Kenya Opens Its Capital Markets to a New Wave of Funds
Kenya capital markets regulator CMA licensed 13 firms and schemes and 26 sub-funds, adding a Shariah-compliant REIT manager and payroll-based...
July 9, 2026For investors, founders and expatriates, Africa is the world’s youngest and fastest-urbanising market – full of opportunity and friction in equal measure. The Rio Times covers doing business across the continent: company setup, startups and venture capital, visas and residency, the cost of living and the practicalities of building or relocating – the same expat-and-investor lens that defines our Latin America coverage. This hub gathers our guidance for doing business and living in Africa.
Kenya capital markets regulator CMA licensed 13 firms and schemes and 26 sub-funds, adding a Shariah-compliant REIT manager and payroll-based...
July 9, 2026
South Africa xenophobia turned a vigilante deadline into an exodus: 13,000 sent home in a fortnight, several dead, and five...
July 9, 2026
Starlink Kenya has stopped new signups in Nairobi, Mombasa and five more counties after demand outran capacity, sending would-be users...
July 8, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Morocco chases the World Cup while Egypt fumes over a refereeing row, South Africa faces migrant...
July 8, 2026
Flutterwave stablecoin payments get a boost as Circle Ventures invests, embedding USDC settlement so merchants convert naira or shillings to...
July 8, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Africa wakes torn between the roar of a World Cup summer and the quiet weight of...
July 6, 2026
Twelve of the world's 20 fastest-growing economies in 2025 are African. Ethiopia leads 2026 at 9.2% growth—but 63% debt loads...
July 4, 2026
Danpullo, Central Africa's richest man, is investing $900M to launch Danpullo Air Line and build two private airports in Yaoundé...
July 3, 2026
Egypt's economy grew 5.3% in early 2026 yet the IMF trimmed its forecast to 4.2%. See why oil prices, $2.3B...
July 3, 2026