Finance
African finance news: capital markets, FDI flows, sovereign debt, private equity deals, currency movements, and banking sector developments across the continent.
Kenya Finance Bill 2026 hits KQ and fintech hard
Kenya's Finance Bill 2026 ends Kenya Airways' withholding tax exemption on overseas technical payments, expands the royalty definition to cover…
UAE quits OPEC, squeezing Africa’s oil producers
The UAE formally left OPEC on May 1, targeting production of 5 million barrels per day by 2027 unencumbered by…
SA manufacturing bounces to 52.6 but rally in doubt
South Africa's Absa PMI rebounded to 52.6 in April 2026 from 49.0 in March, returning to expansion for the first…
MTN Nigeria Q1 profit surges 166% to N355bn
MTN Nigeria posted N355.5 billion profit after tax in Q1 2026, up 166%, on N1.498 trillion in revenue as data…
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Lagos rail reaches for its airport
Nigeria's Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo announced plans at the Invest Lagos 3.0 forum on June…
TikTok’s AI purges 4m Nigerian videos
TikTok removed more than 4 million videos in Nigeria in Q4 2025, with 99.9% proactively…
Kenya Airways pursues $2bn turnaround investor
Kenya's government is seeking a strategic investor willing to commit $1.2-2 billion to Kenya Airways…
Eskom creates Green arm for renewable future
Eskom launched Eskom Green on June 10, a new separate renewable energy platform targeting mining…