🌍 Àrgentil Capital secures backing to launch USD 75 million
Àrgentil Capital Management Limited (ACML), a Lagos-based investment firm, has secured selection into the Blended Finance Accelerator for Fund Manager...
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🇪🇬 Coinbase taps Egyptian-founded Kemet for institutional
**HEADLINE:** Egypt Crypto Exchange Kemet Partners Coinbase: What It Means for African Institutions **META_DESCRIPTION:** Coinbase taps Egyptian fint...
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🇳🇬 Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, May 5, 2026
The Nigerian naira demonstrated resilience on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, maintaining a relatively stable trading corridor against the US dollar across both...
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🌍 South Sudan’s Kiir orders banks to lift withdrawal limits
South Sudan's economy is spiraling into a liquidity crisis that threatens both ordinary citizens and international investors operating in the country....
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🇰🇪 SBM Bank signals turnaround with profit jump
SBM Bank Kenya has demonstrated tangible momentum in its operational recovery, reporting a significant profit increase in the first quarter of 2025. T...
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🌍 Gabon: Okoumé Capital licensed to expand private equity in
Gabon Private Equity Expansion --- **HEADLINE:** Gabon Private Equity: Okoumé Capital's License Signals Central Africa Growth **META_DESCRIPTION:**...
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🌍 Malawi Reserve Bank Demands End to Pension Fund’s Hotel
Malawi's Reserve Bank has escalated a governance battle by demanding that the country's pension fund immediately halt its controversial hotel acquisit...
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🌍 Afriland First Bank retains 2025 banking leadership title
**HEADLINE:** Cameroon Banking 2025: Afriland First Bank Leads as Finance Week Crowns Market Champion **META_DESCRIPTION:** Afriland First Bank wins ...
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🇳🇬 SWOOT market cap hits N142.79 trillion, 91.71% of NGX as
Nigeria's equities market posted another month of robust gains in April 2026, with mega-cap stocks consolidating their iron grip on investor appetite....
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🇱🇾 PM Dbeibah reveals details of Libya's unified financial
Libya stands at a critical economic inflection point. Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah has unveiled details of a unified financial agreement designed...
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🇳🇬 Sovereign Trust Insurance opens N5.02 billion Rights Issue
Nigeria's insurance sector is signalling renewed confidence in growth prospects. Sovereign Trust Insurance (STI) Plc, a mid-tier player in Africa's la...
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🇳🇬 All-Share Index opens May in green as market value rises to
**HEADLINE:** Nigeria Stock Market May 2026: All-Share Index Surges to 243,161 on Strong Opening **META_DESCRIPTION:** Nigerian equities rally into M...
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🇿🇦 NSFAS placed under administration amid governance and audit
South Africa's National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has been formally placed under administration, marking a critical inflection point in the...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria Banking Crisis 2025: Fraud Cases & Capital Reform
Nigeria's financial services sector is navigating a critical inflection point. A high-profile fraud case involving a former bank chairman, combined wi...
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🇳🇬 Sabou Capital secures Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth
Africa's funding gap for revenue-generating small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is closing—but only for those with access to the right institutional b...
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🇳🇬 EFCC arraigns ex-Skye Bank chairman Tunde Ayeni over N15.6
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has formally arraigned Tunde Ayeni, former Chairman of the now-defunct Skye Bank Plc, on allegatio...
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🇿🇦 NSFAS placed under administration
**HEADLINE:** South Africa NSFAS Administration: What Student Funding Crisis Means for Investors **META_DESCRIPTION:** South Africa places NSFAS unde...
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🇳🇬 Senate holds Public Hearing on Revenue Institute Bill
Nigeria's Senate has moved a critical step closer to institutionalizing the country's tax and fiscal management framework. A public hearing on the Cha...
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🇬🇭 BoG’s GHC93bn equity hole could burden taxpayers — Abena
Ghana's central bank is sitting on a negative equity position of approximately GHC93 billion—a structural imbalance that threatens to shift financial ...
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🇿🇦 Stitch enters South Africa’s BNPL market with
Buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) adoption is accelerating across Southern Africa, and South Africa's fintech ecosystem just got a significant new player. Stit...
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