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 »

Kenya: Sun King Launches New Solar System for Homes and Small Businesses

Sun King has launched the HomePlus Max solar home system in Kenya, adding a higher-capacity product to its off-grid energy lineup. Read more »

Egypt: Egypt's NowPay Enters Saudi Arabia in $20m Joint Venture

NowPay is expanding into Saudi Arabia through NowAccess, a joint venture with Tas'heel, the consumer finance unit of United International Holding Company. Read more »

Nigeria: Paypal Returns to Nigeria Through Paga After Two Decades

PayPal is partnering with Nigerian fintech Paga to allow Nigerians receive international payments, settle funds in naira, and access PayPal's global network after nearly 20 years… Read more »

Senegal: Senegalese-Born TikTok Star Khaby Lame Sells Company for $900m

Khaby Lame, the world's most-followed TikTok creator with over 160 million followers, has closed an all-stock deal valued between $900 million and $975 million with Rich Sparkle… Read more »

Kenya: Airtel Kenya Prepares Mobile Overdraft to Take On Safaricom's Fuliza

Airtel Kenya plans to launch a digital overdraft service on Airtel Money, setting up its first direct challenge to Safaricom's Fuliza, which dominates Kenya's short-term mobile… Read more »

Togo: Togo Cuts Regional Market Debt As WAEMU Borrowing Surges

Togo reduced its debt on the WAEMU public securities market in 2025, standing out in a region where most countries continued to borrow more. Read more »

South Africa: Rand Strengthens On Gold Rally Ahead of SARB Rate Decision

South Africa's rand moved closer to the 16-per-dollar level on Monday as record gold prices supported the commodity-linked currency ahead of the South African Reserve Bank's first… Read more »

Mali: Mali Takes Control of Explosives Supply Chain With China Partner

Mali has approved a move to take a 51% controlling stake in a new industrial explosives company, tightening state control over a supply chain central to mining and security. Read more »

West Africa: Russia, Burkina Faso Mull Satellite Project for Sahel Alliance

Officials from Russia and Burkina Faso have discussed cooperation on launching a Russian telecommunications satellite to serve the Alliance of Sahel States, extending Moscow's… Read more »

South Africa: Germany Weighs €720m in New Climate Loans for South Africa

Germany is in talks with South Africa over an additional €720 million in concessional climate financing under the Just Energy Transition Partnership, according to Rainer… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Fx Reserves Hit Eight-Year High Above $46b

Nigeria's external reserves have climbed above US$46 billion, reaching their highest level in about eight years and strengthening the country's buffer against external shocks. Read more »

Africa: Africa Investment Report Shows Uneven Recovery After Market Reset

African companies disclosed US$3.8 billion in funding in 2025, with deal volume up 32% and the number of announced transactions rising 8% from a year earlier, according to Briter's… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal's Afcon Win Lifts Mood As Debt Talks Loom

Senegal's football team beat hosts Morocco in a dramatic Africa Cup of Nations final over the weekend, triggering street celebrations across Dakar and other cities. Read more »

Africa: African Tech Funding Rises to $4.1b in 2025 As Debt Takes Larger Role

African tech startups raised US$4.1 billion in 2025, up 25% from a year earlier, marking the strongest funding year since 2022, according to Partech's annual Africa Tech Venture… Read more »

West Africa: Waemu Set to Launch New Trading Platform for T-Bills, Bonds

UMOA-Titres plans to launch a new quotation and trading platform for treasury bills and bonds to deepen the secondary market for public securities across the WAEMU region on… Read more »

East Africa: Uganda's Museveni Claims Landslide Win As Opposition Rejects Results

Yoweri Museveni said opposition groups were "terrorists" who sought to overturn Uganda's election through violence, after official results showed him winning a seventh term with… Read more »

West Africa: Waemu Social Bond Accessed On Daba Lists in Luxembourg

A social bond issued by CRRH-UEMOA and accessed by investors through Daba has been listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, while continuing to trade on the BRVM. Read more »

West Africa: Nigeria Hikes Capital Requirements for Capital Market Operators

Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission has raised minimum capital requirements for firms operating in the capital market, tightening rules across brokerage, fund management,… Read more »

Nigeria: Max Raises $24m to Scale Electric Mobility After Nigeria Profitability

Metro Africa Xpress, known as MAX, has raised $24 million in a mix of equity and debt as it scales electric mobility financing across West and Central Africa after reaching… Read more »

Nigeria: Paystack Enters Nigerian Banking With Microfinance Acquisition

Paystack, the Nigerian fintech owned by Stripe, has moved into banking with the acquisition of Ladder Microfinance Bank, giving it the ability to hold deposits and lend after a… Read more »

Kenya: UK-Kenya Tech Hub Backs New Initiative to Boost Early-Stage Capital

UK-Kenya Tech Hub has partnered with Viktoria Ventures and local ecosystem players to launch Startup 360 Connect, an initiative aimed at strengthening Kenya's early-stage… Read more »