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• African startups raised $1.055B from Jan–May 2025, up 40% year-on-year• Egypt, South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya attracted 84% of all funding•...
• HoldiPharma and US-based Dawah Pharma to launch a pharma export joint venture• Dawah will hold 60%, HoldiPharma 40%, with initial focus on US-approved...
AfCRA, a privately owned agency, is set to begin operations by September 2025 It will focus on rating local currency debt for African states and...
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• Fitch downgrades Afreximbank’s rating from BBB to BBB- with a negative outlook• Concerns include loan quality transparency and exposure to high-risk...
• Shandong Yongsheng plans a tire factory with initial output of 6 million units• Production could reach 12 million annually as local capacity develops•...
Home to one of the largest tributaries of the Congo River, the Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will benefit...
Uruguay-based dLocal announces plan to acquire African fintech AZA Finance Deal aims to boost cross-border payments and currency exchange services...
Since its launch in 2022, the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), designed to simplify cross-border transactions between African countries,...
• Jingdong Steel will invest $500 million to build a steel plant in Algeria’s M’sila province.• The plant will use 80% local raw materials and...
Coris Bank International Côte d’Ivoire receives $34.3 million loan from Proparco to support SMEs The financing complements a renewed trade...
Proptech sector accounts for 33% of total funding, fintech leads in deal volume Government pushes reform and support through Ministerial Group for...
• Libya now holds shares in Afreximbank, enabling access to project financing• Move strengthens Libya’s role in regional infrastructure and trade...
The African Development Bank Group and the Government of Togo have signed a partial credit guarantee agreement to support the country’s mobilization of a...
On the sidelines of the African Development Bank Annual Meetings, founding partners of the Africa Investment Forum signed a Partnership Framework...
NEMA launches relief effort after floods in Mokwa kill about 200 people Floods displace 3,000, damage infrastructure, and devastate local...
BCEAO grants extra time for payment service providers to get licensed by August 31, 2025 Only licensed firms will be allowed to operate from...
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Roads in Kenge, Kikwit, Tshikapa, Kamuensha, and Mbuji-Mayi have been completely rehabilitated, new stretches of road built, and urban roads modernized....
• IFC to guarantee 50% of FirstRand’s $100M SME lending program• Focus on women-led and climate-related businesses under 60M rand turnover•...
• UBA Group expands asset management arm to Abidjan with UCAMWAL• Subsidiary to offer diversified investment solutions beyond Nigeria• Strategy aims to...
• BOAD and JICA sign €200 million loan deal to support West Africa’s growth corridor plan.• Funding targets roads, rail, logistics, and basic...
• CNPS announces asset growth from $40 million in 2012 to $2 billion in 2025• Nearly half of funds are invested in state bonds, with 35% in...
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Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko officially launched the second edition of the Invest in Senegal Forum (FII Senegal 2025) this Tuesday, scheduled to take...
• Swedfund joins Novastar Ventures' third fund with a $10 million commitment to back green startups in Africa• The fund targets clean energy,...
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The ARIA platform is now active in Guinea and Togo, with Proparco joining as a financial partner to support private sector growth. Since its 2021...
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