Flutterwave acquired Nigerian open banking startup Mono in an all-share deal valued between $25 million and $40 million. The acquisition expanded Flutterwave’s platform beyond payments into banking ...

African billionaires increased their combined net worth by $21.9 billion in 2025. Nigerian businessman Abdul Samad Rabiu posted the largest wealth gain on the continent. Global billionaire wealth rose ...

Morgan Stanley forecast gold at $4,800 an ounce in the fourth quarter of 2026. The bank cited expected interest-rate cuts, Federal Reserve leadership change, and sustained central bank buying. Gold ...

Electoral authorities declared President Faustin-Archange Touadéra the provisional winner with 76.15% of votes in the first round. Opposition parties rejected the vote and demanded a full annulment, ...

Organizers opened submissions for the sixth Annaba Mediterranean Film Festival from Jan. 8 to Feb. 28, 2026. The festival accepts feature films, short films, and documentaries from Mediterranean ...

Ivanhoe Mines produced the first 99.7% pure copper anodes at its Kamoa-Kakula smelter on Dec. 29, 2025. The $700 million facility can process 500,000 tonnes of concentrate per year, making it Africa’s ...

Kenya Pipeline Company will list on the Nairobi Securities Exchange by the end of January 2026. The IPO targets local and foreign investors as part of a broader state privatization drive. The ...

Egypt and Qatar agreed on an MoU covering up to 24 Qatari LNG cargoes, mainly for summer demand. Egypt’s gas production fell to about 3.64 billion cubic meters per month in October 2025 from over 6 ...

Egypt welcomed 19 million tourists in 2025, up 21% from 2024. Charter flight traffic rose 32% during the year, with flights arriving from 193 cities worldwide. The government targets 30 million ...

Banks expect Venezuela’s oil production to rise gradually after regime change, subject to heavy investment. JPMorgan projects output could reach up to 2.5 million barrels a day within a decade.

Eskom supplied electricity for 231 consecutive days in 2025 without load shedding. Improved maintenance lifted energy availability to 69.1% in December 2025. Eskom expects about 16 billion rand in net ...

MSC will add a direct Cape Town call to its Iroko service from late January 2026. The extension links China and Singapore directly to Southern, Central and West Africa. MSC will operate the service ...