South Africa targets $607 billion investment surge with biggest finance reform in decades
The government has proposed a sweeping overhaul of capital flow regulations, aiming to attract trillions of rand in fresh investment, strengthen Johannesburg’s role as Africa’s top financial centre and make it easier for global investors to deploy money into the continent’s most advanced economy
Dangote’s East Africa Refinery Attracts $100m Investment Interest – MSME A
Tanzania’s richest businessman, Mohammed Dewji, has expressed interest in investing $100 million in Aliko Dangote’s proposed $17 billion refinery in East Africa, highlighting growing investor confidence in the ambitious energy project
Satrix expands further into Africa – CNBC Africa
Satrix expands further into Africa Satrix is seeing opportunity outside of South Africa, and expanding its offering to Botswana. Having established itself as a leader in the index-tracking market in South Africa; the company has gone live with secondary listings of three JSE listed Exchange Traded Funds, on the Botswana Stock Exchange. Joining CNBC Africa…
SA still king, but East Africa is becoming Africa’s banking heartbeat
While South Africa remains the mainstay of the banking sector in Africa, jurisdictions such as Kenya and Tanzania, located in the fastest-growing East Africamarket, are fast catching up, a region in which domestic majors have this year made nearly R18bn in new investments to expand
How the US has overtaken China’s investments in Africa
You probably don’t give much thought to the device that you’re reading this article on, as long as it looks good and keeps working
Africa Forward Summit: How Nigeria and France are Building a New Business Bridge – THISDAYLIVE
The 10th France-Nigeria Business Council, held on the sidelines of the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi recently, underscored the growing economic partnership between Nigeria and France as Paris expands its engagement beyond its traditional Francophone allies. With bilateral trade reaching $4.7 billion in 2025 and Nigeria remaining the largest destination for French investment in sub-Saharan Africa,…
Why South Africa is deepening ties with India as race for AI and investment heats up
The renewed push came during high-level talks in New Delhi between South African Deputy President Paul Mashatile and India’s External Affairs Minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, in what officials described as a significant step toward strengthening one of the Global South’s most important strategic partnerships
‘No signs’ South Africa xenophobic violence letting up, Nigeria says
‘No signs’ South Africa xenophobic violence letting up, Nigeria says NigeriaMON, 06 JUL 2026 South Africa has seen protests against undocumented immigrants. By RODGER BOSCH (AFP/File)
West Africa economic outlook 2025
The first ten months of 2025 have been quite eventful: The new US tariff policy has created ripples in global markets, raising risks such as potential government revenue shortfalls, capital flight, and a possible rise in global inflation from supply chain disruptions
AFD Group at the Africa Forward Summit
The Africa Forward summit marks a major milestone in relations between France and the African continent, nearly ten years after the French president’s speech in Ouagadougou. It is the first summit of its kind to be hosted and co-chaired with an English-speaking country