🎙 Nigeria’s central bank withdraws cybersecurity levy.🎙 East Africa's Insurance Boom: Ready for Takeoff?🎙Kenya's E-commerce Star Copia Global Faces Uncertainties.🎙 Africa's Infrastructure Report 2024: Charting the Path to Industrial.🎙 Kenya's Q4 2023 Growth Settles at 5.1% .

🎙Africa's Booming Pharma Market Faces Counterfeit Crisis: Can Innovation Help? 🎙 Kenya exempts Zimbabwean travelers from paying the Electronic Travel Authorization🎙 Angola Raises Rates by 50 Bps to Fight 19.5% Inflation. 🎙 Benin Ends Port Ban, Oil Spigots Open for Niger After Year-Long Spat.🎙 Tunisia's Economy Inches Up 0.2% After Stagnant.

🎙 Meet the CEO: Meet Samuel Okwuada, CEO & CO-Founder At Remedial Health.🎙 Emirates to Resume Daily Flights to Nigeria from October 1, 2024.🎙 Kenya Faces Rising Shipping Costs Amid Escalating Red Sea Attacks.

🎙African Union Commissioner Amani Abou Zeid Addresses Clean Cooking Finance at Summit.🎙JSE Index Climbs Above 79,000, Driven by Resource Stocks and Financials.🎙Bank of Tanzania Prohibits Unlicensed Digital Lenders.🎙Kenya's Proposed 15% Tax on Infrastructure Bond Interest Raises Concerns.🎙Nigerian Micro-Entrepreneurs Lag in Mobile Money Usage, Survey Finds.

🎙 PwC Study Reveals Impact of Digital Tax Stamps on Ugandan Manufacturing Sector, Simon Kaheru Discusses Tax Impact on East African Community Competitiveness.🎙 JSE Index Closes Slightly Down at 78,633 as Investors Await Inflation Data.🎙 American Express Introduces Four New Credit Cards in Nigeria.🎙 OPay's Valuation Soars to Nearly $3 Billion, Says Opera.🎙 Ghana to Pioneer Blockchain Technology in E-Government Processes.

🎙 Microsoft is closing down its Africa Development Centre.🎙 COMESA Competition Commission CEO Discusses Anti-Competitive Practices.🎙 Safaricom Posts 3.5% Rise in Annual Core Earnings Amid Growth in Home Market. 🎙 AFC Commits €381.5 Million for Road Infrastructure Development in Angola. 🎙 UN Report: Drug Trafficking Surges, Threatening Stability in Africa's Sahel Region. BK Capital link : https://bkcapital.rw/

🎙 Nairobi Stock Exchange Flourishes: Q1 2024 Market Cap Hits Sh1.8T.🎙 Effects of the lack of proper implementation of the competition laws in Africa.🎙Jumia's Q1 2024 Financials Spark 17.92% Surge in Share Price.🎙 South Africa's Foreign Exchange Reserves Dip to $61.795 Billion in April 2024. 🎙 "Namibia's Annual Inflation Rate Rises to 4.8% in April 2024. 🎙 Ghana's Annual Consumer Inflation Eases to 25% in April 2024.

🎙 The Role of Technology in Unifying Africa’s Capital Markets.🎙 Jumia Slashes Operating Losses by 70% in Q1 2024.🎙Nigeria to Implement Revised Cybersecurity Act with Increased Transaction Fee.🎙 Amazon Enters South African Market: A New Era for African E-Commerce.

🎙 Ensuring Consumer Protection in East Africa: Insights from Commissioner Sam Kuloba Watasa. 🎙 The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) Sees Market Capitalization Surge by 22.79% in Q1 2024.🎙Kenyan Organizations Secure Exclusive Access to $20 Million Funding for Projects. 🎙 Safaricom-Backed Kenyan Agritech Startup iProcure Enters Administration Over Unsettled Debts.🎙 Nigerian Logistics Startup Renda Secures $1.9M in Pre-Seed Funding.

🎙 JSE climbs to 76,650, driven by resource stocks, tech, industrials, and retailers.🎙 The average payment for ransomware attacks has increased by 500%. 🎙NSSF's Alex Rumanyika on Agricultural Sector Ventures.🎙 Rwanda's Producer Prices Up 13.4% Year-on-Year in March 2024.🎙 Reserve Bank of Malawi Maintains Benchmark Rate at 26%. 🎙 Morocco's Unemployment Rate Climbs to 13.7% in Q1 2024.

🎙 Meet Eugene Tawiah, the CEO and co-founder of SecondSTAX.🎙 BK Capital Initiates Coverage of MTN Rwandacell Plc with Positive Outlook.🎙World Bank Warns: Levelling Commodity Prices Threaten Inflation Prospects.

🎙 Zimbabwe’s new gold-backed currency came into general circulation.🎙Unlocking Growth: African Capital Markets in Focus with Eugene Tawiah. 🎙 Coca-Cola Eyes IPO for African Bottling Business.🎙Twiga Foods Appoints New CEO After Founder's Resignation.

🎙 British consumer goods company PZ Cussons may sell its Africa operations.🎙 Nigeria's Economic Reforms: Insights from CBN Governor. 🎙 Global Upstream M&A Deals Set to Surge in 2024. 🎙Kuda, Moniepoint, OPay, and Palmpay Halt New Account Openings Amidst CBN Directive.🎙 Kubik, a plastic upcycling startup, has raised a $1.9 million seed extension, months after announcing initial equity investment.

🎙 National Planning Around Scarce resources.🎙 The JSE index extended early gains to close about 1.4% up at 75,371 on Friday, a leven not seen since mid-April, mirroring global peers.🎙 Kenya's Competition Authority reports online food and grocery delivery platforms raked in $103 million last year, with an expected annual growth rate of over 19%.🎙A firm associated with a distant relative of Abu Dhabi's royal family has struck a deal to lend South Sudan €12 billion ($12.9 billion) in exchange fo...

🎙 Meet the CEO: Meet Aéko Ongodia Founder & CEO of XENO.🎙 Nigerian banks are rushing to meet new capital requirements set by the central bank, potentially sparking the largest mergers and acquisitions wave in the sector in two decades.🎙 Flutterwave, Africa's leading digital payments firm, undergoes corporate team restructuring in preparation for an IPO, says CEO.

🎙 African countries will pay $74-billion in debt service payments this year.🎙Uganda's investment culture is changing. XENO Uganda's CEO, Aéko Ongodia, shares insights on acquiring over 100,000 clients and managing billions in investment capital in an emerging market.🎙 The Kenya Shilling appreciation against the US Dollar appears to have finally hit the floor and could be in reverse gear. 🎙African countries are racing to enact rules for non-resident suppliers to account for taxes on elect...

🎙 M-Kopa to inject over $10 million to boost uptake of electric motorcycles.🎙How can Uganda's fourth National Development Plan be aligned with opportunities under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area during the planning phase?🎙 The JSE index was up for the fourth consecutive session on Tuesday, trading above the 74,000 level, tracking most of its global peers.🎙 The world’s electric car fleet continues to grow strongly, with 2024 sales set to reach 17 million.🎙South Africa seeks investors an...

🎙 IMF forecasts predict that Nigeria, once dubbed Africa's largest economy, is set to relinquish its crown and slide to fourth place this year.🎙 UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has warned of a possible further growth deceleration in 2024, citing falling investments and subdued global trade dynamics. 🎙 A just energy transition in Uganda.

🎙 Meet the CEO: Kazeem Tewogbade and Olumide Soyombo founders of The Bluechip Technologies Limited🎙The JSE All Share index remained stable near the 73,000 level on Thursday, hovering close to one-month lows, amid varied quarterly company reports worldwide.🎙 The World Bank Group and the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group are partnering to provide at least 300-million people in Africa with electricity access by 2030.

🎙 Samsung has overtaken Apple as the leading mobile devices provider.🎙 Antonio Querido, the FAO Country Representative in Uganda returns to discuss the slow uptake of renewable energy in the Agriculture sector. 🎙 Vodacom Tanzania PLC has acquired broadband internet provider, Smile Communications, after purchasing all its shares to a tune of US$ 27.4 million. 🎙 The UN Trade and Development (UNTD) warns of a continued global economic slowdown in 2024, following a mil...

🎙 Ghana fails to strike a deal to restructure $13 billion of international bonds. 🎙 Exploring the Crucial Role of Argitech in Advancing Climate-Smart Agriculture and Maximizing Yields 🎙 Cocoa futures drop by 7.5% to $10,108 per tonne, attributed to heightened volatility and reduced market liquidity. 🎙 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised down South Africa’s 2024 growth forecast by a marginal 0.1% from a January forecast of 1%, to 0.9%. 🎙 Angola's March 2024 inflation hits...

🎙 Nigeria Inflation Rate hits 28-year highs. 🎙 Cocoa futures reach new high, surpassing $10,800 per tonne, amid global supply concerns. 🎙 Today, we chat with Kazeem Tewogbade and Olumide Soyombo, founders of Blue Chip Technology, about their $60 million balance sheet in 2023 and insights on Africa's ICT sector. 🎙 Moderna suspends Kenyan vaccine plant construction due to $1B loss from falling COVID-19 vaccine demand since 2022 🎙 Uber unveils Uber Teen accounts in South Africa, allowing 13 to...

Christian Intwari, the founder of ‘Our Past’, the youth-led initiative that organises aims to educate young people about the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi and inspire them to take the initiative to rebuild Rwanda. 

🎙 Blended Finance: What is it and how can SMEs align themselves to get it?  🎙 Ethiopia's stock market progresses, ESX surpasses capital-raising phase by over 200%. 🎙 Zimbabwe adopts gold-backed currency, ZSE begins trading.  🎙 CBN restructures staff, terminates 40 individuals primarily from DFD.  🎙 Bank of Uganda raises benchmark interest rate by 25 bps to 10.25%. 🎙 World Bank, Ethiopia sign $1.72B loan agreements for infrastructure development.