South Africa: South Africa Holds Rates At 10.25% As Oil Shock Lifts Inflation Risks

The South African Reserve Bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 10.25%, citing rising inflation risks linked to global oil prices and geopolitical tensions. Read more »

Niger: Boa Niger Suspends Dividend After Profit Collapse in 2025

Bank of Africa Niger (BRVM: BOAN) will not pay a dividend for the 2025 financial year after a sharp decline in earnings, marking a break from several years of regular… Read more »

Mali: Bank of Africa Mali Profit Rises 21 Percent On Reduced Bad Loans

Bank of Africa Mali (BRVM: BOAM) Sposted a 21% rise in net profit for the year ended December 31, 2025, a result that cuts against the grain for a bank operating in one of the… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Unit of BOA Profit Falls On Rising Risk Costs

Bank of Africa Burkina Faso (BRVM: BOABF) posted a 14% drop in annual net profit for the year ended December 31, 2025, as the bank nearly doubled the money it set aside to cover… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Palmci Revenue Rises but Profit Slips As Input Costs Bite

PALMCI, the Abidjan-based palm oil producer listed on the BRVM, grew revenue by nearly 15% in fiscal 2025 to XOF 197.6bn ($347.1M), driven by stronger sales of manufactured… Read more »

Egypt: Qualiphi Acquires Career Club to Expand Ai Career Platform Across Mena

Qualiphi has acquired Career Club in a six-figure deal completed in the second half of 2025, as it expands AI-powered career services across Egypt and the Gulf. Read more »

Africa: Dangote Refinery Sells Fuel Across Africa After Reaching Full Capacity

Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has begun exporting fuel across Africa after reaching full production capacity, marking a shift in regional fuel supply dynamics. Read more »

Africa: Adenia Raises $180m for Fund Targeting African Mid-Market Companies

Adenia Partners reached a first close of $180 million for its Adenia Entrepreneurial Fund I, hitting its hard cap less than a year after launch. The fund is the first in a new… Read more »

South Africa: Happy Pay Raises $5m to Expand Ad-Subsidised Payments Model

South African startup Happy Pay raised $5 million in a seed round to scale its ad-subsidised payments network, a model that removes interest and fees from consumer finance. Read more »

Africa: Yassir Acquires Kawarizmi to Build Retail Media and Adtech Platform

Yassir has acquired Kawarizmi as it expands into advertising and retail media across Africa, the Middle East and Europe. Read more »

Egypt: Egyptian E-Commerce Startup Mitcha Acquired By US Firm Converted

Converted has acquired Mitcha as it expands its data-driven commerce ecosystem in emerging markets. Read more »

Africa: Moniepoint Acquires Orda to Embed Payments Into Restaurant Operations

Moniepoint has acquired Orda in a move to integrate payments directly into merchant operations and expand its business management platform. Read more »

Central Africa: BGFI Holding Raises FCFA 45bn in BVMAC IPO With Strong Retail Demand

BGFI Holding Corporation raised 45.32 billion FCFA after closing its initial public offering on the Bourse des Valeurs Mobilières de l'Afrique Centrale, according to the… Read more »

Botswana: S&P Downgrades Botswana With Negative Outlook On Diamond Weakness

S&P Global Ratings downgraded Botswana's sovereign credit rating to BBB- from BBB and assigned a negative outlook, citing prolonged weakness in global diamond demand. Read more »

Rwanda: Fitch Revises Rwanda Outlook to Stable, Affirms B+ Rating

Fitch Ratings revised the outlook on Rwanda's long-term foreign-currency sovereign rating to Stable from Negative and affirmed the rating at B+. Read more »

Kenya: ALP Reit Lists On NSE As First USD-Based Security

The Nairobi Securities Exchange listed the ALP Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust on March 11, marking the first U.S. dollar-denominated security to trade on the Kenyan… Read more »

South Africa: JSE Lists China-Focused Active Etf Under Panda Ticker

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has listed the Prescient China Balanced Feeder Actively Managed Exchange Traded Fund, trading under the ticker PANDA, marking the first actively… Read more »

Nigeria: Dangote Nears Refinery IPO in Deal That Could Reshape Nigerian Market

Dangote Group has appointed Stanbic IBTC Capital, Vetiva Capital Management and FirstCap to lead the planned initial public offering of its refinery business on the Nigerian… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Pipeline Lists On Nairobi Exchange in $823m IPO

Kenya Pipeline Company began trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange on March 10 after completing an oversubscribed initial public offering, marking Kenya's largest equity sale… Read more »

Ghana: Ghana Stock Exchange Index Surges Past 15,000 in Record Rally

The Ghana Stock Exchange Composite Index crossed 15,000 points for the first time, closing at 15,185.49 on March 10, as Ghana's equity market extended its rally. Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Launches Neway Trading App to Expand Access to Capital Market

Ethiopian Securities Exchange has launched Neway, its first web and mobile trading platform, as the country builds out infrastructure for its capital market. Read more »

Senegal: Bank of Africa Senegal Net Profit Rises 10% to 21.9b Xof in 2025

Bank of Africa Senegal, a unit of Morocco's BMCE Group, posted a net profit of 21.9 billion XOF ($38.5 million) for the year ended December 31, 2025, up 10% from 19.98 billion XOF… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Ivorian Rubber Maker Saph Posts Record $44m Net Profit in 2025

Societe Africaine de Plantations d'Heveas (SAPH), Ivory Coast's largest natural rubber producer, posted a net profit of 24.97 billion XOF ($43.8 million) for the year ended… Read more »

Africa: Morocco Awarded Afcon 2025 Title After CAF Overturns Final Result

Confederation of African Football awarded the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title to Morocco after its appeal board overturned the final result against Senegal and ruled the match a… Read more »

Central Africa: Cameroon to Launch First Census in Two Decades Next Month

Cameroon will begin its fourth General Population and Housing Census on April 24, with field operations running through May 29, marking the country's first full census since 2005. Read more »