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Casablanca Reclaims Crown as Africa’s Top Financial Hub in 2026 Global Rankings

Casablanca Reclaims Crown as Africa’s Top Financial Hub in 2026 Global Rankings

Casablanca Finance City (CFC) has officially returned to the top of the African financial ladder, overtaking Mauritius to secure its position as the continent’s most competitive financial center. Acco...

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Apr 6, 2026 Discover Africa

Green Financing for Women Entrepreneurs in Africa: GIZ Uganda Initiative

Green Financing for Women Entrepreneurs in Africa: GIZ Uganda Initiative

The GIZ Uganda Green Financing Initiative , in partnership with the IYBA WE4A Project and Melanin Kapital, is a dedicated program designed to support women entrepreneurs in Africa who operate business...

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Mar 30, 2026 Opportunities

Kenya and Rwanda Sign Landmark Fintech Passport Deal

Kenya and Rwanda Sign Landmark Fintech Passport Deal

KIGALI, Rwanda. In a move set to redefine the financial landscape of East Africa, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and the National Bank of Rwanda (NBR) have officially signed the Kigali Declaration on...

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Mar 23, 2026 Discover Africa

Africa Investment Firm Adenia Partners Closes $180M Fund in Under a Year to Scale High-Growth SMEs Across the Continent

Africa Investment Firm Adenia Partners Closes $180M Fund in Under a Year to Scale High-Growth SMEs Across the Continent

Adenia Partners, a prominent investment firm with a primary focus on Africa, has successfully closed its new Adenia Entrepreneurial Fund I (AEF) at its hard cap of $180 million. This achievement comes...

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Mar 23, 2026 Discover Africa

Tanzania’s Capital Market in 2025: A Year of Historic Growth and Innovation

Tanzania’s Capital Market in 2025: A Year of Historic Growth and Innovation

Dar es Salaam. A report published by Vertex International Securities Ltd (From Resilience to Expansion: Advancing Tanzania's Capital Market through Innovation and Inclusion) showed that the Tanzanian ...

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Mar 22, 2026 Discover Africa

Bank of Tanzania Joins Africa Finance Corporation as Equity Shareholder, Strengthening Sovereign Support and Shareholder Diversification

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Bank of Tanzania Joins Africa Finance Corporation as Equity Shareholder, Strengthening Sovereign Support and Shareholder Diversification

The investment reflects growing sovereign confidence in AFC’s mandate to mobilise long-term capital for critical infrastructure and industrial development projects across Africa. It also reinforces th...

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Mar 18, 2026 Discover Africa

Africa’s Cross-Border Payments: The $1 Trillion Opportunity

Ali Hussein Kassim

Africa’s Cross-Border Payments: The $1 Trillion Opportunity

Africa’s cross-border payments market is on the cusp of a seismic transformation projected to triple from $329B in 2025 to $1T by 2035, according to a report by Oui Capital . Yet, the journey is anyth...

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Jun 15, 2025 Thought Leadership