Founder Mokgome Mogoba is leveraging decades of mezzanine debt experience to back mid-sized South African businesses, combining strong returns with social impact as private credit gains momentum across the continent.
DRC minister of finance Doudou Likunde hailed the issue as a vote of confidence in the country's economic direction as it navigates a $2.76bn IMF programme.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has concluded its 24-month long bank recapitalisation programme which aims to strengthen the financial system.
A report from the African Development Bank shows that African countries are resilient in the face of headwinds but must do more to transform.
Venture capital flows into African startups accelerated sharply in early 2026, signalling a maturing ecosystem with broader geographic reach and more sophisticated funding structures.
Riyadh is investing in African agricultural production and export infrastructure in a bid to boost its food security amid global political shocks, writes Harry Clynch.
Africa faces a health financing crisis, with millions excluded from care and a $60 billion annual gap. The Economic Commission for Africa's new Sustainable Health Financing Initiative aims to turn health into an investment priority, strengthen domestic funding, and harness digital solutions to make
Treating Africa as a single fintech market is one of the costliest strategic errors founders and investors can make. Kenya, Rwanda, Ghana and Nigeria may lead the continent's digital finance growth, but their regulatory systems differ profoundly, shaping everything from product design to valuation.
Africa's economic expansion is no longer in question. What matters now is whether the continent's financial systems can keep pace with the scale and complexity of the value being created.
Adéwálé Májà-Pearce criss-crossed Africa for Index on Censorship. His repeat journey, from the slave cells of Benin to the modern warlords of the Sahel, in the end grips Stephen Williams.