Africa finance

African markets closed the week with mixed signals, balancing cautious optimism in South Africa against ongoing fiscal pressures elsewhere. Inflation...

African leaders have launched an ambitious plan to raise $50 billion each year to fund climate solutions, marking one of...

Kenya has unveiled a $1 billion plan to restructure part of its debt through a debt-for-food-security swap, while also preparing...

Africa is mobilising both domestic savings and international partnerships to fund critical infrastructure and digital projects, with new deals highlighting...

The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has called on African governments and institutions to unlock up to $4 trillion of domestic...

This week in Africa’s financial markets was marked by heightened concerns over sovereign debt sustainability, weakening commodity-driven revenues, and significant...

Swedfund, Sweden’s development finance institution, has signed a $10 million loan agreement with Platcorp Holdings Limited to boost access to...

Uganda has confirmed that it is negotiating a new funding programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the country...

Japan announced a sweeping initiative on Wednesday to deepen its economic footprint across Africa and the Caribbean, pledging $5.5bn in...

Senegal is forecast to post real GDP growth of around 8% in 2025, fuelled by new oil and gas production,...