Africa
Ghana migration framework: status update as the Bridgetown climate-finance week opens parallel signal
Ghana's diaspora-migration framework remains one of the most accessible structured paths for diaspora connection in West Africa. As Caribbean climate finance accelerates this week, the question is whether parallel diaspora-engagement instruments will follow.
With Egypt now Africa's #1 remittance recipient, diaspora investment is the next move every government is considering
Five governments are visibly evaluating diaspora bond programs in the next 18 months. The Nigeria 2017 model remains the only fully-subscribed African issuance. The window for diaspora input is open.
South Africa is suddenly drawing tourists from Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. The regional economy is rerouting.
The intra-African tourism flow that development economists have predicted for a decade is now actually happening. Durban, Cape Town, Johannesburg are the early beneficiaries.
Egypt overtaking Nigeria changes the remittance map. Here is what that means for senders.
North Africa is now the dominant remittance corridor. Sub-Saharan corridors operate at different price points and different infrastructure.
Angola passes Kenya. Egypt passes Nigeria. The African economic rankings are shifting under the diaspora's feet.
New IMF data shows a different continent than the one diaspora investment narratives have assumed for the last decade. The countries to send money to are not the ones we have been talking about.
Why Nigeria's diaspora bond worked and Ghana's didn't
A bft analysis walks through the design choices that separated the 130-percent-oversubscribed Nigerian instrument from less successful issuances.
Accra is rebuilding its migration framework. The window for diaspora input is open.
April workshop brought government, partners, and technical experts to redesign how Ghana engages its diaspora.
Ghanaian cedi weakens 22.7% year-on-year against the naira as West Africa FX shifts
GHS-to-NGN at 118.65 today, down from 145+ a year ago. For Ghanaian and Nigerian diaspora sending money home or moving between the two economies, the corridor math has shifted materially in 2026.
Rugby Africa Women's Cup opens tomorrow in Nairobi with Kenya hosting four-nation tournament
Kenya hosts the sixth edition of the Rugby Africa Women's Cup at the RFUEA Ground in Nairobi from May 23 to 31. South Africa, Uganda, and Madagascar complete the field for a tournament that has become a central African women's sport calendar fixture.