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Data by the International Air Transport Association shows that African airlines’ traffic rose 53.5 per cent in April 2023, the second highest among the regions. 

African airlines’ traffic up 53.5% in April

Tingo Group and All Farmers Association of Nigeria have signed an agreement which sees Tingo receiving a 30-year lease over AFAN’s warehouses across Nigeria.

Accelerating Nigeria’s journey to food sufficiency

The Program Manager at Power Learn Project, Ajo Balogun says the odds will continue to be against Africa’s young tech talents if necessary resources are not made available to propel learning and work opportunities.

Fostering collaborations to grow Africa’s tech talents

It is day 4 since Nigeria’s President’s announcement that petrol subsidy is gone and more Commuters, households and businesses are feeling the pinch of the new costs as they attempt to adjust to the new reality.

How Nigeria can ease removal of petrol subsidies

Labour unions in Nigeria say they will reconvene another meeting with the Nigerian government over the removal of petrol subsidies as both parties try to achieve an amicable solution. 

Nigeria's petrol subsidy removal dialogue continues

The bond market opened the week on a relatively bullish note as demand was seen across the curve following the revision of the Q2 2023 Bond calendar. 

Nigeria's Q2 bond calendar drives bullish sentiments

The International Monetary Fund in its staff report expects Ghana to reach a moderate risk of debt distress by 2028.

IMF predicts Ghana to reach moderate risk of debt distress by 2028

Emmi Oikari the temporary alternate Governor for Finland at the African Development Bank believes the works of development and multilateral partners should be leveraged with public sector financing in driving the needed support.

AfDB Annual Meetings: Development partners crucial to addressing Africa's climate challenges

Bjørg Sandkjær, the Governor of Norway for the African Development Bank says Norway is looking at unlocking private investment in climate-related sectors in Africa, with a focus on achieving food security. 

AfDB Annual Meetings: How Norway is tapping into opportunities in Africa

The annual commemoration of Africa Day marks the founding of the Organisation of African Unity in 1963, which was later renamed the African Union in 2002.

How Africa Day is driving unity, integration

The cash scarcity caused by the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria is said to be the major reason behind the slow growth of the country's economy in the first quarter of this year. 

Naira scarcity slows Nigeria's Q1'23 GDP growth

Rhode Luemba, the Head of Flow Sales, Global Markets at Standard Bank Group, joins CNBC Africa for this discussion.

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