May 03
Burkina Faso: Coris Bank Profit Up 22 Percent in Standout First-Quarter Results
Coris Bank International, the Ouagadougou-based lender listed on the BRVM, delivered a first-quarter result that stands out across the regional banking sector, with net profit… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: SMB Sees Sharp Profit Drop On Maintenance Halt, Oil Price Surge
SMB, the Abidjan bitumen refiner, saw profit fall 45% in the first quarter of 2026 to 1.49 billion FCFA ($2.7 million) from 2.71 billion FCFA ($4.9 million) a year earlier -- a… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Bernabé Swings to Loss As New Division Weighs On Earnings
Bernabé Côte d'Ivoire, the Abidjan-based industrial supplies and building materials distributor, swung to a net loss of 65.6 million FCFA ($117,200) in the first… Read more »
May 01
Togo: Togo-Based Ecobank Group Posts Record Q1 Revenue
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (BRVM: ETIT), the pan-African banking group listed in Lomé, delivered its strongest first-quarter revenue on record, with net banking… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: BICICI Posts 30 Percent Profit Jump As Deposits Surge in First Quarter
BICICI, the Abidjan-based commercial bank and local unit of BNP Paribas, delivered one of the strongest profit performances among BRVM-listed banks in the first quarter of 2026,… Read more »
Morocco: Onatel Grows Revenue but Costs Keep Profits Under Pressure
ONATEL (BRVM: ONTBF), the Burkina Faso telecom operator that trades as Moov Africa and is 61% owned by Morocco's Maroc Telecom, grew its customer base and revenue in the first… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Palm Ci Q1 Profit Drops but Company Says Backlog to Clear in H2
PALM Cote d'Ivoire (BRVM: PALC), the Abidjan-based palm oil producer, posted net profit of 1.6 billion FCFA ($2.9 million) in the first quarter of 2026, down 86% from 11.6 billion… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Saph First-Quarter Profit Collapses On Port Congestion, Weak Prices
SAPH (BRVM: SPHC), the Abidjan-based rubber processor and subsidiary of the SIFCA Group, posted net profit of 2.6 billion FCFA ($4.7 million) in the first quarter of 2026, down 78%… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Ecobank Ci Grows Q1 Revenue but Rising Risk Costs Weigh On Profit
Ecobank Côte d'Ivoire (BRVM: ECOC) started 2026 with net banking income growing 3.7% to 30.8 billion FCFA ($55.1 million), a solid top-line performance in a market where the… Read more »
Niger: BOA Niger Rebuilds After Year of Exceptional Provisions Gutted Profit
Bank of Africa Niger (BRVM: BOAN) ended 2025 with net profit of just 409 million FCFA ($731,000) -- a 92% collapse from 5 billion FCFA ($8.9 million) the year before -- not because… Read more »
April 29
Seychelles: Zimbabwe to Get First Gold ETF On Victoria Falls Exchange
First Mutual Wealth Management is preparing to list Zimbabwe's first gold exchange-traded fund on the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange, with a target launch date of May 8, 2026. Read more »
Zambia: OneSquarek Plans Listing On Lusaka Exchange Alternative Market
OneSquareK Property Development plans to list on the Alternative Market of the Lusaka Securities Exchange, according to its adviser Money Acumen Advisory. The listing remains… Read more »
Africa: Airtel Africa Plans $2b London IPO of Mobile Money Unit
Airtel Africa is preparing an initial public offering of its mobile money unit, Airtel Money, which could raise between $1.5 billion and $2 billion, according to people familiar… Read more »
South Africa: Canal+ to List On Johannesburg Exchange After Multichoice Deal
Canal+ will list on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on June 3, becoming the first French company to trade on the market. The move follows its acquisition of MultiChoice, completed… Read more »
Egypt: GIZ and Enpact Launch Venture Debt Programme in Egypt
GIZ Egypt and enpact have launched a new initiative to develop venture debt financing in Egypt, targeting both financial institutions and startup founders. Read more »
April 28
Egypt: iSchool Acquires Rubikal to Build Digital Education Platform
iSchool has acquired Rubikal to strengthen its technology capabilities and expand its artificial intelligence education platform. iSchool, founded in 2018, provides live coding… Read more »
Egypt: Egypt's Sinai.AI Raises $1.45m to Build AI-Powered Book Platform
Sinai.ai has raised $1.45 million in a pre-seed round to develop an artificial intelligence platform that transforms books into interactive formats. The round was led by KAUST… Read more »
Egypt: Egypt's A15 Records Ninth Exit With Viral Wave Sale
A15 said it has exited its investment in Viral Wave following its acquisition by PopArabia, marking the firm's ninth exit. Read more »
April 27
Senegal: Senegalese Telco Giant Sonatel to Pay Dividends May 26
Sonatel (BRVM: SNTS) will pay a dividend of 1740 FCFA per share for the 2025 financial year, according to a market notice issued on April 23. Read more »
West Africa: BVRM Main Index Rebounds As Industrial, Banking Stocks Lead Gains
The BRVM stock market ended the week higher, with the BRVM Composite Index rising 0.89% to 402.59 points. The BRVM 30 index gained 1.49% to 189.81 points, supported by renewed… Read more »
Africa: Ecobank Group Plans $500m Raise to Refinance Debt
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (BRVM: ETIT) is preparing to raise $500 million through a subordinated debt issue as it moves to refinance part of its balance sheet ahead of a… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Sode Ci Proposes 525 Fcfa Dividend Per Share After Strong Profit
Ivorian water utility and Eranove subsidiary SODE CI (BRVM: SDCC), ended 2025 with its strongest operating performance in recent years, delivering net profit of 4.66 billion FCFA… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Servair Abidjan Profit Decline Masks Resilient Operating Performance
Servair Abidjan (BRVM: ABJC), the airport catering company at Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport and a member of the gategroup network, closed 2025 with net… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: TotalEnergies Côte d'Ivoire Grows Revenue, Holds Profit Steady in Q1
TotalEnergies Marketing Côte d'Ivoire (BRVM: TTLC), the country's largest fuel retailer by network size, started 2026 in line with expectations: revenue grew, volumes were up… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Sode Ci Triples Operating Profit On Cost Cuts Despite Revenue Slip
SODE CI (BRVM: SDCC), the Abidjan water utility and Eranove Group subsidiary, delivered one of the most striking results among BRVM-listed companies in the first quarter of 2026:… Read more »
