World Bank Backs Kenya With Fresh $750 Million Budget Support
The World Bank has approved a $750 million budget support package for Kenya alongside a sustainability-linked financing facility designed to […]
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Ghana to Buy 30% of Miners’ Gold Output in Reserve-Building Push
Ghana will purchase 30% of gold produced by large-scale mining companies from July 1, 2026, as the country seeks to […]
African Banks Target Kenya Market but Face Fierce Local Rivals
African banks including Egypt’s Commercial International Bank (CIB), Nigeria’s Access Bank and South Africa’s Nedbank are expanding into Kenya’s lucrative […]
Nigeria SEC Moves to Stop Unapproved Dangote Refinery IPO Promotions
Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered an immediate halt to all marketing and promotional activities related to the […]
Ericsson, Yas Tanzania Deploy Africa’s First AIR 3285 Radio Network to Boost 4G Capacity
Ericsson and Yas Tanzania have deployed the first commercial installation in Africa of Ericsson’s AIR 3285 radio, a move aimed […]
OPINION: Banks Must Back Africa’s SMEs to Unlock AfCFTA’s Promise
Africa’s free trade ambitions will not be achieved through agreements signed in conference rooms alone. They will be built by […]
Kenyan Banks Hit Record 42.5% of Nse Market Value to Top $12 Billion
The listing of Family Bank Limited this week added about $288 million to the banking sector’s market value. The lender […]
Ghana Set to Begin Buying 30 Percent of Large Miners Gold Output
Ghana will begin purchasing 30% of gold produced by large-scale mining companies from July 1, marking a major shift in […]
Africa CDC Raises Ebola Funding Need to $14 Billion
Africa’s top public health agency has increased the estimated funding required to contain the continent’s Ebola outbreak to $1.4 billion, […]
StandChart Wants to Sell Its Ghana Retail Banking Business
Standard Chartered Plc is exploring the sale of its Wealth & Retail Banking (WRB) business in Ghana, as the lender […]
Morocco Confident of Deal with Europe on Diaspora Banking Rules
Morocco’s central bank governor Abdellatif Jouahri says he is confident the country will reach a positive outcome in talks with […]
Interview: Blockchain Contributed 5.3% of Africa’s Venture Funding in 2025. Why Are Investors Betting on the Continent?
In this interview with Impact Newswire, Jarryd Kennedy, CV VC Head of Investments Africa, discusses the fifth edition of the […]
Belgium And A US Startup Are Fighting Over DRC’s Mining Data
A dispute over access to decades-old geological records that could help unlock the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral wealth has […]
Guinea Has Banned the Export of Raw Gold
Guinea has banned exports of unrefined gold as the West African nation seeks to increase domestic processing and capture more […]
Amazon Selects 9 African Organizations for Global Cloud Social Impact Accelerator
Nine companies from Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, Cameroon and South Africa, will join the fourth Amazon Web Services (AWS)’s Social […]
Central Bank of Mozambique Calls for AI Regulation
Mozambique’s central bank governor Rogério Zandamela has warned that the rapid integration of AI into banking systems and decision-making processes […]
Ebola Fears Continue to Grow as Deaths Rise in Congo Camp
A surge in deaths at a camp for displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is raising fresh concerns […]
Kenya Nears US Critical Minerals Partnership
Kenya is edging closer to a landmark critical minerals agreement with the United States, with President William Ruto pushing for […]
Kenya’s Treasury Stole $12 Million From Poverty Eradication Un Project
Kenya’s anti-graft agency alleges more than $12 million was siphoned from the UN-backed Rural Outreach of Financial Innovations and Technologies […]
The Scramble for Cobalt and Lithium Is Redrawing Africa’s Environmental Map
A continent-wide analysis of 16,627 mines across sub-Saharan Africa between 2001 and 2020 finds that mining has cleared about 187,000 hectares […]
Ebola Patients In The DRC Are Fleeing Treatment Centres in Search of Food
Ebola patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo are fleeing treatment and isolation centres in search of food, highlighting how […]
Opinion: What a Kenyan Refugee Camp Taught Me About Displacement and Myself
The first thing that strikes you about Kakuma is the heat. It arrives bright and early in the morning, whether […]
Kenya Secures New Financing Arrangement For Airport Expansion
Kenya has appointed two of Africa’s leading development finance institutions to arrange funding for a major expansion of Nairobi’s Jomo […]
President Ruto Meeting with Sam Altman Highlights Growing AI Ambitions in Africa
Kenyan President William Ruto’s meeting with OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman on the sidelines of the G7 Summit has drawn […]