Malawi Inflation Falls to 20.01% in August, a Seventh Straight Drop
Malawi’s inflation eased to 20.01% in August 2026, a seventh straight monthly fall, with the kwacha holding near 1,734 to...
September 20, 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.
Malawi’s inflation eased to 20.01% in August 2026, a seventh straight monthly fall, with the kwacha holding near 1,734 to...
September 20, 2026
The Next Fintech Forum 2026 will bring 500+ decision-makers to Cotonou, Benin, on 26-27 November to shape West Africa's digital...
September 20, 2026
African Bank in South Africa posted a US$38 million half-year loss on 25 June 2026 and says 1,200 jobs and...
September 20, 2026
The World Bank sees US$600 million in private investment in Djibouti, in solar, data centres and tourism, not ports, with...
September 19, 2026
Burundi's inflation fell from a 45.5% peak to 8.4% in August 2026. A 100% parallel premium on dollars and 1.6...
September 19, 2026
Nigeria suspended 21 NSCDC officers after 37 detainees died in Minna custody, sparking protests and a curfew as Tinubu demanded...
September 19, 2026
Weaver Fintech's PayJustNow Mobile, an MVNO on the Cell C network, began its soft rollout in late August 2026 with...
September 18, 2026
Nigeria's BOI development bond closed oversubscribed at about US$206 million. What the five-year, 17.60% deal means for investors and local...
September 18, 2026
Nigeria's Oando won shareholder backing on 17 September 2026 for an Oando cross-border listing. No exchange or timetable has been...
September 18, 2026