An African economy eyeing deep capital reserves has taken a vital step towards financial sovereignty, now on the brink of opening for public business.
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent proposal at the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali to establish a Pan-African Commodity Exchange has sparked important conversations across policy, economic, trade, financial, and development circles.
The Bradford African Festival of Arts (BAFA) will return from 3rd to 8th, August, bringing together artists, performers, filmmakers, academics, entrepreneurs and communities for six days of creativity, cultural exchange and international collaboration across Bradford.
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has a new addition. The Africa Tech 50 Index was launched, on Africa’s largest bourse today – about six month after its inclusion, on the London Stock Exchange. Joining CNBC Africa to discuss what this means for the Index, the companies in it, and the African markets; is Gbite Oduneye, Chair…
Located in the northeast of Jiangxi province in east China, Jingdezhen is renowned both in China and abroad for its porcelain and is widely known as the “Millennium Porcelain Capital.” In January 2025, Jingdezhen’s handmade porcelain industry heritage sites were officially submitted to UNESCO as China’s nomination for the 2026 World Heritage List.
listed Optasia posted 50–60% revenue growth for the first half of 2026, driven by expansion outside Nigeria, even as the company’s oldest African market grapples with an unresolved regulatory dispute over airtime credit
VALR has announced the imminent launch of ‘Perps’, a new cross-asset class perpetuals product that introduces more than 200 markets to the platform. This expansion enables users to express directional views by going long or short with leverage across a comprehensive selection of global equities, commodities, precious metals, stock indices, forex pairs, and crypto assets.…
First held in 2014, AIX Power & Renewables has become one of the meeting places of choice for Africa’s power sector stakeholders, including leading private and public sector investors, African officials and project developers