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By Abdul Yassim,Head: Trade and Working Capital South Africa and Mosa Tshabalala, Head: Institutional Trade and DSI Sales, Absa CIB If one were to speak to African suppliers who trade across borders, many would say that doing business within the continent can feel riskier than exporting beyond it. Especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), […]
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Contributed by In On Africa (IOA) Analysis in brief: African nations are rethinking how value is captured from the energy supplies and minerals contained within their borders. Climate pressure, energy transition demands and geopolitical competitions are driving the opportunities to exert greater control over natural resources and ensure higher financial returns for finite mineral resources. […]
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Africa’s markets are expanding, its trade relationships are evolving, and global competition for long-term economic partnership is intensifying. As governments and businesses across the continent prioritize investment, infrastructure, and industrial growth, the United States faces important choices about how it engages. In this guest essay, Liz Grossman Kitoyi argues that commercial diplomacy, not traditional assistance […]
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By Eric Osiakwan On January 5, 2026, we woke up to the new year message that Africa’s largest fintech Flutterwave has acquired Nigerian open banking startup Mono in an all-stock deal valued between $25 million and $40 million. The acquisition brings together two of Africa’s leading fintech infrastructure companies. Flutterwave operates one of the continent’s widest payments networks, […]
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Contributed by In On Africa (IOA) Africa’s 2026 top 10 trends to watch IOA goes beyond the listing of key developments that will shape African affairs in economic, political and societal matters that usually characterise predictions of the year ahead. IOA surpasses these routine projections and identifies the trends that will push these developments towards […]
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Contributed by In On Africa (IOA) Country overview: IOA has extensive experience conducting research and consulting projects in Rwanda. The country is one of Africa’s great success stories, emerging from the chaos of the 1994 genocide to become the most stable and prosperous country in the Great Lakes region. Though Rwanda has much yet to […]
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Contributed by In On Africa (IOA) Country overview: IOA has focused considerable in-depth research and has undertaken consulting services on Nigeria to form a data-based understanding of the Giant of Africa. Our economists note that the populous country has historically Africa’s largest economy, Nigeria saw its nominal GDP revised downward in 2024 following significant naira […]
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Contributed by In On Africa (IOA) Country overview: IOA has conducted wide-spread research and consulting into Zimbabwe to assemble a thorough analysis of the country’s commerce, politics and society. Our researchers have real-time experience tracing the evolution of economic and political developments. A country with extensive resources and valuable human capital struggles against poor government […]
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Contributed by In On Africa (IOA) Country overview: IOA’s history of conducting research and providing consulting services on Niger informs the insights we offer on all aspects of the country’s economy, politics and society. Our economists have noted that while the country possesses one of the world’s largest uranium deposits and has other mineral reserves, […]
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Contributed by In On Africa (IOA) Country overview: IOA has developed a wide-ranged understanding of Zambia through research and consulting on the country. Our political analysts note the pervasive continuation of government corruption, and our economic researchers have pointed to a lack of worker productivity as hindrances to economic growth. The landlocked country is rich […]
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