Amplifying African Narratives
By Towncrier Editorial Desk The African Development Bank has priced a $2.5 billion US-dollar global benchmark bond, attracting orders of approximately $4.8…
Nigeria’s pension industry plans an initial $250 million infrastructure investment programme over ten years, sharpening the debate over how domestic institutional capital…
Kenya’s National Infrastructure Fund has begun deploying its KSh340 billion seed capital through domestic government bonds, opening a wider debate over how…
The African Development Bank is preparing a new initiative to help African governments strengthen data, transparency and preparation for sovereign credit ratings…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has opened a N2.15 trillion public offer, putting one of Africa’s largest industrial assets before public investors and testing…
The approved Dangote Refinery share offer is more than a major Nigerian IPO. It is a test of whether African capital markets…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery is targeting an October 2026 Nigerian listing that could raise about $5 billion, according to Reuters.
A reported plan to list Airtel Money in London at about $10 billion would test global investor appetite for African mobile-finance infrastructure.
The African Union’s debt-sustainability agenda reflects a central policy challenge for the continent: how to finance development without allowing debt-service pressures to…
African governments are beginning to regain investor attention, but the next phase will test whether reform credibility can survive debt pressure, political…