Zanzibar City// – Zanzibar’s tourism growth is accelerating at a pace that is now reshaping the island’s investment landscape, with official data showing demand is beginning to outstrip the breadth of experiences available to visitors beyond hotels and beaches.
President John Dramani Mahama has announced that Ghana aims to increase its foreign reserves beyond $20 billion by 2029, signalling a major step toward economic stability and resilience.
Investment bank JPMorgan Chase has upgraded its view on African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), moving its recommendation from underweight to overweight after recent market repricing made the securities more attractive relative to peers, according to a report cited by Reuters.
Saudi Arabia//=The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (https://www.ITFC-IDB.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has signed a US$35 million sovereign financing facility with the Republic of Djibouti to support the development of the country’s bunkering services sector and strengthen its position as a strategic regional maritime and trade hub.
Nairobi, Kenya// – Azelia Expo Ltd has announced the Africa Forex Trading Expo 2026, a first-of-its-kind event, with Empire FX confirmed as Main Sponsor, bringing together forex traders, brokers, fintech innovators, Payment Service Providers (PSPs), Crypto Exchanges, and financial educators from across Africa and beyond.
Republic of Moldova – EU4Innovation East has officially launched a new Call for Project Proposals in Moldova, allocating €1,000,000 to strengthen the country’s startup ecosystem through incubation, acceleration, talent development and investment readiness programmes.
Nairobi, Kenya/ — The Board of Directors at Village Enterprise has announced the appointment of Sazini Mojapelo as its next Chief Executive Officer.
The dollar’s supremacy is cracking, and markets are building an escape route, warns the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations.
Lagos, Nigeria – The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has opened applications for the 2026 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme, calling ambitious young founders from all 54 African countries to apply now on TEFConnect.
Davos, Switzerland//-Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has called on African countries to invest boldly in skills, industrial capacity and unity, warning that the continent risks underdevelopment in a fast-changing global economy if it fails to act decisively.
