Afreximbank Posts 22% Rise in Net Interest Income for H1...
Afreximbank reported net interest income up 22% to $1.0 billion for the six months ended 30 June 202...
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Senegal IMF Mission Arrives as Dakar Pre-Pays Forex Debt: The Sequence Toward a Q4 2026 Programme Begin
Senegal and the IMF: No Deal Expected From the June Mission as Investors Price in Default ASINT / Finance & Institutions An IMF mission arrived in Dakar this month for another round of negotiations, but no agreement is expected to emerge from the visit. Two sources familiar with the talks told Reuters that Dakar and […]
Côte d’Ivoire’s $832.8 Million IMF Disbursement: Reading Abidjan’s Reform Premium in a Tighter West African Financing Cycle
ASINT / Finance & Institutions The sixth review and what it closes On June 24, 2026, the IMF Executive Board completed the Sixth Reviews of Côte d’Ivoire’s Extended Fund Facility and Extended Credit Facility Arrangements, as well as the Fifth Review of the Resilience and Sustainability Facility Arrangement. This decision allows for an immediate disbursement […]
Afreximbank Annual Meetings 2026 Postponed: What the Ebola-Driven Cancellation of El Alamein Signals for Continental Deal-Making Infrastructure
ASINT / Finance and Institutions What Was Cancelled and Why Arrangements for the 2026 Afreximbank Annual Meetings, initially scheduled to take place in El Alamein, Egypt from June 21 to 24, 2026, have changed. This follows recent decisions by the Government of Egypt and the African Union to postpone the African Union Mid-Year Coordination Summit […]
United Capital in Rwanda and Ethiopia: Reading a Nigerian Investment Bank’s Continental Play
ASINT / Finance and Institutions The Licences and What They Cover United Capital Plc secured investment banking licences in Ethiopia and Rwanda in June 2026, becoming the first foreign institution licensed to provide investment banking services in Ethiopia. The services covered financial advisory, securities brokerage and portfolio management. The Ethiopian Capital Market Authority confirmed the […]
World Bank Guinea Portfolio: What $895 Million in Undisbursed Commitments Reveals About the Gap Between Financing and Delivery
ASINT / Finance & Institutions The portfolio in numbers The World Bank’s active portfolio in Guinea comprises 12 projects with a total commitment of approximately $1.274 billion through 8 national and 4 regional operations. This commitment includes four co-financing Trust Funds for $41.09 million. As of March 2026, the undisbursed balance stands at $895.6 million, […]
IMF Mission in Conakry: What Article IV Consultations Toward a Formal Programme Mean for Guinea’s Simandou 2040 Trajectory
ASINT / Finance & Institutions What opened on June 15 On June 15, 2026, Guinea’s Minister of Economy, Finance and Budget officially launched a series of high-level working sessions with an IMF expert mission in Conakry. Introduced by Wautabouna Ouattara, Guinea’s Executive Director at the IMF, the delegation is engaging in in-depth discussions with Guinean […]
Kasapreko Lists on the GSE: What a $120 Million IPO Double Says About Ghana’s Domestic Capital Market
ASINT / Finance & Institutions Kasapreko PLC will list on the Ghana Stock Exchange on June 17, 2026,...
United Capital in Rwanda and Ethiopia: Reading a Nigerian Investment Bank’s Continental Play
ASINT / Finance & Institutions On June 9, 2026, United Capital Group announced it had secured investment banking...
Nigeria’s $10.37 Billion Quarter: Capital Importation and the Reform Credibility Test
ASINT / Finance & Institutions Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics released its Q1 2026 capital importation report on...
Senegal IMF Mission Arrives as Dakar Pre-Pays Forex Debt. The Sequence Toward a Q4 2026 Program Begins
Days before a technical IMF mission arrives in Dakar, Senegal made an early move. The government repaid two...
African Fintechs Are Going Global: What the Expansion of Nigerian and Ghanaian Operators Into Brazil, India and Mexico Signals for the African Payments Playbook
ASINT / Finance & Institutions In the first quarter of 2026, the managing director of the Africa FinTech...
Tether Backs LemFi to Expand Stablecoin Remittances Across African Corridors
ASINT / Finance & Institutions The Deal Announced on May 18 On May 18, 2026, Tether, the largest...
Rosso Bridge Opens 2026. Mauritania-Senegal Infrastructure Links and the Connectivity Paradigm Shift in Sahel Trade
ASINT / Corridors The Rosso Bridge, a 1,543-metre structure spanning the Senegal River between the twin cities of...
Gulf Capital Holds Firm in Africa: How Middle East Investors Are Adjusting Terms Without Pulling Core Commitments Amid Geopolitical Pressure
ASINT / Finance & Institutions On February 28, 2026, the conflict that erupted in the Middle East effectively...
African Institutional Capital: Why African Money Still Does Not Finance Africa
A Milestone That Reframes the Problem Africa’s domestic capital base has crossed a threshold. According to the Africa...
Proparco, Ecobank and the $352 Million Agriculture Deal: Reading the Financing Architecture
On May 11, 2026, on the sidelines of the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Proparco and Ecobank Transnational...
