Finance

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

Investing in Africa: The complete guide for 2026

Africa is the world's fastest-growing investment region. With a combined GDP of $3.1 trillion, a population of 1.4 billion, and…

Ghana’s Inflation Just Hit 3.3%. A Year Ago It Was 23%.

Ghana's year-on-year inflation fell to 3.3% in February 2026, the 14th consecutive monthly decline and the lowest reading since the…

Africa Sits on 125 Billion barrels of Oil, yet it pays World prices anyway.

Africa holds 125 billion barrels of proven oil reserves yet most of its 54 nations set fuel prices by benchmarks…

JSE Up 44% in a Year. BofA Says the Run Is Not Over Yet.

Bank of America says South Africa's record stock market run has further to go, driven by gold up 86%, platinum…

Egypt opens Africa’s longest monorail line

President Sisi inaugurated the 56.5km East Nile Monorail on March 20, connecting Cairo Stadium in…

Ghana’s lithium problem isn’t geology. It’s people.

Ghana's Ewoyaa lithium project is set to produce 3.6 million tonnes of spodumene concentrate over…

From Alexandra township to running Africa’s biggest bank

Mary Vilakazi grew up in Alexandra township, sold sweets for pocket money, financed her education…

All four SA banks are chasing Kenya

All four of South Africa's biggest banks are targeting Kenya simultaneously. Nedbank is buying NCBA.…