Finance
African finance news: capital markets, FDI flows, sovereign debt, private equity deals, currency movements, and banking sector developments across the continent.
African tech startup funding jumped 50% in 2025 as the funding winter finally thaws
African tech startups raised $4.1 billion in 2025, a 25% increase on the prior year and the strongest performance since…
Mozambique removed from FATF grey list as TotalEnergies LNG project resumes
Mozambique has been officially removed from the Financial Action Task Force's grey list and has seen the resumption of TotalEnergies'…
Nigeria’s exchange records its first ever commercial paper listing with Dangote Cement’s 119.87 billion naira issuance
The Nigerian Exchange has recorded its first-ever commercial paper listing after Dangote Cement issued 119.87 billion naira in short-term debt…
African stock markets surge in 2026 as Ghana gains 34.6% and Tanzania leads the continent
African equity markets are posting extraordinary returns in early 2026. Tanzania is up 40.65% year-to-date, Ghana has surged 34.61%, and…