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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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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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NSE profit jumps 134pc to Sh272.2mn

🇰🇪 NSE profit jumps 134pc to Sh272.2mn

Kenya finance +0.85 · 27/03/2026

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has reported a striking 134% surge in annual profit, reaching Kenyan Shillings 272.2 million (approximately €1.8...

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Nigeria's Banking Fortress Strengthens as Currency Market

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Banking Fortress Strengthens as Currency Market

Nigeria finance 0.00 · 27/03/2026

Nigeria's financial sector is entering a critical stabilization phase. On March 27, 2026, the naira demonstrated resilience against both the US dollar...

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Recapitalisation: 32 banks meet target ahead of deadline

🇳🇬 Recapitalisation: 32 banks meet target ahead of deadline

Nigeria finance +0.75 · 27/03/2026

Nigeria's banking sector is experiencing a significant structural reinforcement as 32 financial institutions have successfully met the Central Bank of...

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Tshwane CFO Gareth Mnisi placed on precautionary suspension

🇿🇦 Tshwane CFO Gareth Mnisi placed on precautionary suspension

South Africa finance -0.75 · 27/03/2026

The suspension of Gareth Mnisi, Chief Financial Officer of the City of Tshwane (South Africa's second-largest metropolitan municipality), marks anothe...

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NCBA profit rises to Sh23b as Nedbank buyout nears

🇰🇪 NCBA profit rises to Sh23b as Nedbank buyout nears

Kenya finance +0.75 · 27/03/2026

Kenya's largest banking group by customer base, NCBA Group, has delivered a robust financial performance with net profits reaching Sh23.4 billion, pos...

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Cape Town issues green bond

🇿🇦 Cape Town issues green bond

South Africa finance +0.75 · 22/03/2017

Cape Town's recent entry into the green bond market represents a watershed moment for African municipal financing and signals a fundamental shift in h...

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N9bn dispute: Petrocam seeks discharge of account freeze,

🇳🇬 N9bn dispute: Petrocam seeks discharge of account freeze,

Nigeria finance -0.65 · 27/03/2026

A significant liquidity crisis is unfolding in Nigeria's energy trading sector as Petrocam Trading Nigeria Ltd battles a Federal High Court order free...

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THE INVISIBLE HEIST: The SA bank with zero fraud

🇿🇦 THE INVISIBLE HEIST: The SA bank with zero fraud

South Africa finance +0.60 · 26/03/2026

South Africa's financial services sector faces a mounting crisis that European investors rarely discuss but urgently need to understand. While the cou...

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SEKUNJALO DEBT FALLOUT

🇿🇦 SEKUNJALO DEBT FALLOUT

South Africa finance -0.85 · 26/03/2026

South Africa's financial landscape is sending mixed signals to European investors, with two recent developments exposing fundamental structural weakne...

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Moniepoint breaks into Kenya with Sumac Microfinance

🇰🇪 Moniepoint breaks into Kenya with Sumac Microfinance

Kenya finance +0.75 · 26/03/2026

Moniepoint's acquisition of a majority stake in Sumac Microfinance Bank marks a significant inflection point in East African fintech strategy, ending ...

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Neveah Limited launches N9 billion commercial paper

🇳🇬 Neveah Limited launches N9 billion commercial paper

Nigeria finance +0.60 · 26/03/2026

Neveah Limited has entered Nigeria's commercial paper market with a N9 billion (approximately €12 million) issuance, drawing from its N30 billion auth...

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Top 10 things Nigerians saved for in 2025

🇳🇬 Top 10 things Nigerians saved for in 2025

Nigeria finance +0.30 · 26/03/2026

A comprehensive savings behaviour report from PiggyVest, Nigeria's leading fintech platform, has exposed a critical insight into household financial p...

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DealMakers AFRICA Announces 2025 West Africa Awards Results

🇳🇬 DealMakers AFRICA Announces 2025 West Africa Awards Results

Nigeria finance +0.70 · 26/03/2026

West Africa's mergers and acquisitions landscape is showing renewed vitality, with the 2025 DealMakers AFRICA Awards providing a comprehensive snapsho...

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MTN Nigeria tops trade value as All-Share Index holds N12

🇳🇬 MTN Nigeria tops trade value as All-Share Index holds N12

Nigeria finance +0.10 · 26/03/2026

Nigeria's equity market entered a period of cautious consolidation this week as the All-Share Index registered modest gains, closing at 200,957.9 poin...

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Nigeria’s Moniepoint enters Kenya with 78% stake in Sumac

🇰🇪 Nigeria’s Moniepoint enters Kenya with 78% stake in Sumac

Kenya finance +0.75 · 26/03/2026

Nigeria's Moniepoint has officially entered Kenya's financial services market with a controlling 78% stake in Sumac Microfinance Bank, marking a criti...

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Why Kenya needs a one-stop pension dashboard now

🇰🇪 Why Kenya needs a one-stop pension dashboard now

Kenya finance +0.70 · 25/03/2026

Kenya's retirement savings landscape is fractured across multiple custodians, fund managers, and administrative platforms—a structural inefficiency th...

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