Nigeria
Nigerian Stock Exchange: 10 Top Brokers Facilitate N218 Billion Transactions in Q1
Ten stockbroking firms facilitated the trading of N217.725 billion staked on 16.105 billion shares in the first quarter (Q1) of 2020 according to ...
Ghana
Ghana: Transnet set to transform Ghana railway
It’s all happening in Ghana’s Western Region. Multinationals are setting up shop in the picturesque seaside town of Takoradi, lured by rich oil ...
Ghana
Ghana:The Stock Exchange regulator targets futures and options, dual London listings to deepen market
The Ghana Stock Exchange is working to introduce futures and options trading “in the near future” as it seeks to add to the ...
Nigeria
COVID-19: Federal Government of Nigeria seeks $6.9bn loan from international lenders
The Nigerian government is seeking to borrow as much as $6.9bn from international lenders including the World Bank, the African Development Bank and ...
Opinions
COVID-19 Aid – Mixed reactions greets Chinese medical teams as they arrive Africa
China is boosting its COVID-19 aid efforts in Africa by sending medical teams to various countries and also connecting local health providers across ...
Africa
COVID-19 Shutdown prevent African leaders from seeking medical care abroad
Africa’s coronavirus travel ban is making it difficult for rulers and the rich to fly abroad for emergency medical care, as they’ve done in the past. For years, ...
Africa
Safaricom & Vodacom Takes Full Ownership of M-Pesa, Africa’s Biggest Mobile Money Platform
The largest telecommunications company in East Africa, Safaricom, has joined hands with Vodacom to fully acquire M-Pesa — Africa’s foremost and largest mobile money platform. The ...
Sustainability
African Development Bank launches record-breaking $3 billion Social Bond
The African Development Bank (ADB) has raised an exceptional $3 billion in a three-year bond to help alleviate the economic and social impact ...
Africa
Obasanjo, Ex-African Leaders Call for Emergency Plan to Confront the onslaught of COVID-19
Former African leaders, including former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, have called for an emergency plan to combat the COVID-19 onslaught in Africa at ...
South Africa
South Africa Enacts Regulations Criminalizing ‘Disinformation’ On Coronavirus Outbreak
The South African government recently enacted new regulations that criminalize disinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic. The regulations were published in the Government Gazette ...
