Africa

NAIROBI, May 12 – Investment commitments totaling €23 billion ($27 billion) were secured during the France-Africa Summit in Nairobi, according to President …

BEIJING, May 4 – China’s expanded zero-tariff policy for African imports officially came into effect on May 1, extending duty-free access to …

LONDON, April 29 – The World Bank Group’s private-sector arm, International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Standard Chartered have launched a new risk-sharing …

CAIRO, April 27 – S&P Global Ratings says Africa’s improving sovereign credit outlook is now under pressure from the economic fallout of …

LAGOS, April 22 – Africa’s five largest economies now account for more than $1.7 trillion in combined GDP, according to the International …

JOHANNESBURG, April 18 – Africa’s fastest-growing fortunes are increasingly being routed through family offices, as the continent’s wealthy move to institutionalize capital, …

ABUJA, April 15 – Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has called on the International Monetary …

JOHANNESBURG, April 10 – Global conflicts in the Middle East and Eastern Europe are reshaping investor perceptions, with Africa increasingly viewed as …

CAIRO, April 7 – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has approved a $10 billion Gulf Crisis Response Programme aimed at shielding African …

JOHANNESBURG, April 4 – Africa is assuming a more prominent role in supplying the United States with critical minerals, as Washington’s reliance …