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The South African Reserve Bank held the repo rate at 7.0% in a 4–2 split decision, balancing weak growth and persistent inflation.

Nigeria’s Jumoke Oduwole took over as AfCFTA Council chair from Egypt, supporting a $3.1bn customs infrastructure PPP across member states.

Flutterwave and Chipper Cash partnered with Kenyan and Ghanaian banks to boost dollar remittance and intra-African FX liquidity despite regulatory hurdles.

Morocco launched a revised investment charter with subsidies to boost renewable energy and green hydrogen exports to Gulf and EU markets.

Egypt secured additional World Bank and Gulf financing in 2024 to support infrastructure, energy projects, and ease foreign exchange gaps.

The CBK released new D-SIB rules and plans to raise Kenya’s bank minimum capital to KES 10bn by 2029 to enhance sector stability.

Senegal’s PM announced plans to extend maturities and renegotiate interest rates on Eurobond debt after an S&P downgrade deepened junk status.

MTN Group's H1 2026 service revenue rose 17.5% to R115.3bn and EBITDA increased 20% to R56bn, driven by growth in Nigeria and South Africa.

The World Bank projects Africa could increase intra-continental services trade by 60-64% by 2035 through deeper sector liberalization.

South Africa’s Rainbow Chicken reported a 7.7% revenue increase to R17.1 billion and a 134.8% earnings rise to R1.34 billion, declaring dividends.