MTN Group President and CEO Ralph Mupita has called for the modernisation and harmonisation of regulatory frameworks across Africa as well as the collective effort of all stakeholders to ensure that the continent can deliver universal broadband coverage by 2030.

Apparel Group aims to significantly expand Steve Madden’s footprint in the GCC, Africa, Türkiye, CIS countries and South Asia.

Phatisa takes a significant minority stake in The Manipal Group Company – MHL International Holdings Limited – a leading printing & packaging provider, particularly into the food & beverage sector

The African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) initiative has reached a landmark $1 billion in approved funding designated for lending to African women entrepreneurs.

Création en Côte d’Ivoire de Dalia Hospitality, premier fonds d’investissement dédié au secteur du tourisme en Afrique et en Europe.

Le Fonds Souverain d’Investissements Stratégiques (FONSIS) et l'institut Mondial pour la croissance verte (GGGI) ont conclu un Protocole d’accord autour d’un programme d’entreprenariat vert « accroitre l’investissement et l’accès à la finance climatique au Sénégal ».

Justrite company provides everyday essentials, such as groceries, confectionaries, and clothing to consumers in largely underserved neighborhoods.

Le Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement prévoit d’investir dix milliards de dollars au cours des cinq prochaines années pour aider l’Afrique à éradiquer la faim et devenir le principal fournisseur de denrées alimentaires pour elle-même et pour le reste du monde.

Kasada, plateforme indépendante de private equity immobilier dédiée à l’hôtellerie en Afrique subsaharienne et leader sur son segment, a annoncé l'acquisition de l'un des complexes hôteliers les plus en vue du Sénégal : le Lamantin Beach Resort & Spa.

Ce nouveau complexe constituera un nouveau centre urbain et un pôle d’attraction local avec un impact significatif sur le dynamisme de ce quartier en plein développement.

Le Ministre Mamadou Touré lance officiellement l’initiative "startup boost capital" dotée de 1 milliard de FCFA.

African Guarantee Fund (AGF) has partnered with Frankfurt-based bettervest, a crowdfunding platform, to increase financing of sustainable SME projects in Africa.

La BOAD et EDC sont fières d’annoncer le succès de leur mandat de co-arrangement d’un financement de 70,1 milliards FCFA en faveur de l’Etat de Côte d’Ivoire dans le cadre de la mise en place de la plateforme unifiée et ouverte de Vidéo-Protection Urbaine (VPU) en Côte d’Ivoire.

Patience Mutesi will be the new Managing Director of BPR Bank Rwanda, a subsidiary of KCB Group, replacing George Odhiambo, who was assigned new duties in KCB Group.

In another significant move towards championing sustainable investing in Africa, Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has announced the listing of Africa Infra Plus Fund (AIPF I), a 20.5bn closed-end infrastructure fund, on the Exchange commemorated with a Closing Gong Ceremony.

Innovation is a crucial driver of economic development in Ghana, and over the past few years, adopting disruptive technologies has accelerated rapidly.

With the economic and political uncertainty that so many Nigerians are feeling about the upcoming elections, many affluent businesspeople are considering whether to continue investing their hard-earned money further in the country or invest elsewhere.

Banks are responding by including new customer experiences, upgrading their core banking systems, introducing cloud solutions, and implementing other new technology platform solutions while managing employee change fatigue.

As Africa’s mobile money revolution continues apace, the continent’s banks are keen to expedite the digitalisation of their services as they seek to become key players in the rapidly evolving, internet-based financial services market.

Thus far, 2022 has been a challenging time for investors. Geopolitical tension, central banks globally aggressively hiking rates to curb multi-decade high inflation, and a lacklustre global growth outlook.

A combination of rapidly evolving technology and the restrictions imposed by the COVID -19 pandemic has resulted in nothing short of a revolution in the online money transfer sector.

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a continental treaty that seeks to, among other things, eliminate tariff and non-tariff barriers that have hindered intracontinental trade and the movement of people and goods for centuries on the continent.

2,5 milliards de personnes,plus de la moitié des adultes actifs dans le monde sont exclues des services financiers. Ce phénomène est particulièrement marqué chez les populations à faible revenu des économies émergentes et en développement, où environ 80 % des pauvres sont exclus.

2.5 billion - more than half of the world’s working adults- are excluded from financial services. This is most acute among low-income populations in emerging and developing economies, where approximately 80% of poor people are excluded.

Investment strategies that are built on specific ethical factors are not new. The principles underpinning environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investment predate the 1960s.

When South Africa became the first country in the world to launch Authenticated Collections (Debicheck), replacing EDO (AEDO & NAEDO) with DebiCheck in 2021, consumers and merchants breathed a collective sigh of relief.

Fintechs that are innovating, operating and growing throughout Africa have moved on from the broad academic concept of financial inclusion to the practical onboarding and walking hand in hand with underserved people along a financial journey.

While the quality of African sovereigns hasn’t declined, risk appetite amongst typical bond investors certainly has and this has pushed pricing up to prohibitively high levels.

Louis Ojong is the CEO of King Investment Group, a company that operates in Financial Services, Software Technology and Education/Training. Louis sheds more light on King Investment Group in contribution of African knowledge economy.

As mobile penetration continues apace in Africa, the continent is ready to take the next steps toward cross-border solutions that are cheaper, faster, more secure than ever before.