textile mills, leather tanneries, and food pro...

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748 Air to resume domestic flights after two-year hiatus

🇰🇪 748 Air to resume domestic flights after two-year hiatus

Kenya infrastructure +0.70 · 02/04/2026

Kenya's aviation sector is experiencing a significant structural shift as 748 Air prepares to resume domestic operations after a two-year suspension, ...

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Kenya's AI Bill Creates Digital Regulator for Tech Sector

🇰🇪 Kenya's AI Bill Creates Digital Regulator for Tech Sector

Kenya tech +0.45 · 02/04/2026

Kenya is positioning itself as Africa's regulatory pioneer with the introduction of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Bill 2026, sponsored by Nominated...

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Nigeria's Financial Architecture Overhaul Signals

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Financial Architecture Overhaul Signals

Nigeria finance +0.60 · 02/04/2026

Nigeria's financial ecosystem is undergoing a strategic recalibration that extends far beyond routine administrative appointments. The recent confluen...

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Nigeria's Financial System Turns Fortress: Banking

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Financial System Turns Fortress: Banking

Nigeria finance +0.75 · 02/04/2026

Nigeria's financial sector has entered a transformative phase marked by unprecedented capital accumulation, regulatory sophistication, and regional am...

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Nigeria's Energy Sector at an Inflection Point: New

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Energy Sector at an Inflection Point: New

Nigeria energy +0.60 · 02/04/2026

Nigeria's petroleum and power sectors are entering a critical phase of institutional reorganization and capital mobilization, presenting both signific...

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Cocoa Changing Lives but Destroying Grand Gedeh's Largest

🌍 Cocoa Changing Lives but Destroying Grand Gedeh's Largest

Liberia agriculture -0.65 · 02/04/2026

Liberia's cocoa sector is experiencing unprecedented growth, transforming the economic prospects of rural communities while simultaneously acceleratin...

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Lasbery Oludimu: Nigerian lawyer who abandoned oil and gas

🇳🇬 Lasbery Oludimu: Nigerian lawyer who abandoned oil and gas

Nigeria tech +0.75 · 02/04/2026

Lasbery Oludimu's career trajectory mirrors a broader shift in how African talent is reallocating across sectors. Having spent years navigating the re...

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Nigeria's Banking Sector Emerges as Africa's Growth

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Banking Sector Emerges as Africa's Growth

Nigeria finance +0.80 · 02/04/2026

Nigeria's banking sector is undergoing a historic transformation that extends far beyond domestic borders, positioning the country as the epicenter of...

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SUBSISTENCE FARMING OP-ED: Investing in women farmers

🇿🇦 SUBSISTENCE FARMING OP-ED: Investing in women farmers

South Africa agriculture +0.65 · 02/04/2026

Across sub-Saharan Africa, a structural economic gap is widening: government social grants to vulnerable households are failing to keep pace with nutr...

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Sisi’s visit to Qatar promises stronger economic

🇪🇬 Sisi’s visit to Qatar promises stronger economic

Egypt macro +0.70 · 14/09/2022

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi's recent diplomatic engagements—including his visit to Qatar and high-profile participation at the World Economic Forum...

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El-Sisi's Davos appearance signals confidence to European

🇪🇬 El-Sisi's Davos appearance signals confidence to European

Egypt macro +0.70 · 29/01/2026

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi's participation at the World Economic Forum in Davos represents a symbolic inflection point in Egypt's international ec...

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US report flags corruption in Kenya procurement system

🇰🇪 US report flags corruption in Kenya procurement system

Kenya trade -0.75 · 02/04/2026

Kenya's government procurement system faces renewed international scrutiny following the release of the 2026 National Trade Estimate Report by the Uni...

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KTDA dismiss claims of funds embezzlement in hydro power

🇰🇪 KTDA dismiss claims of funds embezzlement in hydro power

Kenya energy -0.35 · 02/04/2026

** Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has moved to counter claims of financial mismanagement in its Chemosit hydropower project, with Acting CEO Eng...

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Mozambique clears IMF debt early

🇲🇿 Mozambique clears IMF debt early

Mozambique macro +0.85 · 02/04/2026

Mozambique has achieved a significant milestone in its economic recovery by fully repaying its International Monetary Fund (IMF) debt ahead of schedul...

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Nigeria invests $9m in research to drive digital economy

🇳🇬 Nigeria invests $9m in research to drive digital economy

Nigeria tech +0.75 · 02/04/2026

Nigeria's commitment of $9 million to a national digital economy research initiative represents a strategic inflection point in Africa's largest econo...

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VFD Group reports N14.1 billion 2025 profits

🇳🇬 VFD Group reports N14.1 billion 2025 profits

Nigeria finance +0.85 · 02/04/2026

VFD Group Plc, one of Nigeria's diversified financial services conglomerates, has delivered robust financial performance for 2025, reporting pretax pr...

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Naira steady against British pound as Sterling slumps

🇳🇬 Naira steady against British pound as Sterling slumps

Nigeria macro +0.30 · 02/04/2026

The Nigerian naira has posted noteworthy gains against the British pound, trading at N1,836/£ in official market dealings as the pound sterling experi...

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