Africa
East Africa Revives Push for an Integrated Regional Capital Market
The East African Community has reactivated its Capital Markets Sub-Committee for the first time since 2019, renewing work on regulatory harmonisation, cross-border…
Category: Business
Afreximbank
Afreximbank and ATDC Launch $500 Million Facility to Tackle Africa’s Trade Distribution Gap
Afreximbank and the Africa Trade and Distribution Company have signed a $500 million Global Credit Facility designed to finance eligible trade and…
Automotive
With an additional $18 Million, Africa Go Green Fund renews its confidence in Spiro and doubles down its financing commitment
Africa Go Green Fund, managed by Cygnum Capital, has increased its financing commitment to Spiro by $18 million, doubling AGG’s total commitment…
Art & Culture
CANEX Puts Investment at the Centre of Africa’s Creative Economy Push
CANEX WKND 2026 will bring its Deal Room to Lagos in November, connecting investment-ready African creative businesses with financiers and investors across…
Afreximbank
Afreximbank Opens $10 Million Financing Channel for Tanzania’s Export SMEs
Afreximbank has extended a $10 million facility to Azania Bank to expand working-capital and medium-term financing for eligible Tanzanian SMEs operating in…
Afreximbank
Afreximbank and ZEP-RE Target Africa’s Trade Risk and Insurance Skills Gap
Afreximbank and ZEP-RE have signed a three-year partnership linking their academies to strengthen African expertise in trade, insurance, reinsurance and risk management.
Africa
East African Trade Surges to $52.3 Billion as Exports Push Region Into Surplus
East African Community trade reached $52.3 billion in Q2 2026 as exports rose 41.3%, moving the region from a deficit a year…
Africa
Africa–China Trade Nears $274 Billion, but Africa’s Deficit Widens
Africa–China merchandise trade approached $274 billion in the first eight months of 2026, but Africa's deficit widened as Chinese exports continued to…
Automotive
Beyond Electric Cars: Africa’s EV Race Is Becoming a Battle Over Batteries, Manufacturing and Value Chains
As Africa’s electric-mobility market expands, attention is shifting from vehicle imports to batteries, manufacturing, charging infrastructure and the wider question of how…
Business
DR Congo Moves to Accelerate US Critical Minerals Partnership
The Democratic Republic of Congo is strengthening coordination around its strategic minerals partnership with the United States as it seeks to convert…