AfDB, Bank of Africa Tanzania sign $7.5m trade finance guarantee to boost SME and intra-Africa trade
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Bank of Africa Tanzania (BOAT) have signed a $7.5 million Trade Finance Transaction Guarantee Facility aimed at ...
African News
Business
GCR Ratings affirms Stanbic IBTC Bank at AAA(NG) with Stable outlook on strong capitalisation and parent support
Rating agency cites robust asset quality, improved liquidity, and backing from Standard Bank Group as Stanbic IBTC maintains top-tier national ratings. GCR Ratings ...
News
Tinubu declares Nigeria stabilized on third anniversary, cites economic recovery after reforms
President says fuel subsidy removal and exchange rate unification triggered short-term pain but now yielding stock market boom, infrastructure growth, and fiscal stability. ...
News
Civic space demand holds strong across Africa as freedom of speech declines, Afrobarometer report shows
Only 13 of 38 countries have majorities who feel completely free to say what they think, with perceived media freedom falling in 20 ...
News
Africa’s economy to grow 4.2% in 2026 amid global turbulence, says AfDB’s African Economic Outlook
Continent faces 1.3 trillion annual financing gap for SDGs but could unlock 1.43 trillion through reforms, report finds. Africa’s economies are projected to ...
News
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development reports major progress on African road projects as Nigeria, Togo, Madagascar near completion milestones
Sokodé-Bassar road hits 92% completion, Madagascar project reaches 80%, and Nigeria’s Minna-Bida road advances to 45%. The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) ...
GCR Ratings affirms Stanbic IBTC Bank at AAA(NG) with Stable outlook on strong capitalisation and parent support
Rating agency cites robust asset quality, improved liquidity, and backing from Standard Bank Group as Stanbic IBTC maintains top-tier national ratings. GCR Ratings ...
People & Politics
News
Civic space demand holds strong across Africa as freedom of speech declines, Afrobarometer report shows
Only 13 of 38 countries have majorities who feel completely free to say what they think, with perceived media freedom falling in 20 ...
Article
The unwritten rules of a true democracy
By Abiodun KOMOLAFE Approaching the midpoint of a momentous year already defined by dramatic twists and turns, a critical mid-term review and scenario ...
Article
The fear of Atiku Abubakar and the true meaning of democracy
By Mkpe Abang Something curious has taken hold of Nigeria’s political atmosphere ahead of the 2027 elections. Across television studios, newspaper columns, political ...
Article
South Africa: We are all victims
By Abiodun KOMOLAFE South Africa has pursued post-apartheid policies, the consequences of which we are seeing today. The country has a terrifying, soft ...
Article
Let the Impartial Spectator Judge the World Bank
An open letter to Ajay Banga on thirty years of flat governance and the case for structural accountability. Dear President Banga, “When I ...
Article
Governance, national ethos and succession planning
By Abiodun KOMOLAFE The key failure of the post-colonial state in Africa – transcending both ideology and individual personality – is a refusal ...
Article
Shifting SA from energy dependence to energy resilience
Changing energy dependence to energy resilience in the South African context By Bronwyn Timm, Business Development Manager, SOLA Group The Eskom tariff increase ...
Article
South Africa’s National Treasury publishes the draft Capital Flow Management Regulations for public comment
By Bright Tibane, Partner and Tshepo Twala, Senior Associate, Bowmans On 17 April 2026, the National Treasury published the draft Capital Flow Management ...
Article
Review: Kwame Nkrumah, 1909–1972: A Controversial Visionary by Lundt, Bea, and Christoph Marx
Sixty years after the coup d’etat that on 24 February 1966 removed from power Ghana’s president, Kwame Nkrumah, and the government run by ...
Article
Hunger, political loyalty and street reality (2)
By Abiodun KOMOLAFE Nigeria’s 2026 statistical profile is threatening: a 3.8% GDP growth and near-total domestic refining are swallowed by 27% inflation, rendering ...
Business & Economy
Business
GCR Ratings affirms Stanbic IBTC Bank at AAA(NG) with Stable outlook on strong capitalisation and parent support
Rating agency cites robust asset quality, improved liquidity, and backing from Standard Bank Group as Stanbic IBTC maintains top-tier national ratings. GCR Ratings ...
Business
UAE strengthens supply chains as Nigeria’s trade expansion reinforces need for resilient logistics
By Oti Egwu As Nigeria continues to expand its trade footprint, the need for more resilient and efficient global supply chains has become ...
Business
Vista Group expands Central African banking portfolio with 90% BAC Chad acquisition
Vista Group Holding, a pan-African financial services group has obtained all required regulatory approvals, including authorization from the relevant authorities, for the acquisition ...
Business
AfDB returns as TCX shareholder in $25m deal to shield African economies from currency volatility
The African Development Bank Group has rejoined the Currency Exchange Fund (TCX) as a shareholder through a $25 million equity investment, signalling a ...
Business
Afreximbank cuts ties with Fitch, cites misalignment with treaty mandate and Pan-African mission
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has terminated its credit rating relationship with Fitch Ratings. The pan-African financial institution announced the decision on Friday, stating that Fitch’s ...
