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smes (1)

Renew Capital Narrows 500+ African Companies to 15 Embedded Finance Investment Candidates

transportation logistics (13)

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗰𝗼: 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 €𝟮𝟬𝟱 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗺’𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀

Thirty-Four Ways to Kill an Airline Before Take-off

The Air Transport Market That Only Flies on Paper

Flying Half the Hours for Full Price

Ready, Set, Drop the Permission Slip and Fly

Why African Airlines Pay a Fortune to Land

How Coffee Vendors Crush Africa's Airlines in Profitability

Zambia Seizes Control of Africa's Aviation Future

Proflight Kills the Eight-Hour Punishment Route

An Aviation Crisis is Choking SADC Airlines as Operating Costs Surge

AASA Calls For Decisive Actions To Transform African Aviation

Airline leaders urge Africa to dismantle barriers and reclaim control of its Skies

AASA calls for bold interventions to transform African aviation

telecommunications (5)

𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 (𝐈𝐆𝐀𝐏𝐄) 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐈𝐏𝐎) 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐚’𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲

Niger takes a major step towards high-speed connectivity with handover of over 1,000 km of fibre-optic cable

Ericsson strengthens presence in Africa with new office in Zambia

Paratus Group launches Paratus 500

Digital Telecom Partners with Datel to Bring Cutting-Edge Satellite and Digital Land Management Solutions to Africa, Unlocking New Revenue Streams for Governments

banking finance (53)

𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 (𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗖) 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗻-𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 (𝗣𝗔𝗣𝗦𝗦)❟ 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 (𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗖) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲-𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐨: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐈𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫

𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗞𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 (𝗜𝗧) 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 (𝗔𝗜) 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

The Strategic Role of Internal Audit in Modern Banking

Streamline Your 2026: Getting On Top of Repetitive Payroll Tasks

Western Union Partners with Sasai Fintech to Expand Digital Remittance Access for South Africa’s consumers

Liquid Intelligent Technologies Announces Debt Repayment and Agrees New Credit Facilities

Pesalink and Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) Unlock Cross-Border Payments in Local Currencies in Kenya

Rio Tinto approves Zulti South investment of ~R8.5 billion [US$473 million] and lifts project suspension

Zambia's Bonds and Global Indices: What the Finance Minister is Really Asking For

Godongwana's Great Escape: A Budget of Dodged Taxes, Dished-Out Rands, and a Date with the Loo Police

The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) Announces Free Access to All eBooks During Ramadan and Eid al‑Fitr

The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) Provides EUR 135 million Insurance Support for Türkiye’s Strategic Kars–Iğdır–Aralık–Dilucu High Standard Railway Project

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) Deepens Central African Presence as Equatorial Guinea Becomes 47th Member State

Afreximbank Abuja African Trade Centre Achieves Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum Certification, the highest level in green building certification

Benin: African Development Bank to invest €102 million to boost poultry meat production

The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) and Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) Deliver Training on Using Artificial Intelligence to Foster the Islamic Financial Industry

Follow the Money: How Bank Accounts Expose Payroll Fraud

Cabo Verde: African Development Bank Group approves €17.7 million to advance public sector digitisation

Binance Launches ‘Binance Junior’ Crypto Savings Account for Kids and Teens

FG Gold, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), and Afreximbank Achieve Financial Close on US$330 Million Senior Debt Financing for Baomahun Gold Project

Unpacking the Decline in Illicit Crypto Use: How Binance Is Driving Industry Progress

Afreximbank delivers solid, steady performance for the nine months ended 30 September 2025

African Development Bank Group rallies Stock Exchanges to reinvent Africa’s financial future

International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) Signs US$47.6 Million Financing Agreement with the Republic of Türkiye to Strengthen Health Services and Mitigate the Effects of Earthquakes

Equatorial Guinea: the African Development Bank reviews its $167 million project portfolio

Fragile states at the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30): We are being 'locked out' of climate finance

Luxembourg and African Development Bank deepen partnership to advance Africa’s sustainable growth

FNB Zambia and Airtel Mobile Money Partner to Launch Mobile Money payments on POS — A New Era of Seamless Digital Payments

𝗭𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗞𝟭.𝟰 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Moody’s Reaffirms Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit's (ICIEC) Aa3 Rating Following Periodic Review

African Guarantee Fund (AGF) West Africa Executive Appointment

Alliance of African Multilateral Financial Institutions (AAMFI) and African Union Development Agency–NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD) Launch USD 1.5 Billion AAMFI Infrastructure Financing Facility

African Development Bank Group receives $14 million in first funding allocation under Global Agriculture and Food Security Program’s new private sector financing window

Mozambique Receives $2 Million Insurance Premium for Drought Protection as African Risk Financing Programme Reaches $150 Million Milestone

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) Celebrates Outgoing President and Chairman

Why 56% of Payroll Teams Can't Keep Up with Modern Work Culture

𝗭𝗜𝗖𝗕 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗦 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗔𝗧 𝗦𝗔𝗗𝗖 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦

Ethiopia Embraces the Future of Cashless Transactions

Western Union, Zoona and Chipper Cash Launch International Money Transfer Services

Daily FiZ - Wednesday 16/07

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Stanbic Eyes Zambia, DRC Mining Region

Pesapal and Cellulant Digitise Zambia’s Fuel Stations in Landmark Partnership

Commentary on 2024 Half-Year Performance - Izwe Loans Zambia

Zambia Sugar Plc Reports Impressive Financial Performance for H1 2024

MONTER CAPITAL INVESTS IN A WOMEN-LED FINANCIAL INSTITUTION IN BOTSWANA

ZAMBIA'S PURCHASING MANAGERS INDEX TAKES A HIT

STANBIC BANK AND USADF UNVEIL A MILLION DOLLAR CREDIT LINE IN MSMES GRANTS FINANCING

Banks Rake in the Cash as Recession Fears Loom

Investrust Bank Plc: A Q & A

Zambia’s Economic Indicators on a Five-year Rollercoaster Ride

mining (10)

𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿 (𝗖𝗘𝗢) 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 (𝗔𝗠𝗪) 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗔𝗺𝗶𝗱 $𝟯𝟬𝗠 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹-𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 (𝗔𝗦𝗠) 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐙𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐰𝐞 (𝐑𝐁𝐙) 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 (𝐀𝐌𝐖) 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐚𝐬 𝐙𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐰𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬

Stronger together: Mining Indaba sees sector forging partnerships for a fascinating future

Mining with a human face: How to formalise artisanal and small-scale mining

First Quantum’s $1B Gold Streaming Deal: A Strategic Win with a Hidden Bonus?

Loncor Gold Reports Multiple Gold Intersections at its Drill Program at Adumbi

LOST IN TRANSLATION – HOW SOCIAL MEDIA MISINFORMATION SPOILED KOBOLD METALS' HISTORICAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Zambia has a New Player in the Mining Space - Prospect Resources Limited Enters Mining Arena

Zambia's Country Focus Session Ignites Mining Indaba 2025

Zambia's October Inflation Rises as Copper Prices Show Recovery Signs

energy (67)

𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 (𝗔𝗜) 𝗶𝘀 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲❟ 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘅 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀

𝐀𝐅𝐂 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝’𝐬 𝐁𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐆𝐚𝐩𝐬

𝐆𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚, 𝐒𝐞𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒ã𝐨 𝐓𝐨𝐦é 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐚'𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐄𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 — 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟

𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐝: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚’𝐬 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝, 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝

Metering experts call for secure bridge between legacy and smart systems

Driving Africa’s Fair Energy Transition Through Technology and Innovation

Electrification Alone Will Not End Energy Poverty

ZCCM-IH Deploys $36 Million USD to Electrify Every Constituency Through New Energy Vehicle

Liberia: African Development Fund invests over $7 million to complete run-of-river hydropower plant and related infrastructure project

G20 African Energy Investment Forum Set to Shape Africa’s Investment Agenda

Financing & De-Risking African Energy: G20 Outcomes Underscore the Urgency of Unlocking Capital for Africa’s Energy Transition

G20 Forum to Spotlight Africa’s Role in Driving Future Energy Innovation

S&P Global Ratings’ Samira Mensah Joins African Energy Chamber (AEC) G20 Forum as Africa Seeks to Close Investment Gap

Africa Must Produce Oil and Gas to Develop, Whether Western Nations Like It or Not (By NJ Ayuk)

Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Senegal to Host Exclusive Workshop on Local Content, Gas Sector Development at MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2025

Eskom’s Alfred Seema Joins African Energy Chamber (AEC) G20 Forum Amid Focus on Improved Generation, Strategic Partnerships

African Energy Chamber (AEC) Announces Working Visit to Senegal Amid Regional Energy Transformation

Premier Invest to Highlight Africa’s Expanding Financial Footprint at G20 Investment Forum

Renewable Energy Plans are big but Petrodex's Plans are Even Bigger

Botswana and Zambia Finally Break the Rusted Padlock as Cross Border Current Flows

How Zambia Cracked the Code on Energy Investment | Part 2

How Zambia Cracked the Code on Energy Investment | Part 1

Zambia's Power Crisis Exposes Fatal Flaw in Water Management

The Ichola Twist Behind Zambia’s $11.6 Billion Energy Puzzle

African Energy Markets Hostage to Red Tape and Broken Infrastructure

Africa's Energy Awakening

300 Million People Not Large Enough for Mission

Zambia Flips the Switch on Africa

UK Investment Giants Pour Nearly $200 Million into Zambia's Reformed Energy Market

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African Development Bank Group grants $100 million loan to Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF) to support development of sustainable infrastructure

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