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African Finance Summit: Challenges and opportunities for a booming sector
The African financial world has grown considerably in recent years but not without facing some…
Microfinance is menace, not saviour for Africa’s poor: Milford Bateman
By David Whitehouse/The Africa Report Collective savings and credit mechanisms have been overlooked due to Western ideological preference for individualistic models. Digital channels are aggravating rather than reducing the…
Kenya: currency overvalued, says central bank governor
Kenya's currency, the shilling, which is trading at a historically low rate, has been overvalued…
From African Business: How Africa’s cotton markets could help to boost continental growth
OPINION BY: Sunday Odojo, Fousseini Traore, and Chahir Zaki Africa’s reputation as a resource-rich powerhouse…
What’s in store for China-Africa relations in 2024?
With the ninth Forum on China–Africa Cooperation due to place in Beijing and many opportunities…
Burkina: at least 70 dead, including children, in a massacre in early November
At least 70 people, mostly children and the elderly died in massacres in north-central Burkina…
“EU considers mission to observe presidential election”
With Senegal's presidential election fast approaching, Dakar has asked the
Kenya’s phone plant production might be tripled, says Safaricom’s Peter Ndegwa
By Herald Aloo/The Africa Report Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa says subsidies and tax collection make a…
Nigeria: Court grants bail to former Central Bank governor Godwin Emefiele
Godwin Emefiele, the fo****rmer Governor of Nigeria's apex bank Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has regained…
After seven months of war, Sudan faces risk of collapse
Seven months of war between rival generals in Sudan have resulted in thousands of deaths,…
“UN ponders future of its African peace operations”
The United Nations is mulling its next operational steps in Africa. Several ideas are due…
Google, Tesla, Apple: Blow for activists as US court dismisses child labour cases
The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit refused to hold Alphabet (Google),…
Ghana’s Akufo-Addo wants Africa’s stash of cash brought back home from abroad
“Reserves” do not usually include less liquid national assets overseas, such as diplomatic holdings of…
UNECA’s Claver Gatete: “We need to focus on a practical, collaborative and regional approach”
The role of financial institutions is critical. Our traditional institutions, such as the World Bank,…
Africa’s Eurobonds market roars back to life
The Covid-19 pandemic, the conflict in Ukraine, and the surge in global interest rates have…
Invest in African movies or miss out on the film market of the future
Opinion by Sarudzayi Marufu/African Business Filmmakers in Africa are used to going it alone. Long…
To shape Africa’s future, ramp up investments in youth education and leadership
Youth leadership is also the key to tackling the challenges to multilateralism, which underpins democracy,…
Africa’s debt crisis needs a bold new approach: expert outlines a way forward
Total external debts as a share of Africa’s export earnings increased from 74.5% in 2010…
Wagner Group is now Africa Corps. What this means for Russia’s operations on the continent
In Libya and Mali, Russia is unlikely to yield ground due to enduring geopolitical objectives.…
The AfCFTA is a Silver Bullet Against Africa’s Skulking Poverty
Import substitution had as much success as structural adjustment policies (SAPs) in attracting FDI, growing…
How Africa can attract tech investment beyond the “Big Four
Kenya, Egypt, South Africa and Nigeria continue to lead for VC investment, but there is…
The AfCFTA is a Bona Fide Game Changer
A fully implemented AfCFTA shall take on the existential priorities of a stable global order…
From African Business ~ World Bank: Developing countries on path to debt crisis and lost decade
Only quick and coordinated action by debtor governments, private and official creditors, and multilateral financial…
From African Business ~ Ethiopia could become latest African country to default after missing bond payment
By Harry Clynch/African Business Markets now expect Ethiopia to join Zambia and Ghana as Africa’s…
From African Business ~ China announces plans to boost renminbi use in Southern Africa
In a visit to Zambia, the vice-president of the Bank of China, Lin Jingzhen, announced…
From African Business ~ The coming year for African banks
Operating conditions for most African banks are likely to be similar in 2024, but there…
