News
Sidi Ould Tah elected ninth president of African Development Bank Group
Sidi Ould Tah of Mauritania has been elected President of the African Development Bank Group at the Bank’s Annual Meetings held in Abidjan, ...
Business
South African equities face pullback risk: JSE top 40 retreats from 85K as tech surges 14%
JSE top 40 retreats from 85K as tech surges 14%; rate cut hopes linger. South African stocks showed signs of fatigue on Wednesday ...
Business
JSE top 40 plunges 2% amid global trade tensions and domestic coalition uncertainty – Can markets stabilize?
South Africa’s equity market faced another turbulent session on Wednesday, with the JSE FTSE Top 40 Index tumbling 2% to close at 75,690 ...
News
11th Regional Forum on Sustainable Development to focus on driving jobs and economic growth
The Eleventh Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-11) is set to take place in Kampala, Uganda, from April 9 ...
Editorial
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 ...
News
The biggest lie in geography is about Africa—And it’s time to correct it
For centuries, the world has been misled about Africa’s true size. The Mercator map—one of the most widely used world maps—has shrunk the ...
Business
South African equities retreat as JSE Top 40 dips below 82K amid political uncertainty, US tariff jitters
South African Stocks Slump on Political Risks, US Trade Tensions; Tech Sector Defies Trend. JSE Top 40 falls 1.2% as financials, industrials reel; ...
News
Djibouti hosts finance leaders to accelerate investments across Africa in new global order
The second edition of the Djibouti Forum will bring together important leaders in finance and business from over 50 countries to help kickstart ...
Business
EIB Global assists cities develop climate resilient urban projects in East Africa
The European Investment Bank (EIB Global) has availed over €1.2 million (over Ksh 166 million) in technical assistance support to cities in East ...
Business
South Africa’s JSE Top 40 surges past 80k on EU’s $5.1B green energy pledge; energy stocks rally 7.5%
South African equities rally as EU’s $5.1B Green Energy boost ignites market optimism. JSE Top 40 climbs 1% to breach 80,000; energy minerals ...
News
CARICOM Development Fund and Afreximbank sign agreement for green, resilience and sustainability facility
The CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have signed a €708,000 Grant Agreement to support the development of a Green, ...
Business
African Development Bank and Standard Bank unite to support SMMEs and boost trade
The African Development Bank Group and Standard Bank Group (SBG) have signed a landmark financial agreement to enhance funding for small, medium, and ...




















