On Thursday, 11 June, digital payments network Visa revealed its new initiatives across AI-driven commerce, tokenised deposits, and stablecoins. The announcement, made during the Visa Payments Forum 2026 in San… read more →
On Thursday, 11 June, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced it has extended a $20 million trade finance line to Bank of Africa-Benin (BOA-BENIN), aiming to boost… read more →
On Monday, 8 June, British mining company Total Graphite announced that it has changed its feasibility study for a graphite mining project in Montepuez, Mozambique, to ensure it can support… read more →
FCI, the global representative and network for the factoring industry, has entered a factoring data-sharing cooperation with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Trade Register. The announcement was made today,… read more →
As the global energy transition heats up, one continent that we must watch carefully is Africa. The continent is known to hold significant natural resources, especially some of the most… read more →
On Wednesday, 3 June, Ghana and the UK signed a new growth partnership worth up to £215 million, revealed the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office. The deal involves a… read more →
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has suspended mining operations in its eastern province of South Kivu for three months, following growing suspicion over illicit mining activity, as revealed in… read more →
Mozambique’s parliament has called for the immediate shutdown of all illegal mining operations in the central province of Manica, after widespread mercury contamination was found in drinking water sources used… read more →
Egypt and Belarus have signed a strategic cooperation protocol aimed at boosting bilateral trade, food security, and forming fully integrated industrial cooperation. The agreement positions Egypt as a gateway for… read more →
Kaleidofin, a Mumbai- and Nairobi-based fintech, has closed the country’s first private sector local currency securitisation in smallholder agriculture. This novel funding mechanism should get capital to farmers who are… read more →
