Geopolitics
African geopolitics: trade agreements, regional security, international partnerships, diplomatic developments, and geopolitical shifts affecting African business and investment.
Nigeria and Ghana sign aviation rescue MoU
Nigeria and Ghana signed a bilateral Search and Rescue Cooperation Agreement on March 9, 2026, committing both countries to joint…
5 global brands made in Kenya
Five of the world's most recognised fashion labels, including Levi's, Calvin Klein, and Victoria's Secret, are manufactured inside Kenya's export…
Guinea dissolves 40 opposition parties
Guinea's junta-turned-government has dissolved 40 political parties including the three main opposition groups, stripping them of legal status, closing their…
Italy courts Africa’s $25bn space economy
Africa's space economy has surpassed $24.95 billion, two years ahead of projections, as Italy's 9th Italy-Africa Business Week placed the…
Newsletter
AFC closes record $2bn syndicated loan
Africa Finance Corporation raised a record $2 billion syndicated loan on June 4, upsized from…
Salt River Market transformed into 970 homes
Cape Town's Salt River Market site was formally handed to developer Communicare on June 8…
Rwanda locks in $250m IMF credit facility
The IMF Executive Board approved Rwanda's $250 million, 38-month Extended Credit Facility on June 9,…
Nigeria’s trade surplus triples to N7.55tn
Nigeria's Q1 2026 merchandise trade surplus surged 341% to N7.55 trillion ($4.1 billion) from N1.71…