From IMF-endorsed growth to world-class infrastructure and landmark peace-and-prosperity accords, the Democratic Republic of Congo is sending investors, travelers and the international community one clear message: the country is open, moving, and determined to compete. A vision set at the very top Every transformation starts with a vision. President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo has made the...

Central Africa just plugged into the continent’s largest payment network. What that changes now — and what it doesn’t yet. On 9 July 2026, the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) officially joined the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), the cross-border payment network built by Afreximbank with the African Union and the AfCFTA Secretariat....

United Bank for Africa Plc has announced that Mr. Tony O. Elumelu, CFR, Group Chairman of UBA, will retire from the Board of Directors of UBA on 21 August 2026, upon the completion of the 12-year tenure limit prescribed for Non-Executive Directors of Banks by the Central Bank of Nigeria. At its meeting held on...