Currencies, capital markets, and the prices that move African economies.
Africa's agribusiness market is tracking toward $1.25 trillion. When analysts project multi-trillion-dollar valuations for the sector, a sharp question demands an answer. Why is the diaspora hesitating to claim their stake in the most lucrative growth market on earth?
America just crossed a staggering financial milestone by topping forty trillion dollars in national debt, raising an urgent question. How can the global financial system lecture African economies on fiscal discipline when the wealthiest superpower on earth runs on endless borrowing?
The US Senate voted to extend duty-free access for over 1,800 African products until 2028. While the decision protects hundreds of thousands of local jobs, economists are raising an uncomfortable question: Has the 26-year-old trade deal advanced or trapped Africa?
Local Ugandan firms win 86% of all oil contracts, but foreign companies walk away with nearly 80% of the money. With first crude exports slated for October 2026, the real money isn't in the ground, it's in financing the local supply chain.
Guinea became the first ECOWAS nation to officially walk away from the eco currency, revealing how deep-seated foreign influence and internal divisions continue to sabotage African financial unity.
The IMF approved $371 million for Ghana to end its three-year bailout, a court has ordered Cameroon to pay $616 million to Sundance Resources, and Zimbabwe has opened a $400 million lithium sulphate processing plant. Ten stories from across Africa for Tuesday, 28 July 2026.
West Africa's leaders keep the eco currency on course for 2027, a watchdog says a Canadian miner bankrolled Zambia's president, Washington weighs strikes in Mali, and Ebola passes 1,000 deaths. Ten stories from across Africa for Thursday, July 23, 2026.
Egypt puts its military-built economy under Sisi's direct control, Dangote prices Nigerian fuel in dollars, the RSF answers the US peace plan, and DRC's Ebola outbreak reaches Europe. Ten stories from across Africa for July 16, 2026.
The Kinshasa Declaration priced the shortfall. A $500m World Bank package is funding the first customers. Here's who gets paid.
Subscriber growth is no longer the key revenue driver for telecoms in Ethiopia. Mobile data is. Over 35 million voice-only users, a 15,000-tower deficit, and a regulator forcing infrastructure sharing, signal clear entry points.
Uganda cybersecurity is no longer a box-ticking exercise, so who captures the upside? As mobile money surges and internet banking users retreat over cyber fears, managed security, fraud analytics and mobile endpoint protection are the market to watch.
Uganda exported 8.78 million bags of coffee worth $2.38 billion in the year to April 2026. But the next chapter isn't about growing more beans — it's about roasting, branding, and processing at origin. Here's where the value, and the investable opportunities, now sit.
With 21.5% electrification and over 1,500 MW of unmet mining demand, DRC power investment is moving to mini-grids, provincial hydro and captive solar. A single-permit regime and a $37 billion Compact funding are redrawing where bankable returns sit.
Who is winning Kenya's fixed broadband race? Safaricom leads a market growing more than 40% a year, but challengers like Ahadi and Vilcom are taking a rising share of new growth. We break down the regulator's data on where durable value sits for investors.
Uganda's oil investment hit $1.96 billion in 2023 and oil projects now drive most FDI. As first oil nears in 2026, the real returns sit in logistics, insurance and supplier finance, not the crude. Here is where the money flows in the EACOP era.
Half of Kenya's banks already use AI — for credit, fraud and compliance, not chatbots. Here's why banking is the country's first scaled AI buyer, and why the next winners will sell governance, clean data and compute rather than flashy models.
