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Communities and civil society across Africa protest against TotalEnergies
In South Africa, hundreds marched from Standard Bank’s headquarters to TotalEnergies’ offices in Johannesburg.
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Jobs and livelihoods central to resilience in Africa – ILO
ILO Assistant Director-General, André Bogui, stressed the importance of placing decent work at the centre of resilience ...
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Japan Credit Rating Agency affirms Afreximbank’s A-/Stable rating
The rating agency stated that it expects Afreximbank’s rating to remain stable over the next 12 to 18 months, despite ...
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Adesina calls for rule of law in Africa
He draws a link between judicial independence, sound public finance, and sustainable economic growth.
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AFC backs Itana’s $100 million digital economic zone project
One of Nigeria’s foremost tech investors, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, General Partner at Future Africa, is an investor in Itana.
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Flutterwave acquires license for digital payment services in Senegal
Senegal represents a significant portion of the 28% of adults using mobile money in Sub-Saharan Africa, driving the growth of ...
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NDIC pledges support towards financial system stability
Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, expresses optimism about deepening collaboration between the CBN and NDIC ...
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FIRS onboards MTN Nigeria on new e-invoicing platform, others to follow
The system is being rolled out in phases, beginning with large taxpayers and with those in the medium and emerging groups to ...
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Equatorial Guinea mandates Afreximbank as advisor on $4.5bn LNG project
The project is expected to receive 360 million standard cubic feet per day of feed gas and to produce approximately 7,055 tons ...
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Dangote retires as chairman of Dangote Cement
Emmanuel Ikazoboh, former group chairman of Ecobank Transnational Inc., will fill the role vacated by Dangote, whose daughter, ...
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Uganda launches NDC 3.0 development process
Quality NDCs will foster credibility and transparency in raising ambition on climate finance and other means of implementation, ...
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Sun King raises $156 million to provide solar for over a million Kenyans
Sun King said the deal builds on its $130 million securitisation completed in 2023.
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Gita Gopinath leaves IMF to return to Harvard
Ms. Gopinath joined the IMF in January 2019 as Chief Economist – the first woman in the position – and was promoted ...
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UK borrowing blow makes tax hikes ‘inevitable’ – Nigel Green
"The UK is headed toward a fiscal squeeze, and the Chancellor has limited room to manoeuvre," Green sounds the alarm.
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Open Society announces fellowships for four Nigerian public intellectuals
The Open Society Fellowship will support critical thinkers in seven cities across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle ...
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Nigeria’s GDP climbs to $243 billion after rebasing
According to the official statistics agency, this revision represents a 41.7% increase in nominal estimates compared to a 59.7% ...
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Renewable energy boom highlights growing regional divide
Over 70% of renewable energy capacity growth occurred in Asia, while other regions, particularly Africa, lagged behind, ...
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IMF commends reform at Federal Inland Revenue Service
FIRS said the IMF has been a critical stakeholder in its journey towards tax system reforms targeted at improving domestic ...
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Global foreign direct investment falls for second consecutive year – UNCTAD
“Too many economies are being left behind not for a lack of potential – but because the system still sends capital ...
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Global carbon pricing mobilises over $100 billion for public budgets
Over half of this revenue generated for public budgets was earmarked for environment, infrastructure, and development projects.
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Allianz identifies wildfires as a growing global threat
The report says the rapid spread of wildfires poses substantial risks across various sectors and regions around the globe.