8+ hour, 2+ min ago   (345+ words) Africans abroad send tens of billions of dollars home every year, but these transfers are far more than money for relatives. They have become one of Africa’s largest sources of foreign income, quietly funding homes, education, healthcare and businesses across…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (433+ words) Somalia tells META that new whatsapp feature will aid terrorism, Africa passes Asia on world's hunger list, 144 people die trying to enter Spain from The Gambia, and Bologna burns over a death of Moroccan in police custody. Ten stories from…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (616+ words) For many observers, Africa is rising. For others, the continent’s challenges still seem too daunting to talk about “Africa rising”. Over the next four weeks, The African Exponent will share Africa’s economic state and potential as viewed by Africa’s leading…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (494+ words) Uganda's oil investment hit $1.96 billion in 2023 and oil projects now drive most FDI. As first oil nears in 2026, the real returns sit in logistics, insurance and supplier finance, not the crude. Here is where the money flows in the EACOP…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (683+ words) The African Exponent Senegal launches $50 million Catalyst Fund to bridge early-stage startup funding gap Senegal has launched a $50 million Catalyst DER/FJ Fund to finance pre-seed and seed-stage startups, aiming to close a critical early-stage funding gap. The initiative seeks…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (523+ words) Africa is witnessing an important chapter in its industrial development as Morocco emerges as a leader in electric vehicle and battery manufacturing. The North African country is building a comprehensive ecosystem that goes far beyond vehicle assembly and into high-value…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1048+ words) Across African economies, low IMF exposure does not follow a single pattern. In some cases, it reflects fiscal resilience and reduced need for IMF intervention. In others, it reflects structural constraints such as limited market access, narrow export bases, or…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (272+ words) The full Bloomberg 2026 African startups list: 25 companies across 15 countries. Fintech takes the biggest share, but the surprises are in defence tech, telemedicine, and climate. What unites the best of these companies is unglamorous precision. They are building underwriting models in…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (777+ words) Digital Africa has launched a €50 million seed fund to support early-stage startups across 20 African markets, focusing on regions with lower access to venture capital. Digital Africa has launched a €50 million seed-stage fund aimed at supporting early-stage startups across African markets…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (1100+ words) Each country's score reflects a weighted composite of these conditions, designed to capture not just ease of doing business, but the real friction investors and operators face when deploying and scaling capital. What emerges is not a simple ranking of…...