Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) represent the economic backbone of Africa, accounting for approximately 50% of the continent’s GDP and generating an estimated 80% of jobs across the region. Yet despite their crucial role in driving employment and economic growth, African MSMEs face a persistent and debilitating challenge: severely restricted access to affordable credit. […]

Nigeria is positioning itself as a major destination for green finance and climate investment with President Bola Tinubu unveiling an ambitious $2 billion National Climate Change Fund during the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week summit on Tuesday, signaling the West African nation’s determination to drive its energy transition through innovative financing mechanisms and international partnerships. Speaking […]

The same Silicon Valley investors who transformed Anduril Industries into a $30.5 billion defense technology powerhouse are now placing significant bets on an entirely different kind of defense company—one founded by two entrepreneurs in their early twenties in Abuja, Nigeria, that designs and manufactures its autonomous systems on the African continent with predominantly African engineers. […]

As South African households grapple with the financial pressures that typically accompany the start of the year, Shoprite Group has announced a strategic partnership with PayJustNow to offer buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment options across its retail network. The move comes at a critical time when education costs, transport expenses, and routine living costs […]

Champion Breweries Plc has officially opened its N42 billion public offer to institutional and retail investors, marking a pivotal moment in the Nigerian brewer’s ambitious expansion strategy. The offering, which opened on January 8 and runs until January 21, 2026, involves the issuance of 2.625 billion ordinary shares of 50 kobo each at N16 per […]

French retail powerhouse Carrefour has entered Ethiopia’s rapidly expanding grocery market through a franchise and supply partnership with Queens Supermarket Plc, a subsidiary of Midroc Investment Group, Ethiopia’s largest and most diversified private conglomerate. The strategic collaboration marks Carrefour’s latest expansion in Africa’s second most populous nation, home to approximately 135 million people, and represents […]

African telecommunications giant Airtel Africa has significantly accelerated its share repurchase program, announcing that it has now repurchased 40.93 million shares under the first tranche of its $100 million buyback initiative. The move underscores management’s confidence in the company’s robust cash-generating capacity and balance sheet strength, even as it continues substantial investments in network expansion […]

Senegal’s international bonds have staged a notable recovery in early January 2026, with prices climbing more than 2 cents as investor optimism builds around the prospect of a new lending programme with the International Monetary Fund. The rally marks a significant turnaround for the West African nation’s debt instruments, which had plunged to record lows […]

In a transaction that underscores Africa’s growing capacity to finance its own strategic acquisitions, Heirs Energies has acquired the entire 20.07 percent equity stake previously held by French oil company Maurel & Prom S.A. in Seplat Energy Plc for approximately $500 million. The landmark deal, announced on December 31, 2025, positions the Tony Elumelu-backed firm […]

African digital infrastructure provider WIOCC Group has secured an additional $65 million in sustainability-linked debt financing from a consortium of development-focused institutions, marking the company’s third major capital raise in 2025 as it accelerates efforts to expand internet connectivity across a continent where only 38% of the population was online in 2024—far below the global […]