Kenya Overtakes Nigeria as Africa’s Biggest Market for Deals
The Kenya M&A market jumped 670.5% to US$1.44bn in H1 2026 while Nigeria's fell 88.9% to US$105.8m, on new DealMakers...
September 1, 2026Africa’s capital markets are deepening fast – from the Johannesburg, Nairobi and Lagos exchanges to a fintech boom banking hundreds of millions of people for the first time. The Rio Times follows the currencies (the rand, naira, cedi and shilling), the banks and IPOs, sovereign debt and the foreign capital arriving on increasingly local terms. We cover it through the same investor lens we bring to Latin America, where the emerging-market playbook is strikingly similar. This hub gathers our Africa markets and investment coverage.
The Kenya M&A market jumped 670.5% to US$1.44bn in H1 2026 while Nigeria's fell 88.9% to US$105.8m, on new DealMakers...
September 1, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for September 1: Niger's junta survives a Russian-backed mutiny, Ethiopia moves toward an executive presidency.
September 1, 2026
Kenya's central bank has approved Nedbank's R13.9 billion (US$842 million) acquisition of up to 66% of NCBA Group. What shareholders...
September 1, 2026
Avanti Gold has upsized its Misisi financing to C$45 million (about US$32.5 million) to fund a 42,000-metre drill programme and...
September 1, 2026
The Ethiopia forex auction drew 28 banks on 12 August and only five on 26 August, with total bids down...
September 1, 2026
US regulators propose cutting Banque Misr UAE branches off from dollar correspondent banking over Iran-linked flows, while Cairo operations are...
September 1, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for August 31: Algeria mourns twelve wildfire dead and orders the death penalty for arson, Kenya’s airport...
August 31, 2026
Moody ’ Cuts: Senegal · MARKETS Moody's has pushed Senegal one notch deeper into junk territory — and this time...
August 31, 2026
Kenya Pipeline Rescued: The revelation: Kenya's government pressured cash-rich state firms to buy into the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) initial...
August 31, 2026