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Trust is infrastructure. And Africa’s fintech reckoning proves it – Salvador Anglada, Optasia Group CEO

For most of the past decade, African fintech was a land grab. Valuations rewarded user numbers, interfaces got flashier, and “disruption” was the pitch that attracted capital investment. From the outside, it was clear the model was running hotter than it could sustain. That era is over. In every boardroom conversation, from Johannesburg to Lagos, the question has moved beyond “how fast can you grow?” to “what happens when things go wrong?” The correction came…

Exclusive Convo: Nafissatou Fall Diagne, Managing Director, Development Finance Advisory

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NEW YORK (Capital Markets in Africa): At the BRVM Investment Days held in New York City on 21 April 2026, Capital Markets in Africa sat down for an exclusive conversation with Ms Nafissatou Fall Diagne, Managing Director, Development Finance Advisory. In a wide‑ranging discussion, she shared her insights on how prepared African issuers are to meet the ESG disclosure and reporting standards demanded by global investors, and explored the emerging opportunities for green, social, and sustainability‑linked bonds across the region. Her perspective reflects…

Exclusive Interview: Sotiguy Coulibaly, Chief Executive Officer, KERALES FINANCE

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NEW YORK (Capital Markets in Africa): At the BRVM Investment Days held in New York City on 21 April 2026, Capital Markets in Africa sat down for an exclusive conversation with Sotiguy Coulibaly, Chief Executive Officer of KERALES FINANCE — a brokerage and asset‑management firm licensed by the UMOA Financial Markets Authority (AMF‑UMOA). In a wide‑ranging discussion, Coulibaly outlined the sectors he believes will define Africa’s next wave of economic transformation, drawing on KERALES FINANCE’s vantage…

US Government Equity and Equity-Linked Investments in Critical Minerals – Mayer Brown

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Federal equity and equity-linked instruments have become embedded in the sector’s financing architecture, with direct consequences for M&A structuring, capital formation, liability management, governance and exit planning. The US government’s role in critical minerals has shifted materially. Executive actions, agency designations, and sustained public emphasis have framed critical minerals as essential to national security, defense readiness, grid resilience, job creation and advanced manufacturing. That policy posture is now reflected not only in regulation and procurement—but…

Property Investment in Uncertain Times: How to Maximise Returns in a Shifting Economy – Eva August, CEO, Century 21

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South Africa’s economic environment has rarely felt straightforward, but right now it feels particularly layered. Global trade tensions, domestic fiscal pressures and stubborn unemployment figures have left many buyers and investors hesitant – wondering whether to act or wait. In my experience, hesitation is often where opportunity quietly disappears. The reality is that property has always rewarded those who read the fundamentals rather than the headlines. And right now, the fundamentals are moving in a…

Railway infrastructure is one of the solutions to Africa’s Trade Expansion – Caroline Trefault, MSC’s Intermodal Africa Manager

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As Africa’s economies continue to diversify and grow at around 4% year-on-year on average, moving goods across the continent is becoming more complex, time-sensitive, and strategically important. Ports are essential gateways for international trade, but the effectiveness of Africa’s trade systems is ultimately determined inland, by how efficiently cargo moves between ports, industrial centres, and consumer markets. Transport infrastructure, including rail, is recognised as crucial to economic development and regional integration in Africa. The United…

The Precision Transition: Designing Africa’s power systems for reality, not abstraction

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Last year, I argued in my piece “Lean Carbon, Just Power”, that a limited and temporary increase in African carbon emissions is justified to meet the continent’s urgent electrification needs. That position was not a retreat from climate ambition. It laid out a credible lean-carbon pathway that reconciles power systems development realities with climate arithmetic. The central question remains: not whether emissions must fall, but how much temporary headroom is tolerable to accelerate energy prosperity…

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