The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has cut lending rates by 50 basis points citing lowering inflation and broad economic stability.

Senegal’s National Assembly has adopted the 2025 Investment Code aimed at modernizing the country’s legal and institutional framework. The bill introduces key innovations including the simplification ...

The 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly is currently underway in New York. This year’s theme “Better Together: 80 Years and More for Peace, Development and Human Rights”, comes at a ...

Rwanda’s financial sector is tipped to continue delivering growth for the economy with the latest GDP numbers pointing to a 7.2 per cent growth recorded in Q1 of 2025. The country’s domestic currency ...

In its first ever social bond issuance, African Bank has raised R700 million. The issuance was backed by more than R1 billion in bids and is part of the banks new Sustainable Finance Framework that ...

The IGAD 2025 Global Report on Food Crises paints a stark picture for East Africa and the Horn of Africa, with roughly 42 million people facing Crisis or worse levels of acute food insecurity.

Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a five-year Operation and Maintenance agreement with Boto SA, a subsidiary of Moroccan mining group Managem, for a 23-megawatt captive power plant at the Boto Gold ...

Africa has the land, the youth, and the potential to become the world’s breadbasket. But turning promise into prosperity means scaling agribusiness, embedding technology, and building climate-smart ...

The 5th SOC Investment Summit in Dubai aims to connect South African SOCs with Middle Eastern investors. Around 13-14 South African SOCs and 170-200 GCC investors are participatin ...

Africa’s technology sector holds enormous potential for growth, but persistent gender disparities are slowing progress. This is according to a new McKinsey report, which highlights the opportunities ...

Africa's cross-border payment landscape remains fragmented due to disparate currencies and regulatory frameworks, despite advancements in data and technology, according to Ellen Kumwenda-Mtine, Head ...

CNBC Africa’s Godfrey Mutizwa is joined by Godfrey Sullivan, Senior Vice President, head of products & solutions, CEMEA at VISA.