Having fled an economic implosion in his native Zimbabwe, Brighton Takawira was able to support his mother back home with modest earnings from a small perfume business he set up in South Africa.

South Africa's National Treasury has attracted over 100 global proposals for its $500 million foreign currency financing ...

Africa is the world leader in mobile money, with 44% of adults on the continent holding a mobile-money account. This expansion is encouraging formal saving and reshaping how financial services are ...

The Kenyan, Nigerian and Zambian currencies are expected to be broadly unchanged against the dollar in the next week to Thursday, while Ghana's may gain, traders said. KENYA Kenya's shilling is seen ...

Fintech technologies are reshaping ordinary people's access to foreign exchange in Africa, with faster, smoother and more ...

The World Bank's October 2025 Africa Pulse Report has revealed that Ghana's local currency, the cedi, was the best-performing currency in Africa during the first eight months of 2025.

Africa is losing nearly $89 billion a year in illicit financial flows such as tax evasion and theft, amounting to more than it receives in development aid, a U.N. study showed on Monday.

Three people have gone on trial in South Africa after being charged with housebreaking and stealing $580,000 that was hidden in a couch at a game farm owned by President Cyril Ramaphosa.