MFS Africa is acquiring Baxi to expand its network into Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy and perhaps its most fintech dynamic market. Nigeria is also the largest remittance market in Africa representing one-third of intra-Africa remittance flows, and is home...

The Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African banking group, has won two awards with its Ellevate Program. The Financial Alliance for Women honored Ecobank with its ‘Impact Award’, recognizing Ecobank’s work in supporting women-owned and women-focused businesses across the continent....

Members of the Africa Investment Forum team showcased two projects during a virtual investor roundtable as the continent looks to boost its healthcare sector and attract much-needed investment in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The projects, jointly worth...

Dr. Akinwumi A. AdesinaAfrican Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina has said low levels of industrial manufacturing are hampering economic growth and development in Nigeria and many other African countries. He said Nigeria must accelerate its manufacturing...

The COVID-19 pandemic and associated border closures resulted in a slowdown of Burundi’s economy, which threatens to deteriorate living standards; To address Burundi’s urgent balance of payments and fiscal needs, the IMF approved emergency financial assistance equivalent to about...