Mobile money agents now dominate Tanzania’s financial access points, changing how millions manage cash and digital payments across the country.
Kenya is moving fast to claim a bigger role in Africa’s digital trade, targeting infrastructure gaps and payment hurdles through state and international alliances.
PawaPay landed a payment service provider licence from Mozambique’s central bank, clearing the way to sign up local businesses and process payments under direct regulatory oversight.
Egypt's Thndr platform has crossed $19.6 billion in total trading, ramping up its presence on multiple exchanges and picking up new regulatory licenses.
Vodacom South Africa and SmartOps Fleet are rolling out a plan to put up to 55,000 vehicles—mostly electric—on e-hailing platforms, opening the door for 110,000 new driver slots.
Valu, Egypt’s fast-growing fintech, is moving into new markets and bringing Amazon on board as a direct investor after its listing on the Egyptian Exchange.
M-KOPA has signed up ten million customers and pushed revenue up 45 percent to $600 million in 2025, growing its pay-as-you-go model from solar into smartphones, digital loans, and electric mobility across Africa.
Foodics has handled $12 billion in GMV and now supports over 40,000 restaurant branches across the Middle East, fueled by recent acquisitions in the UK and Greece.
A detailed investigation reveals the stark price differences for popular hairstyles across Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan and Port Harcourt, exposing the true cost of beauty in Nigeria’s urban centres.
Vodacom is putting more than ZAR 500 million into Western Cape network upgrades, pushing 5G expansion, stronger backup power, and cheaper digital access for communities that have been left out.
Lamide Akinola has left her post as managing director of Glovo Nigeria after leading the company through a period of fast-paced expansion and heavy investment in the country’s delivery sector.
Fintech firms in the Middle East and North Africa pulled in $708 million in the first half of 2026, drawing more investment than any other sector and attracting startups from ten countries.
Paratus Namibia has switched on Eutelsat's OneWeb low-Earth orbit satellite internet across the country, offering new data packages for homes and businesses.
Kenya’s central bank has left its main lending rate unchanged at 8.75 percent, holding off on more hikes even as inflation pushes higher and household budgets feel the strain.
Nigeria’s fisheries are in crisis. IMION has set out a five pillar plan to protect marine resources and revive the Blue Economy.
Africa’s infrastructure corridors are at a crossroads. Governments want to turn mineral wealth into regional industry, but face tangled governance and shaky financing.
Kenya’s Central Bank has kept its key rate unchanged at 8.75 percent, resisting calls for cheaper credit as inflation edges close to the government’s upper target.
Kenya’s central bank left its main interest rate unchanged for the fourth meeting in a row, even as inflation climbed to its highest level since early 2024.
Financial professionals have until 9 October to lock in discounted rates for the 7th Annual ETFGI Global ETFs Insights Summit. The event brings together industry leaders from Europe and Africa in London and online this November.
Finserve Africa is testing Emma, a new mobile wallet app in Kenya. Details on fees and features remain scarce for now.
Nigeria has launched a new licensing round offering forty oil and gas blocks across onshore, shallow-water and deepwater areas, aiming to attract investment and revive production.
A tense four-hour meeting in Port Harcourt brought FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, APC's Kingsley Chinda, and Governor Siminalayi Fubara together. The session hints at a possible end to Rivers State's long-running political crisis.
Egypt is rolling out new long-term financing tools to back national and private sector projects, aiming to reshape its economy and boost private business.
Ke Nako Capital has deepened its role in South Africa’s digital infrastructure, co-investing in Vox, Frogfoot, and Hypa in a R14.4 billion deal. The move shows how private equity in the country is growing up.
Ethiopia's central bank will put 840 million US dollars up for grabs in six foreign exchange auctions during the second quarter of the 2026/27 fiscal year.
Egypt is setting up a Unified Licensing Window to cut red tape for investors. The move is part of a three-year plan to boost private sector growth.
Ethiopia’s central bank is shaking up the foreign exchange market with scheduled USD 125 million auctions. Banks and businesses now get a clearer shot at hard currency.
Valu and Alshaya Group are teaming up to let shoppers at major international brands in Egypt split their payments, both online and in stores. The move aims to change how Egyptians shop and pay.
Goldman Sachs predicts Nigeria could reach a $3.4 trillion GDP by 2050, a move that would shake up Africa's economic order.
Nomcebo Zuma, daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma, has been named the royal fiancée of Eswatini's King Mswati III after a traditional ceremony that drew thousands to the Ludzidzini Royal Village.
Somaliland is stepping up its bid to take charge of its airspace and border entry, openly challenging Somalia’s authority and pressing ahead with its own state functions.
FTSE Russell has taken Egypt off its downgrade watch list. The country keeps its Secondary Emerging market status after key companies met index rules.
Emerging-market assets are falling. Investors are reacting to higher oil prices and mixed signals from central banks. Inflation and debt risks are back in focus.
Russia is moving to supply gas turbine power plants to Togo and Niger, putting pressure on Nigeria's role as both countries face blackouts and rising debts.
The IMF is pushing South Sudan to freeze non-essential spending and speed up reforms. Sudan’s war is driving up prices and deepening the crisis.
Ethiopian distance greats Kenenisa Bekele and Trunesh Dibaba have made ESPN’s list of Africa’s 25 best athletes of the 21st century. Their careers have set the pace in world athletics.
Biogas still struggles to catch on in rural Northern Ethiopia. New research shows social, economic, and behavioral hurdles are blocking the energy shift.
The 25-year prison sentence for Getnet Baye after the rape and murder of seven-year-old Heaven Awot has triggered a wave of anger and demands for harsher justice across Ethiopia.
Ethiopia has secured a currency swap agreement with China, enabling trade in Ethiopian Birr and Chinese Yuan as both countries seek to deepen economic ties and address foreign exchange shortages.
Zambia is moving to restrict the use of the US dollar in domestic transactions, signalling a decisive shift towards local currency and echoing BRICS-led de-dollarisation trends.
