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How PAPSS is fixing Africa’s cross-border payments

🇳🇬 How PAPSS is fixing Africa’s cross-border payments

Nigeria finance +0.70 · 31/03/2026

Africa's financial sector has reached a watershed moment. For the first time, the continent's banking industry has surpassed $100 billion in annual re...

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Why Kenyans prefer digital lenders, chamas for emergencies

🇰🇪 Why Kenyans prefer digital lenders, chamas for emergencies

Kenya finance +0.65 · 31/03/2026

Kenya's financial landscape is undergoing a fundamental shift that reshapes how millions access emergency capital—and it presents both opportunities a...

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Alyune-Blondin Diop (LoftyInc Capital)

🇸🇳 Alyune-Blondin Diop (LoftyInc Capital)

Senegal finance +0.75 · 31/03/2026

LoftyInc Capital, the Africa-focused investment firm founded by Alyune-Blondin Diop, has announced a strategic allocation directing 30% of its new fun...

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LIRS extends deadline for individual tax filing to April 14

🇳🇬 LIRS extends deadline for individual tax filing to April 14

Nigeria finance +0.30 · 31/03/2026

Nigeria's tax administration has extended its individual income tax filing deadline by two weeks, moving it from March 31 to April 14, 2026. While thi...

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Treasury discredits CoB on bond interest non-payments

🇰🇪 Treasury discredits CoB on bond interest non-payments

Kenya finance -0.65 · 31/03/2026

Kenya's domestic debt servicing capacity has come under renewed scrutiny following a high-profile disagreement between the National Treasury and the C...

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Africa's Financial Infrastructure Tightens While Credit

🇳🇬 Africa's Financial Infrastructure Tightens While Credit

Nigeria finance +0.85 · 31/03/2026

Africa's financial markets are sending mixed signals to European entrepreneurs and investors eyeing the continent's growth potential. While continenta...

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Zedcrest Appoints Ademola Akogun as Managing Director

🇳🇬 Zedcrest Appoints Ademola Akogun as Managing Director

Nigeria finance +0.75 · 31/03/2026

Nigeria's financial services landscape is entering a new phase of institutional maturation. Zedcrest Group's appointment of Ademola Akogun as Managing...

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Qwetu owner Acorn posts Sh1.5bn profit

🇰🇪 Qwetu owner Acorn posts Sh1.5bn profit

Kenya finance +0.75 · 31/03/2026

Acorn Group, the Nairobi-based real estate operator behind the Qwetu student accommodation platform, has reported a Sh1.5 billion (approximately €10.2...

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Nigeria's Debt Markets Weaken Amid Structural Credit

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Debt Markets Weaken Amid Structural Credit

Nigeria finance -0.75 · 31/03/2026

Nigeria's investment landscape is sending mixed signals to foreign capital. While the continent's largest economy continues to attract entrepreneurial...

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Zedvance Expands Credit Access to Nigerian SMEs

🇳🇬 Zedvance Expands Credit Access to Nigerian SMEs

Nigeria finance +0.75 · 31/03/2026

Nigeria's financial markets are sending mixed signals to European investors monitoring Africa's largest economy. While fintech lenders like Zedvance a...

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NGX sanctions five stockbroking firms for “market

🇳🇬 NGX sanctions five stockbroking firms for “market

Nigeria finance -0.65 · 31/03/2026

The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has taken decisive regulatory action against five stockbroking firms, imposing combined fines exceeding N291 milli...

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Credit boom led by businesses

🇿🇦 Credit boom led by businesses

South Africa finance +0.65 · 31/03/2026

South Africa's credit market is experiencing a significant inflection point. February 2026 data reveals private sector credit extension growing 1.5 pe...

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Nigeria's Tax Extension and Credit Crisis Create Opening

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Tax Extension and Credit Crisis Create Opening

Nigeria finance +0.30 · 31/03/2026

Nigeria's regulatory environment is sending mixed signals to European investors evaluating entry into Africa's largest economy. While the Lagos Intern...

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eNCA Business | Market update | 31 March 2026

🇿🇦 eNCA Business | Market update | 31 March 2026

South Africa finance 0.00 · 31/03/2026

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange kicked off the final week of March 2026 with pronounced volatility, reflecting broader macroeconomic pressures that ...

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Kenya advances crypto regulation through VASP roundtable

🇰🇪 Kenya advances crypto regulation through VASP roundtable

Kenya finance +0.70 · 31/03/2026

Kenya is positioning itself as Africa's regulatory pioneer in digital asset governance, marking a critical inflection point for European investors see...

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NGX low-cap stocks drive rally as market gains 29.11% YtD

🇳🇬 NGX low-cap stocks drive rally as market gains 29.11% YtD

Nigeria finance +0.75 · 30/03/2026

Nigeria's equities market is experiencing a remarkable resurgence, with the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) posting a year-to-date gain of 29.11% as of ...

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NELFUND debunks N25,000 claim, insists student upkeep

🇳🇬 NELFUND debunks N25,000 claim, insists student upkeep

Nigeria finance +0.10 · 30/03/2026

Nigeria's Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has issued a formal correction addressing confusion surrounding student welfare payments, reaffirming that the...

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Nigeria mandates AI-powered anti-money laundering systems

🇳🇬 Nigeria mandates AI-powered anti-money laundering systems

Nigeria finance +0.75 · 30/03/2026

Nigeria's Central Bank has introduced a regulatory framework for automated financial crime detection that positions Africa's largest economy ahead of ...

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Tinubu appoints Ibrahim Ida as CAC Chairman

🇳🇬 Tinubu appoints Ibrahim Ida as CAC Chairman

Nigeria finance +0.60 · 30/03/2026

President Bola Tinubu's appointment of Senator Ibrahim Ida as Chairman of Nigeria's Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) represents a significant shift ...

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James Mwangi (Equity Bank) : « L’Afrique doit se voir

🇰🇪 James Mwangi (Equity Bank) : « L’Afrique doit se voir

Kenya finance +0.75 · 01/11/2025

James Mwangi's tenure as CEO of Equity Bank Kenya has demonstrated a singular conviction: Africa's fragmentation into 54 separate nation-states repres...

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