Kenya: Delta40 Raises $20m to Back Early-Stage African Startups

Kenya-based venture firm Delta40 has raised $20 million to expand financing for early-stage startups across Africa, with backing from the Soros Economic Development Fund and the… Read more »

South Africa: PE Fund Harith Moves to Buy South African Airline Flysafair

Harith General Partners plans to acquire FlySafair, South Africa's largest domestic airline, as the private equity firm expands its transport investments across the continent. Read more »

Kenya: Fitch Ratings Puts NCBA On Watch After Nedbank Bid

Fitch Ratings placed NCBA Group Plc and NCBA Bank Kenya Plc on Rating Watch Positive after South Africa's Nedbank Group offered to acquire a majority stake in the lender. Read more »

Africa: Canal+ Targets Africa Synergies After Multichoice Takeover

Canal+ outlined the first benefits of its acquisition of MultiChoice, pointing to Africa as the main source of cost savings and growth. Read more »

Africa: Zijin to Acquire Allied Gold for $4b As Africa Push Grows

Zijin Mining is finalizing a $4 billion all-cash acquisition of Allied Gold Corporation, tightening its grip on African gold output as prices surge. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Stocks Rally As Main Index Crosses 173,000 Points

Nigeria's All-Share Index rose 1.29% on Feb. 9, 2026, breaking above the 173,000-point level as gains in large-cap stocks lifted the market. Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Agricultural Exports Reach Record Despite Us Slump

South Africa's agricultural exports rose to a record $15.1 billion in 2025, extending a multi-year growth trend even as shipments to the US declined in the second half of the year. Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's MTN in Talks to Buy Remaining Stake in Ihs Towers

MTN Group said it is in advanced talks to acquire the 75% stake in IHS Holdings that it does not already own, a move that could value the telecom infrastructure company at about… Read more »

West Africa: BRVM Stocks Rally As Global Markets Slide On Tech and Crypto Selloff

West Africa's regional stock market, the BRVM, advanced on Thursday, diverging from losses across global equities and digital assets. Read more »

Africa: GoCab Raises $45m to Scale Mobility, Credit Platform in Africa

London-based mobility and financial services platform GoCab has raised $45 million in new financing, split between $15 million in equity and $30 million in debt, as it steps up… Read more »

West Africa: Nigeria Says Soldiers Plotted Coup, Raising Fresh Fears in West Africa

Nigeria has acknowledged for the first time that a group of soldiers plotted to overthrow President Bola Tinubu, an admission that underscores renewed concerns about military… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Sees Return to Double-Digit Growth On IMF-Backed Reforms

Ethiopia expects economic growth to exceed 10% this fiscal year for the first time in nearly a decade, as reforms supported by the International Monetary Fund ease foreign exchange… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Raises Minimum Wage Above Inflation

South Africa will raise its national minimum wage by more than the rate of inflation, exceeding expectations from businesses and analysts. Read more »

Africa: IShowspeed's Africa Tour Forces Rethink of a Global Narrative

American streamer IShowSpeed has completed a 28-day livestream tour across Africa that reached millions of viewers and shifted how global audiences engage with the continent. Read more »

South Africa: JSE Rolls Out Simplified Listing Rules to Cut Costs, Attract Issuers

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has implemented a simplified version of its Listings Requirements, completing a major overhaul of its regulatory framework aimed at making South… Read more »

Egypt: Gourmet Egypt Plans IPO On EGX Through Secondary Share Sale

Gourmet Egypt, a food producer and distributor controlled by B Investments Holding, is preparing to list on the Egyptian Exchange, according to people familiar with the… Read more »

East Africa: Nedbank Proposes Takeover of NCBA in East Africa Expansion Push

NCBA Group said it has received a strategic investment proposal from Nedbank for the acquisition of about 66% of its share capital through a tender offer. Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Looks to Raise $825m From Pipeline Company Stake Sale

The Kenyan government has launched the sale of a 65% stake in the Kenya Pipeline Company, setting up what is expected to be East Africa's largest initial public offering in… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Pfuma Fund REIT to List On VFEX With USD Retail Property Portfolio

Pfuma Fund REIT is set to list on the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange on February 4, 2026, giving investors access to Zimbabwe's retail property sector through a US… Read more »

Egypt: Egypt Launches Derivatives Market With First EGX Futures License

Financial Regulatory Authority has granted the Egyptian Exchange its first license to trade futures contracts linked to locally listed securities, marking the formal launch of… Read more »

Nigeria: Zichis Agro Joins NGX Growth Board in Bid to Improve Liquidity

Zichis Agro Allied Industries Plc began trading on the Nigerian Exchange Growth Board on January 20, 2026, joining a segment designed for growth-oriented companies seeking greater… Read more »

South Africa: JSE Lists Cartesian Balanced ETF As Active Products Gain Ground

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has listed the Cartesian EasyETFs Balanced Actively Managed ETF on its Main Board, adding to a growing range of active investment products on the… Read more »

Egypt: eYouth Expands Into Iraq With Arabic Workforce Platform

eYouth, the Egypt-founded digital learning company, has expanded into Iraq with the launch of eYouth Iraq, introducing the country's first Arabic-language online platform focused… Read more »

Egypt: Egypt's KNOT Raises $1m to Build AI Ticketing Platform

KNOT Technologies, an Egypt- and UK-based online ticketing startup, has raised US$1 million in a pre-seed funding round led by A15. Read more »

Egypt: Valu Secures $64m Credit Line From National Bank of Egypt

Valu has signed a short-term financing agreement of up to EGP3 billion, equivalent to about US$63.6 million, with National Bank of Egypt, strengthening its funding base as it… Read more »