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Sakunda Holdings, a zimbabwean fuel supplier, engaged a consortium of local banks to help fund the government's command agriculture special maize production programme.

Banking stocks are leading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) according the fact that the Banking Index has appreciated by 39.03 per cent as at Monday, outperforming the NSE benchmark index which only gained 21.2 per cent; in a context of expectation of economic recovery and improvement of macroeconomic fundamentals.

Stakeholders come together to explore agricultural index based insurance as a tool for building resilience of farmers in Africa.

The TADB (Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank) provides farmers with over $ 290 billion to stimulate acquisition of agricultural inputs, improve the sectoral value chain, create more job opportunities and reinforce food security.

Namibian finance minister Calle Schlettwein has rejected a proposal to bail out the desperate SME Bank with up to N$300 million, despite the wish of the central bank governor to recapitalise the bank.

The linking of payment systems through Tanzania Inter-bank Settlement System had enhanced efficiency in government payment and cut on the costs for bank's services.