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Congo Basin Forests Hold Trillions in Untapped Value: New Report Calls for Strategic Global Investment
October 21, 2025-The Congo Basin, home to the world's second-largest tropical rainforest, holds immense value for not only the six countries it spans, but for the planet. A new World Bank report reveals the region's forests are not only essential for climate stability and biodiversity, but also a foundation for economic resilience.
The value of forest ecosystem services nearly doubled in just two decades, rising from $590 billion in 2000 to $1.15 trillion in 2020. During the same period, the total forest asset value surged from $11.4 trillion to $23.2 trillion.
The report shows that forest management, conservation, and data readiness vary widely across the region. Countries such as Gabon and the Republic of Congo stand out, embedding forest sustainability into national planning with relatively low deforestation rates and strong biodiversity indicators.
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Source: worldbank.org
Burundi picks LSEG to modernize financial market
October 21, 2025--Burundi has selected the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) to help modernize the financial market. The central Banque de la République du Burundi (BRB) aims to build a more efficient domestic market adapted to global standards.
LSEG technology will be used to transform trading in foreign exchange (FX), lending between banks, domestic open-market operations where the central bank buys or sells government debt, and surveillance.
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Source: africancapitalmarketsnews.com
Africa: South Africa Stakes Its Claim As Africa's Digital and Investment Powerhouse
October 16, 2025-South Africa is positioning itself as the continent's digital and investment powerhouse, using its economic resilience and advanced infrastructure to attract global capital and drive Africa's growth story.
Speaking at the AFSIC - SA Investment Summit held in London on Wednesday, Deputy Minister in the Presidency Kenny Morolong said South Africa is "forging ahead, breaking new ground, and inspiring new ways", despite persistent global economic headwinds.
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Source: allafrica.com
ZSE Market Turnover Jumps 45 Percent
October 7, 2025-The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange's turnover for the second quarter to June 30, 2025, grew by 45 percent to US$52,08 million from US$35,80 million in the previous quarter, buoyed by activity in Econet and investor hedging.
Generally, growth in stock market turnover implies increased trading activity, greater liquidity, and heightened investor interest in the market or specific stocks, making it easier to buy or sell shares at a stable price.
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Source: allafrica.com
Africa: Nigeria Leads Africa in Stablecoin Adoption With $22bn in Transactions
August 24, 2025--Nigeria has emerged as the largest stablecoin market in Africa, with nearly $22 billion in transactions recorded between July 2023 and June 2024.
This was stated in the latest report released by Yellow Card titled, 'Stablecoin Adoption in Emerging Markets - The Report for Global Business Leaders'. The report which is Yellow Card's third and final report for 2025 underscores the exponential growth of stablecoins globally, from a market cap of $5 billion in 2020 to $230 billion as of May 2025.
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Source: allafrica.com
Visualizing Africa's Battery Storage Pipeline
August 18, 2025--Key Takeaways
Battery Energy Storage Systems store electricity to stabilize the power grid and provide backup power.
outh Africa dominates Africa's planned battery storage capacity.
The Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) market is currently the fastest growing segment of global battery demand, with y-o-y growth of 53% in 2024, according to Rho Motion's BESS database.
This expansion has been partly fueled by falling cell costs along with flexibility demand, which together have enabled BESS to gain a foothold in emerging battery markets.
In Africa, the number of operational and planned energy storage projects has increased in recent years, driven by the growing affordability of renewable energy across the continent and the continued decline in battery prices.
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Source: elements.visualcapitalist.com
How Nigeria Can Unleash its Economic Potential
July 7, 2025--Increasing revenues, establishing an effective budget framework, and scaling up the cash transfer system can all support Nigeria's progress
Over the past two years, Nigeria-Africa's most populous country-has implemented difficult reforms to tackle long-standing obstacles weighing on the economy. While the reforms are starting to show results, poverty and food insecurity remain high, and the uncertain global environment presents additional challenges.
As discussed in our latest annual economic health check of the West African nation, the right policies can help Nigeria realize its potential as an African and global economic powerhouse.
A difficult starting point
Upon taking office in 2023, the new government faced low growth and rising poverty. Between 2014 and 2023, real per capita GDP declined on average by 0.7 percent annually.
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Source: imf.org
South Africa: African Development Bank Country Focus Report highlights urgent need for economic transformation as GDP growth remains subdued
July 4, 2025-African Development Bank calls for strategic reforms to unlock South Africa's $3 trillion capital potential
South Africa's GDP growth declined to 0.6% in 2024 from 0.7% in 2023, underscoring the need for critical action and strategic reforms to unlock the country's vast capital resources and accelerate economic growth, the African Development Bank emphasized in its Country Focus report launched on Wednesday.
The report titled 'Making South Africa's Capital Work Better for its Development' comes amid global challenges, geopolitical tensions, conflicts, and political instability in several countries across the continent.
The report highlights that South Africa's economic growth remains sluggish, with GDP declining to 0.6% in 2024 from 0.7% in 2023. It attributes this slowdown to persistent power outages, the severe impact of drought on agriculture, and weaknesses in the transport and logistics sectors.
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Source: afdb.org
IMF Staff Completes 2025 Article IV Mission with Nigeria
July 2, 2025--The Nigerian authorities have implemented major reforms over the past two years which have improved macroeconomic stability and enhanced resilience. The authorities have removed costly fuel subsidies, stopped monetary financing of the fiscal deficit and improved the functioning of the foreign exchange market.
Investor confidence has strengthened, helping Nigeria successfully tap the Eurobond market and leading to a resumption of portfolio inflows.
At the same time, poverty and food insecurity have risen, and the government is now focused on raising growth.
Growth accelerated to 3.4 percent in 2024, driven mainly by increased hydrocarbon output and vibrant services sector. Agriculture remained subdued, owing to security challenges and sliding productivity. Real GDP is expected to expand by 3.4 percent in 2025, supported by the new domestic refinery, higher oil production and robust services. Against a complex and uncertain external environment, medium-term growth is projected to hover around 3½ percent, supported by domestic reform gains.
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Source: imf.org
Africa's Trade Projected to Hit $1.5 Trillion in 2025
July 1, 2025--Trade is set to expand at an average of 5.1 per cent a year through 2026, before quickening to 5.4 per cent by 2028.
Africa's trade projected to hit $1.5 trillion in 2025 as growth momentum builds Africa's intra-and extra-regional trade is on course to reach US$1.5 trillion in 2025, according to fresh forecasts from the International Monetary Fund and Afreximbank, as the continent leverages deeper integration and a steadier commodity backdrop to accelerate economic diversification.
Trade is set to expand at an average of 5.1 per cent a year through 2026, before quickening to 5.4 per cent by 2028, comfortably outstripping the global forecast of 3.3 per cent.
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Source: allafrica.com
