The AU-backed Africa Credit Rating Agency plans its first solicited sovereign ratings by end-March 2027, alongside a $15mn share sale.

The Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA), launched last ​month to challenge the dominance of the world's three biggest ratings firms, is in ‌talks with 15 African sovereigns and aims to publish its fir...

NAIROBI, Nov 3 (Reuters) – The Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA), launched last month to challenge the dominance of the world’s three biggest ratings firms, is in talks with 15 African sovereigns an...

African Credit Ratings Agency (AfCRA) plans to release its first sovereign credit ratings by March 2026. The agency, launched in 2025, is based in Lagos, Nigeria, and aims to provide independent credi… · Photo : US Army Africa · CC BY · Flickr

The Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) was launched on 7 October 2026 in Mauritius. A privately owned institution with a continental mandate, it enters a

Bi aw ka jɛmukan sugandilenw b'a bɔ kunpan fila kɔnɔ. Sinanbonana sɛgɛsɛgɛliw be kɛ cogo di fo ka taa se a furakɛli yɛrɛ ma? bi musow ka kɛnɛ jɛmukan bina aw lafaamuya o la. Ɲininkali filanan, Yala farafinna tɔnba ye sɔrɔko jatiminɛcɛgɛda min bila senkan afCRA bɛna se k'a jɔyɔrɔ fa wa? Sɔrɔko jɛmukan bina aw jaabi..

Farafinna tɔnba ye sɔrɔko jatiminɛcɛgɛda bila senkan kunu n'a bɛ wele AfCRA (Africa Credit Ratings Agency). A ka daga bɛ Port-Louis dugu la, Île Maurice jamana kɔnɔ. Farafinna tɔgɔlacɛgɛda sigikun ye ka cɛgɛdaw ni jamanaw ka sɔrɔw jatiminɛ n'u basigilen don walima ni gɛlɛya ani farati b'u la.

On the Margin of the launch of the Africa Credit Rating Agency AfCRA, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, chaired a high-level roundtable meeting at the Continental...

By Lot Ndamanomhata Africa has launched its own credit rating agency. The Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA), headquartered in Mauritius, will rate governments, companies, financial institutions and other entities across the continent. The African Union says it will be independent and private-sector driven, with African governments barred from owning shares. It is not meant to […] The post Africa’s own credit rating agency: Can it fix an unfair borrowing story? first appeared on The Brief | Namibia's Leading Business & Financial News.

Insoddisfatta delle valutazioni di S&P Global, Moody’s e Fitch, l’Unione africana ha creato l’Africa credit rating agency (Afcra), che avrà un compito molto difficile Leggi

Insoddisfatta delle valutazioni di S&P Global, Moody’s e Fitch, l’Unione africana ha creato l’Africa credit rating agency (Afcra), che avrà un compito molto difficile Leggi

Afropages recense l’actualité africaine. Nous proposons une sélection de liens vers des sources d’informations rédigées par nos partenaires de référence.

Afropages recense l’actualité africaine. Nous proposons une sélection de liens vers des sources d’informations rédigées par nos partenaires de référence.

Farafinna b'a fɛ k'a ka sɔrɔw n'a ka sɔrɔsiraw jateminɛ, wa o be kɛ n'a yɛrɛ ka fɛɛrɛw ye. O siratigɛ de la, sɔrɔko jateminɛnicakɛda kura dɔ (African Credit Rating Agency, AFCRA), dayɛlɛla araba tɛmɛnen ’île Maurice, Frafinna tɔnba ka ɲɛmaya kɔnɔ.

The African Credit Ratings Agency (AfCRA) launched in Mauritius to counter perceived bias from the big three ratings agencies...

L'Union africaine lance AfCRA à Maurice. Cette agence de notation veut couvrir les États, collectivités et entreprises, notamment les moins notés.

The African Union launched the Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) in Mauritius on 7 October 2026, introducing a new competitor to Moody’s, S&P Global and Fitch. The privately funded institution, targeting its first ratings in early 2027, aims to strengthen African credit analysis, improve access to investment and potentially reduce borrowing costs through more locally […] The post Africa Challenges Big Three’s Dominance in Credit Risk Assessment appeared first on The Middle East Observer.

The Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) was officially launched in Port Louis on October 8, 2026. The new institution aims to establish independent regional expertise in credit risk assessment and shift how international investors analyze the economic indicators of African nations. As a First Executive Vice President of Afreximbank, Denis Dienya stated that AfCRA must maintain full independence and remain under the control of its African stakeholders. He clarified that the agency's objective is not to inflate ratings for local borrowers but to create a balanced analytical database that objectively reflects both the strengths and weaknesses of the region's economy. The primary function of AfCRA is to assess the creditworthiness of sovereign states, local government bodies, and private companies. Because credit ratings directly influence a borrower's access to financing and the cost of borrowing, the organization is tasked with developing proprietary methodologies that account for the specific institutional structures and economic conditions of African countries.