US threatens diesel export ban as oil prices climb — Africa’s fuel importers brace for higher costs

The United States is weighing a ban on diesel exports to shield domestic consumers from rising fuel costs, a move that could reverberate through…

Wall Street slips as gold holds near record highs — what it means for Africa’s miners

Nigerian naira steadies in late September with NFEM close at 1,331 against the dollar

JSE posts best session in months but still trails Nigerian, Kenyan peers in 2026 gains

Nairobi stocks flat on Friday as NSE 25 leads gains — markets return Monday with Asia in focus

Kenya’s CBK proposes nine-year chair tenure cap, seven-director minimum in sweeping banking overhaul

The Central Bank of Kenya has published draft prudential guidelines that would cap the tenure of bank chairmen at nine years, mandate that they…

Ghana holds policy rate at 14% as inflation holds near target — a counterpoint to Nigeria’s 350bp cut

Gambia gives banks until December 31 to replace foreign staff outside approved quotas

Nigeria CBN recalibrates MPR corridor as naira firms to N1,375 against dollar

CBK fines record 33 banks for failing to pass on rate cuts to borrowers

When the rand weakens despite a hike and the naira holds steady: what September taught us about African currencies

Five African currencies took five different paths in September 2026 — rand weakening despite a rate hike, naira holding steady after a crash, shilling…

Divergent paths: South Africa hikes to 7.25% as Nigeria resets corridor at 23%

Ghana inflation ticks up to 5% in August as non-food prices surge; Nigeria holds at 15.39%

South Africa’s economic trifecta: GDP contracts, SARB hikes to 7.25%, S&P trims outlook

Nigeria central bank cuts benchmark rate by 350 basis points to 23% in surprise move

Dangote Refinery IPO opens for subscription in Nigeria’s largest private-sector offering

Lagos — Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has opened its initial public offering to Nigerian investors, offering 4.1 billion ordinary shares at N525 each…

Dangote Refinery IPO enters third week as rising global rates test African capital markets

Nigeria opens Dangote Refinery to local investors in landmark NGX IPO

BRVM market cap hits record 20,036 billion FCFA as UEMOA exchange tops 24x since 1998

South Africa’s SARB hikes repo rate to 7.25% as oil shock fears override below-target inflation