Finance

African finance news: capital markets, FDI flows, sovereign debt, private equity deals, currency movements, and banking sector developments across the continent.

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Standard Chartered Kenya profit falls 26%

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Standard Chartered Bank Kenya posted Q1 2026 profit after tax of KSh 3.58 billion, down 26.3% year on year, as…

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I&M Group breaks Kenya banking record

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Africaspoint Editorial

I&M Group reported Q1 2026 profit after tax of KSh 5.04 billion ($39 million), up 19.4% year on year and…

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Nala raises $50m for stablecoin push

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Africaspoint Editorial

Tanzanian fintech Nala has secured up to $50 million in credit financing from Liquidity, arranged through Mars Growth Capital, a…

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Ethio Telecom hits Ethiopia’s stock exchange

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Africaspoint Editorial

Ethio Telecom listed on the Ethiopian Securities Exchange on May 26 under ticker TELE, becoming the first state-owned enterprise and…

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Endeavour Mining posts record $880m EBITDA

Endeavour Mining, West Africa's largest gold producer, reported record adjusted EBITDA of $880 million for…

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Africa’s $164bn wealth funds eye mining

Africa's sovereign wealth funds now hold combined assets exceeding $164 billion and are being deployed…

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Abiy unveils Addis Ababa’s riverside makeover

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the Entoto-Kebena River and Riverside Development Project in Addis Ababa…

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EU’s steel tariff hits South Africa

The EU's new steel import framework took effect July 1, imposing annual quotas with a…

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Dangote exposes the oil mafia

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Canal Plus hits JSE June 3

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Rupert’s Richemont posts record $26bn sales

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Standard Bank tops Africa at R517bn

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