Category: Investing

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.

Davos, Switzerland, Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama today 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.

The Director of the African Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Abebe Aemro Selassie, has lauded Ghana for achieving significant progress in critical development areas, especially in electricity access and improvements in living standards.

New York, United States of America// — Six years ago, Mercy Awuniyi left her studies and hospital work in Ekiti State, Nigeria, with dreams of advancing her education and career in South Africa.

Washington, U.S.//—“Frontier market” economies—a cluster of mostly middle-income economies regarded as the proving ground for the next generation of economic superstars—have largely failed to live up to their potential in recent decades, a new World Bank study has found.

Global foreign direct investment (FDI) increased by 14% in 2025 to an estimated $1.6 trillion, according to UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in its latest Global Investment Trends Monitor.

Davos, Switzerland// — The global trade outlook looks fragile. Business confidence does not. That’s the core finding of DP World’s new Global Trade Observatory (GTO) Annual Outlook Report 2026, showing 94% of respondents expect 2026 trade growth to match or exceed the pace of 2025, despite rising frictions and volatility.