United Capital has launched Amanah Trust to offer Sharia-compliant asset management, inheritance planning and charitable giving services to Muslim clients. Nigeria’s Islamic finance industry held 5.77 ...
Niger’s trade surplus climbed to $214.1 million in the second quarter of 2026 from $145.3 million three months earlier. Goods exports rose 15.3% to $761 million, supported by higher crude oil ...
Direct insurers settled TND1,202 million ($407 million) in claims in the first half, up 15.6%. Life benefits accounted for 44% of the increase, while health represented 45% of the rise in non-life ...
Ghana repatriated 1,964 citizens from South Africa between May and September 2026 at a cost of nearly 49.72 million cedis ($4.36 million). The emergency operation was not included in the state budget, ...
The five managed African mines sold 826,000 ounces in the first half of 2026, 8% fewer than a year earlier, yet gold income rose 39% to $3.85 billion. AngloGold's own decomposition puts the price ...
Discretionary capital at the parent company fell by half to $188 million in six months. All but $6 million is already committed: $121 million to fund the group's new bank and $61 million for share ...
FEDA, Afreximbank's investment arm, now counts 24 members after Senegal and Liberia joined and Angola and Zimbabwe ratified the founding agreement, in an announcement made on September 7, 2026. The ...
Dakar, Diamniadio and Saly — but the flame will tour the entire country for more than six weeks, from September 14 to October 30. The 'Pass the Energy' tour will cover more than 30 stops, including 14 ...
Algeria plans to extend telecom coverage to 3,000 communities with fewer than 2,000 residents, with the rollout fully financed through the universal service mechanism. The program targets rural and ...
Nigeria’s trade surplus rose 101.32% year on year in the second quarter of 2026 to 12.60 trillion naira ($9.5 billion), according to the National Bureau of Statistics. Exports rose 18.77% from a year ...
Sipef is expanding its banana business in Côte d’Ivoire with the acquisition of Tiabam, a 450-hectare plantation producing 12,000 to 14,000 tons a year. The plantation’s proximity to Sipef’s Akoudjé ...
Proparco has committed $15 million to Capitalworks Private Equity Fund IV, which targets established mid-sized companies in South Africa. Capitalworks IV aims to raise $350 million and could invest in ...