The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) has huge potential to move Africa to dizzy heights of development on the platform of the African Union’s Agenda 2063, says Nigeria’s Industry, Trade and…
Nigeria is is set to host the 2018 edition of Africa Trade Forum from 2-3 November, 2018.
Clickatell promotes Financial Inclusion in Nigeria by enabling FirstBank to launch Chat Banking on WhatsApp.
The African Development Bank has approved a $50 million line of credit to Nigeria’s Fidelity Bank Plc to support small and medium sized, and women-owned enterprises in selected transformative sectors, including close…
As it continues to grow its presence in Africa by introducing new brands and entering new countries, Hilton announced it is on track to more than double in size in the next…
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) of the United States government on Thursday approved $895 million in financing and political risk insurance across seven projects that will advance development in Africa, Asia…
The Republic of Mauritius became the 30th shareholder of Africa50, the pan-African investment platform.
The Africa Union Commission (AUC) urges international development partners of the continent to finance its Greet Green Wall program, which aims to restore one billion hectares of African forest by 2063 with…
In Nigeria, a country of nearly 200 million people, 61% of the adult population is underbanked. Fintech companies like Paylater represent a tremendous opportunity to get formal banking services in the hands…
Experts from Ethiopia, Egypt, Nigeria, Zambia and Côte d’Ivoire along with public, private and civil society representatives discuss the technical, commercial, regulatory and financial issues in Africa’s fast-growing Energy market.
After taking office three months ago, the new Prime Minister of Ethiopia Dr. Abiy Ahmed has repeatedly stated that his administration is investigating and working to repatriate the wealth of the nation…
Electricity Regulatory Index for Africa (ERI), new report by the African Development Bank measures the level of development of regulatory frameworks in 15 African countries. The report identifies areas in which improvement…
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to West Africa fell by 11% to $11.3 billion in 2017 as compared to the previous year, according to World Investment Report 2018 released today.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows to Africa slumped to $42 billion in 2017, a 21% decline from 2016, says World Investment Report 2018.