African Capital Must Lead Before Foreign Investment Will Follow
Nigerian industrialist and Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, made a confession at the International Finance Corporation's Washington headquarters that deserved...
African Governments Adopt Declaration Calling for Urgent Action on Sustainable Development
ADDIS ABABA African governments, experts and civil society have adopted the Addis Ababa Declaration on Turning the Tide, calling for...
Benin Finance Minister Wadagni Wins Presidency in Landslide
Romuald Wadagni, the technocrat who spent a decade reshaping Benin’s public finances, has won the country’s presidential election after securing...
Ethiopia Overhauls Visa Framework to Attract Long-Term Investors
Ethiopia has enacted a sweeping overhaul of its visa framework, introducing long-term investment visas and a new category of multiple-entry...
West Africa Takes a New Approach to Tax Reform
A $5.52 million grant agreement signed in early March between the West African Tax Administration Forum (WATAF) and the African...
Africa, Latin America Seek Stronger Trade Ties at WTO Meeting
African and Latin American leaders are seeking to deepen trade and economic ties, highlighting untapped potential between the two regions...
Okonjo-Iweala Urges Stronger Partnerships as WTO Launches Trade Support Program
World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Thursday called for stronger global partnerships as a new phase of a trade...
Women Entrepreneurs Receive First Grants as Global Trade Initiative Marks a Decade
A global fund supporting women exporters began releasing its first round of grants this week as trade officials and business...
CAF Strips Senegal of AFCON Title; Declares Morocco Champion
The Confederation of African Football said Tuesday that Morocco have been declared winners of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations...
Training Expands Poultry Support Network in Zambia
A new round of field training in Zambia is strengthening the frontline workforce supporting small-scale poultry farmers as agricultural programs...
Mindset Shift Could Unlock Africa’s Development Financing Potential
Policy experts say stronger institutions, productive debt and a shift in mindset can help countries mobilize domestic resources to finance...
Kenya Approves First Locally Domiciled Exchange Traded Fund
Capital Markets Authority clears WSA Banking Index fund, expected to list in the fourth quarter of 2026, giving investors broad...
Kagame Urges African Countries to Take Active Role in Shaping AI Future
Rwanda President Paul Kagame says Africa has the talent to help shape artificial intelligence and must not accept lagging behind...
Ghana’s Bad-Loan Problem is Becoming a Financial-Stability Story
Banks are repairing their balance sheets as the economy recovers, but an 18% nonperforming-loan ratio remains a threat to credit...