AfCFTA Readiness (Ghana): Ghana screened and supported 1,000+ SMEs to compete under AfCFTA, identifying exporters and high-potential local producers for capacity-building across priority areas. Retail Payments (South Africa): Buy Now Pay Later is lifting sales and shifting shoppers from lay-by, with Edgars reporting BNPL users spending over R1,000 on average and BNPL nearing 10% of its 2026 sales mix. SME Support (South Africa): Enterprise Room says it has scaled from consultancy into programme delivery, backing 4,500+ SMEs and deploying over R1bn, as it moves toward multiyear, co-funded support. Digital Money (Nigeria): Nigeria’s Payments System Vision 2028 proposes expanding eNaira beyond pilot use, including potential government salary and micro-enterprise enablement use cases. SME Finance (Zambia): Bank of Zambia commits K5bn to a Small Business Growth Initiative with credit guarantees, technical help, and a learning platform. Startup Pulse (Africa): African startup funding rebounded in May, with top 10 deals raising $242.6m and capturing most of the month’s total. Policy & Business Climate (Ghana): A Ghana AfCFTA TV panel highlights power costs as a competitiveness blocker for manufacturers, urging banks and policy to close the gap.