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DLA Piper is proud to partner with 2024 Olympic Gold medallist and African sprint sensation, Letsile Tebogo. As Tebogo’s official legal sponsor, DLA Piper provides the 22-year-old Botswana sprinter with legal services locally in Botswana, across Africa and globally.
Acorn Holdings Limited (“Acorn”) has received authorisation from the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) for the establishment of a Build-To-Rent Development Real Estate Investment Trust (D-REIT) aimed at expanding Kenya’s affordable housing rental market for young urbanites. These are young urban dwellers who have finished schooling and are in the formative years of their adult life.
You are invited to attend the official launch of the 2026 Africa Risk Monitor Report launch by Exigent Risk Advisory. The Risk Monitor identifies crucial political and macroeconomic trends across Africa and offers business leaders, investors, financial institutions, and diplomatic missions a framework to manage these risks.
As part of the national celebrations marking 50 years of Angola’s independence, the Government of Angola has honored individuals and partners who have made exceptional contributions to the country’s development and progress. Among those recognized, H.E. João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, President of the Republic of Angola, awarded Haim Taib, Founder and President of the Menomadin and Mitrelli Group, the Peace and Development Medal
In his latest op-ed, Humphrey Kariuki, Founder of Janus Continental Group, highlights the urgent need to protect Africa’s natural systems as climate pressures intensify. From shrinking lakes to advancing deserts, he argues that conservation is not a niche concern but a global economic and moral imperative. Kariuki calls for community-rooted restoration and greater corporate responsibility, urging leaders to view conservation as essential investment in stability, prosperity and a resilient shared future.
The Imo Economic Summit 2025, themed “Unlocking Imo’s Economic Potential: Partnership, Investment, and Innovation, ” is strategically positioned to transform Imo State into a premier investment destination in Nigeria. This summit will bring together CEOs, industry leaders, government officials, and investors to explore transformative opportunities across key sectors including energy, agriculture, real estate, and technology.
The S-RM 2025 Investor Sentiment Report | Forces of Change is available now to download here. This new report – which surveys over 150 global investors – provides key insights and analysis on how today’s ‘mega trends’ are impacting the deal environment, including in many emerging markets in Africa.
Ethiopia is advancing its energy and transportation strategy with a 23,000-hectare agricultural biorefinery developed through a partnership between Sunbird Bioenergy Africa and the Ethiopian Mining Corporation (EMC).
RE+ Events and Montgomery Africa announce the launch of RE+ South Africa, a new clean energy event taking place 2-4 June, 2026, at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg.
Diplomacy today is measured by delivery, not declarations. In Africa, where trade corridors connect opportunity to reality, success will hinge on turning ambition into results. As nations and investors align to build inclusive, sustainable infrastructure, the true test of partnership lies in who can deliver. In an opinion piece, Rodrigo Manso, CEO of Mitrelli, explores this new diplomacy of delivery.
As global markets continue to navigate ongoing disruption, the connection between geopolitical risk and credit exposure is becoming increasingly complex and critically important. Marsh’s Credit Specialties Summit will bring together over 250 senior professionals from the corporate, banking, and insurance sectors to examine how these risks are reshaping trade, investment, and financial resilience.
ICAP Africa and African FX Partners are happy to announce that they are nearing completion of a new set of products for financial risk management in Africa. ICAP and AFXP have unparalleled access to both interbank and parallel market FX price data going back many years, this allows them to track and practically assess the liquidity of particular currencies.
Mukuru, a leading next-generation financial services platform, has partnered with AI-powered banking technology provider JUMO to launch ‘ Fast Loan’, a scalable, mobile-first credit solution designed to address a critical gap in South Africa’s financial ecosystem.
Angola has inaugurated the José Sayovo Paralympic Sports Complex in Bengo, a state-of-the-art facility designed and built by Mitrelli that positions the country, and Africa, at the forefront of international sports.
Dignitaries came together yesterday to mark the official launch of the 50MWp Kong Solaire project in the Tchologo region of Côte d’Ivoire.
Africa Merchant Capital Advisory (AMCA) is pleased to announce that it acted as financial adviser to the Lagata Group on its acquisition of majority stake, and investment into, Miro Forestry Developments Limited, a leading sustainable forestry and plywood manufacturing business operating across Sierra Leone and Ghana.
You’re invited to join BMI (a Fitch Solutions Company) at The Leonardo Hotel on Thursday, 23rd October for their in-person event Fault Lines & Bright Spots: Macro & Sector Outlooks Amid Tariff Pressure.
Africa Merchant Capital is pleased to announce a strategic investment of Alterra Capital Partners (“Alterra”) in ARP Africa Travel Group (ARP Africa), partnering with the founding family to accelerate expansion across East Africa and beyond.
DEG – Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH is expanding its commitment in Tanzania and providing the CRDB Bank PLC with a long-term loan of USD 50 million. CRDB Bank is now a leading commercial bank in Tanzania that finances primarily small businesses in rural areas. The loan package comprises two tranches of USD 25 million each. A total of USD 10 million of the financing is secured by a guarantee through the EU’s European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus (EFSD+).
KPMG International Development Advisory Services (IDAS) and FSD Africa invite to you an insightful Carbon Markets Webinar on October 14th, 2025. This session will bring together experts in climate project development to explore how carbon markets can unlock new opportunities for African communities and enterprises.
