The growth and opportunity displayed by a diverse spread of International funds, DFIs, banks, PE firms, institutional investors and others is evidence that despite apparent indifference to African opportunities in SA boardrooms, the continent’s real estate sector has evolved
Finance
African bank foils sophisticated cyberattack, North Korea implicated

Attack thwarted when Barac identified suspicious encrypted traffic leaving the bank’s network. (Image source: Barac)
The UK cybersecurity specialist Barac has unveiled details of how, in May 2019, it identified a sophisticated cyberattack targeting a major African-headquartered financial institution
Towards an AfroChampions fund to finance the AfCFTA

The objective is to mobilise the private sector, in Africa and beyond, through a dedicated blended-finance vehicle to accelerate the continents economic integration. (Image source: Nahashon Diaz/Pixabay)
The AfroChampions Initiative has launched a private sector investment framework to secure financing for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
Nigeria attracts US$15.15bn investment in H1 2019, says NIPC report
Mining and quarrying sector accounted for 81 per cent of investment. (Image source: Michael Gaida/Pixabay)
A total of US$15.15bn of investments were announced in Nigeria from the investors in 20 countries in the H1 2019, according to a report from Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC)
Macroeconomic management weakens, social inclusion slightly up in Africa's fragile countries

Fragile countries in sub-Saharan Africa improved slightly in the areas of gender equality, human development and environmental stability. (Image source: Commonwealth Secretariat/Flickr)
Africas poorest countries saw a very little progress on average in improving the quality of their policy and institutional frameworks in 2018, according to the World Banks annual Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) report