Africa

Pan-African business news covering all 54 nations. Continental trade, AfCFTA developments, multi-country investment, and business intelligence spanning the entire African continent.

Zimbabwe Caps Municipal Business Fees to Cut Costs

Zimbabwe has gazetted Model Fees By-Laws capping most business licences at US$500 per year and cutting hotel compliance fees by…

Nigeria’s Net FX Reserves Jump 772% in Two Years

CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso disclosed that Nigeria's net foreign exchange reserves surged 772% from $3.99 billion at end-2023 to $34.80…

South Africa’s Data Hosting Shift Turns Compliance Into Strategy

South Africa's tightening data governance framework, led by POPIA and the National Cloud and Data Policy, is pushing businesses from…

Kenya Secures Fuel Supply as Hormuz Crisis Deepens

Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi says Kenya has petroleum stocks and contracted imports secured through April 2026, but warns pump prices…

Sweden just made its skilled worker visa twice as valuable

Sweden will double the validity of its EU Blue Card from two years to four…

Kenya ships first 54 containers to China, targets $4bn deficit

Kenya has flagged off its first shipment of exports to China under the new zero-tariff…

African women hold 1% of global justice power

The inaugural Global Justice 50/50 report has found that women from low-income countries hold just…

TEF turns $100m into $4.2bn across 24,000 businesses

The Tony Elumelu Foundation has disbursed over $100 million in non-refundable seed capital to more…