Nigeria Bond Auction Allots US$563 Million at Lower Rates
Nigeria allotted ₦748.64 billion of bonds on 14 September, about US$563 million. Both instruments cleared below August rates.
September 16, 2026Topic
African markets
Airtel Closes Kenyan Fibre Arm That Never Made a Sale
Airtel is winding up Airtel Kenya Telesonic, its wholesale fibre subsidiary. It never recorded revenue and lost KES 16.1 million...
September 15, 2026
The Dangote Refinery IPO Opens Today, Africa’s Largest Share Sale, for 3.3% of the Company
Aliko Dangote is selling a sliver of the refinery that ended Nigeria's dependence on imported petrol. The sliver alone is...
September 14, 2026
Ethiopia: Ethio Telecom Promises First Dividend to Small Shareholders
Ethio Telecom has promised its first dividend to the private shareholders who bought into the state telecoms company, after a...
September 6, 2026
Mauritius Is Writing One Law for Everything Its Ocean Does
The Mauritius Blue Economy Bill would pull fisheries, maritime services and marine conservation under one framework as the island builds...
September 4, 2026
Africa’s Richest Country Per Head Is an Archipelago of 100,000 People
The Seychelles blue economy underpins Africa's highest GDP per capita, with tuna, tourism and a pioneering blue bond behind a...
September 4, 2026
Nigeria’s Economy Grew 4.43% in the Second Quarter
Nigeria GDP growth hit 4.43% year on year in the second quarter of 2026, the strongest quarterly reading since the...
September 2, 2026
Nine in Every Ten Naira Traded in Lagos Now Comes From Nigerians
Nigeria stock market domestic investors drove 89.21% of trading to July 2026, even as US$4 billion came off the exchange...
August 22, 2026
Zambia Election Result Hands Hichilema a Second Term Outright
Zambia election result: the electoral commission declared Hakainde Hichilema the winner with 2.97 million votes, clearing the runoff threshold outright.
August 18, 2026