The market, as it moves.

Inside Africa’s Informal Economy: Where the Money Actually Moves

57% of people in informal employment in Africa worked in agriculture, according to 2019 national data compiled in the Internat

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Investing in Nigeria 2026: What the Great Reversal Changes for New Capital

$4.41 billion. That is the amount of Q1 2026 capital importation recorded through Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria, according to BusinessDay’s June 3 report, citing official data.

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The Great Reversal: Why Global Banks Are Moving Back Into Nigeria

$4.41 billion.

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Fewer Startups, Fewer Investors, Bigger Cheques: What Q3 2026 Says About African Venture Capital

$2.49 billion is up 7.8% year on year — but the money is concentrating. What that means for investors entering now and founders trying to raise.

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Tokenised Securities in Nigeria: An Infrastructure Story, Not an Investment Story Yet

A platform, a proposal and a 'coming soon' offering are not an investable market. Here is what has actually been built, and the seven checks before you commit capital.

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Africa's Informal Economy: The Market Everyone Quotes and Nobody Measures

The numbers everyone cites do not all measure the same thing. Here is how to read them.

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BIA INTELLIGENCE is live: African market intelligence, built for investors who do the work

Where reliable African market intelligence for equity investors and founders begins.

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The Regulatory Map: What Investors Must Clear Before Money Moves in Africa's Major Markets

“Is the market open?” is only the first regulatory question.

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How to Invest in African Startups

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Investing in Africa in 2026: 7 Things You Should Know Before You Commit Capital

What equity investors and founders should understand about the 2026 African market: funding data, currency risk, sector trends, and diligence.

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OPay's lending trade-off

+204% loan volume, +210% credit-loss provisions. Lending is now OPay's top revenue line as it seeks up to $500M in a NYSE IPO, with Standard Bank's $200M investment contingent on completion.

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NGX rerating, week two

NGX still Africa's top performer, up 60.8% YTD after a 75.5% nine-month surge. Durable rerating or FX-led? Q4 earnings, liquidity and FX policy are the test.

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NGX rerating

The Nigerian Exchange is trading at a rerating point: bank earnings, FX stability and rising foreign participation are pulling valuations toward historical highs.

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African startup funding mix at $2.16B

Quarterly funding data shows African startup capital holding up, with the mix shifting as later-stage rounds take a larger share of the total.

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IMF puts Sub-Saharan Africa growth at 4.5%

The Fund’s latest regional outlook points to steady growth across Sub-Saharan Africa, with the pressures sitting in debt service and fiscal space.

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Absa Africa Financial Markets Index at 56

The index shows African financial markets opening up, with access and FX supply improving unevenly across countries.

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Dangote IPO extension and the Kenya GDR angle

The refinery offer was extended as demand built, while Kenya’s depositary-receipt route gives another lens on cross-border access to African listings.

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A decade-high reading, with a liquidity caveat

The index reached its highest level in a decade, but the underlying liquidity picture is thinner than the headline suggests.

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# Nigeria’s frozen tariffs are now a fiscal story. Here is what the regulator’s own data say

The government froze electricity prices for most customers in 2024. The regulator’s latest quarterly report shows what that has cost, where the sector still leaks money, and what…

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