Sudan: DNHR Condemns Drone Attack Killing UNISFA Peacekeepers As a War Crime.

[Darfur Network for Human Rights] DNHR expresses its grave concern and unequivocal condemnation of the drone strike that killed six soldiers serving with the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/12/1166592 at a military base in Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan State, on Saturday, December 13, 2025. Source

Morocco: SGTM IPO Oversubscribed Ahead of Listing On Casablanca Stock Exchange

[Daba Finance] SGTM's initial public offering closed on December 8 after drawing record demand from investors, marking one of the most significant transactions in the history of the Casablanca Stock Exchange. Source

Kenya: Kenya Slashes Benchmark Rate to 9 Percent in Ninth Consecutive Cut

[Daba Finance] Kenya's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 9.0%, extending an easing cycle aimed at lifting bank lending and supporting economic growth. Source

Ghana: Ghana Growth Slows in Third Quarter As Oil Sector Drags

[Daba Finance] Ghana's economy expanded 5.5% year on year in the third quarter of 2025, supported by strong growth in agriculture and services, data from the national statistics service show. Source

Central Africa: Samb'a Assurances Plans IPO On Central Africa Stock Exchange Bvmac

[Daba Finance] SAMB'A Assurances said it plans to list its shares on Central Africa's regional stock exchange, becoming one of the few insurers to seek public funding on the Bourse des Valeurs Mobilières d'Afrique Centrale (BVMAC). Source

Morocco: Cash Plus Debuts On Casablanca Bourse After Heavily Oversubscribed IPO

[Daba Finance] Cash Plus began trading on the Casablanca Stock Exchange on Monday after completing an initial public offering worth 750 million dirhams that drew strong demand from investors. Source

Nigeria: Frigoglass to Sell Nigerian Business to Helios in $117m Deal

[Daba Finance] Frigoglass Group has agreed to sell its entire stake in Frigoinvest Nigeria Holdings B.V., the holding company for its Nigerian glass operations, to Helios Investment Partners for proceeds of up to €100 million. Source

Rwanda: Rwanda Stock Exchange Opens Multicurrency Trading Segment

[Daba Finance] The Rwanda Stock Exchange has launched a Multicurrency Denominated Securities Market Segment, allowing securities to be issued and traded in multiple currencies for the first time in the country's capital market. Source

Zambia: Dot Com Zambia IPO Draws Record Demand Ahead of Luse Alt-M Debut

[Daba Finance] Dot Com Zambia Plc's initial public offering has been heavily oversubscribed, underscoring strong investor appetite ahead of its listing on the Lusaka Stock Exchange's alternative market, LuSE Alt-M. Source

Namibia: Namibia Holds Rates As South Africa's Policy Shift Limits Room to Cut

[Daba Finance] Namibia's central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged at 6.50%, citing the need to protect its currency peg with South Africa as policy conditions tighten across the border. Source

Kenya: Safaricom Raises $154m As Bond Sale Draws Strong Demand

[Daba Finance] Safaricom Plc raised KES 20 billion ($154 million) from the first tranche of its medium-term note programme after investor demand came in at almost three times its initial target. Source

Nigeria: Europe-Based Hostinger Launches in Nigeria With Ai Tools

[Daba Finance] Hostinger, a Lithuania-based web hosting and website-building company, has launched operations in Nigeria, targeting small businesses and entrepreneurs with AI-powered tools and local currency payments. Source