This year’s edition drew financial backing from 32 global private-sector organisations, double the number present in 2024—a clear indicator of the Forum’s expanding global stature.

African private capital fundraising more than doubled to $4.0 billion in 2024, representing the third highest final close value on the continent in the last decade. The 2024 African Private Capital ...

For Nasyomba, Africa already has the capital it needs, but simply hasn’t reorganised itself to deploy it effectively. He ...

In Africa, a handful of countries split their functions across multiple capital cities for political, historical, or economic reasons. ・Business Insider Africa presents the African countries with ...

South Africa’s capital secured commitments worth 86 billion rand ($4.9 billion) to help upgrade the city, lift economic growth and create jobs. The pledges for Pretoria – now known as Tshwane – ...

Everyone knows Abuja is Nigeria’s capital. But did you know some African countries split their capitals across two or more cities? When Nigeria moved its capital from Lagos to Abuja in 1991, it was ...

The first Africa Climate Summit, held in Nairobi in 2023, was a turning point. It lit the fuse to launch a collaborative, climate-resilient, and prosperous Africa. This week, as leaders gathered in ...

Nigeria’s apex capital market regulator, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has stressed the need for the mobilisation of capital markets to bridge the colossal financing gap for climate ...

Boosting trade through investments by export credit agencies and harnessing African capital for infrastructure development were key topics on the agenda during two "fireside chat" panel discussions ...

When 55 African leaders pack their bags for the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), or the France-Afrique Summit, the world ...