The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a trade finance agreement with The Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) to reduce Africa’s persistent trade finance gap and improve access to funding for businesses across the continent.

Fitch upgraded the Republic of Congo’s long-term local-currency rating

Record $50m ransom funded Al-Qaeda’s Mali offensive

Special leave for SAA’s Acting CEO Matshela Seshibe

South Africa’s (SA) President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on Southern African countries to accelerate regional integration, industrialisation and infrastructure development, arguing that shared prosperity can only be achieved through closer economic cooperation across the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has approved the Wall Street Africa (WSA) Banking Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF), marking a significant milestone for the country’s capital markets and opening a new investment channel into the banking sector.