Category: Investing

African organisations face an average of 3,153 cyberattacks a week, which is around 60% higher than the global average[1]. The continent is sitting right in the proverbial thick of the threats, with fraud and attacks costing companies thousands.

Abu Dhabi, UAE//-Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi – KEZAD Group, one of the largest operators of integrated and purpose-built economic zones in the region, today announced that it has attracted five new industrial and logistics projects across KEZAD Al Ain and KEZAD Al Ma’mourah – Abu Dhabi, with investors committing a combined investment of AED 147 million, […]

The world needs infrastructure more acutely than ever. A cumulative $106 trillion in investments is imperative to meet global infrastructure requirements through 2040, not only for traditional assets such as roads, ports, bridges, and power grids but also for the next generation of those assets—and an emerging intersection of systems and facilities across verticals, including data centres, charging […]

Accra, Ghana//-MTN Ghana is well-positioned to capitalise on Ghana’s improving macroeconomic environment, where all the economic indicators are positive.

—-As Africa’s Trade Story Enters Decisive Chapter In 2024, total African trade was estimated at approximately US$1.5 trillion, yet the continent accounts for just about 3.3% of global trade according to data from the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

Cairo,  Egypt// — African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has successfully concluded a new three-year Dual Tranche Syndicated Term Loan Facility totalling US$2 billion equivalent (raising US$1.73 billion and €228 million in US$ Facility A and EUR Facility B, respectively).

Victoria, Seychelles// — The People’s Republic of China has extended a new grant of RMB 100 million (approximately SCR 220 million) to support priority development projects in Seychelles, as reaffirmed during a courtesy call by the Vice President of the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Mr. Han Zheng, on the President of the Republic of […]

Ghana’s economy is entering a pivotal moment — one where natural resources, financial policy, and investor confidence are aligning in ways not seen in years.

Ghana’s government is set to issue a 7-year cedi-denominated bond on March 30, 2026.

Yaoundé, Republic of Cameroon//-The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) has signed a development loan agreement with the Republic of Cameroon to finance the rehabilitation of the Sorawel-Dourbeye Road.