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In the financial world, a credit rating is supposed to be an objective score. In reality, these ratings are often clouded by what many spectators perceive as bias.
A growing divergence between Nigeria’s foreign portfolio investments and FDI inflows has reawakened concerns about investor appetite for longer-term commitments in the West African economy.
The total package is split in two: a $61 million disbursement under the Extended Credit Facility, alongside a $30 million commitment from the Resilience and Sustainability Facility, which supports investments aimed at strengthening climate resilience in Niger.
Senegal secures funding to repay $485m Eurobond dues, sparking a bond rally but raising concerns over rising short-term borrowing risks.
The majority of Nigerian chief executives are stepping into 2026 with growing confidence that improved business conditions at home will translate to stronger earnings to their organizations even as growth risks deepen.
PMI surveys show Nigeria and Uganda sustaining expansion in 2025, while Egypt, Kenya and South Africa lagged, reflecting divergent inflation trends, currency pressures and uneven domestic demand.
The United States recently expanded travel restrictions targeting citizens from multiple African countries, suspending entry for several key visa categories starting January 1, 2026.
Africa heads into 2026 with sovereign credit assessments that reflect a continent moving at different speeds. Ratings from Moody’s, S&P Global Ratings, and Fitch Ratings now show a wider gap between countries
While the replenishment outcome represents a 23% increase over the previous round, it fell well short of the AfDB’s $25 billion target, highlighting challenges in sustaining concessional funding amid a tougher global climate.
Standard Bank has agreed to provide a $138m facility to Safaricom Ethiopia, backing network expansion as the operator scales in Africa’s second-most populous market.
Despite recording six transactions, the island nation attracted the highest deal value on the continent (excluding South Africa), with private equity inflows surging by 311.3% to $1.25bn in the first nine months of this year—the highest in three years—from $38.9m.
DealMakers Africa noted that Africa’s most industrialised economy recorded 273 deals worth R1.62trn ($89.5bn) between January and September — a 239.6% surge from the same period in 2024.
The survey, which reflects the views of 130 CEOs across Southern, East, and West Africa, shows that 26% intend to allocate more than 20% of their annual budgets to AI adoption. This is nearly double the global average of 14%.
New data from Africa: The Big Deal shows that start-ups on the continent raised $2.65bn between January and October 2025, up 56% from $1.7bn in the same period last year.
According to the latest ‘Where to Invest in Africa’ report by Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), the country climbed eight places — from 16th to eighth position — among 31 African economies assessed.
In Nigeria’s fast-evolving financial ecosystem, one persistent challenge continues to…
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) in September announced that the new regulation applies to Nigerians living and working abroad, as well as employees of foreign companies and international organisations in Nigeria not covered by the Pension Reform Act (PRA) of 2014.
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Despite the headline-making buyout, Stears data shows that smaller deals dominated activity, signaling deepening investor appetite for mid-tier and early-stage opportunities.