President John Dramani Mahama, the African Union (AU) Champion for African Financial Institutions, has arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, to participate in the Africa Forward Summit, a high-level France-Africa partnership meeting. …
A consortium of investors including Orange Group, Orange Côte d’Ivoire, Sonatel, Canalink, GUILAB, International Mauritania Telecom, and Silverlinks has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch the Via Africa …
Nedbank is expanding access to finance for South African small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with a new pre-approved funding facility of up to R20m aimed at helping businesses scale faster. …
MTN recorded a 20% increase in service revenue across all its markets in the first quarter of 2026, but its performance in South Africa remained flat. In a Q1 2026 …
A new science- policy platform to tackle rising diet-related diseases and malnutrition has been launched with African policymakers, researchers, and development partners with a call for urgent coordinated action to …
More than 30 African leaders gathered in Nairobi on Monday for the Africa Forward Summit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron. The summit marks France’s attempt to strengthen economic and …
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping global energy demand, with implications that extend well beyond traditional power planning. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the growing …
WAWU Africa has announced a new startup support initiative that will provide ₦250,000 grants to 20 Nigerian entrepreneurs in June 2026 as part of efforts to support small businesses and …
Ghana’s decision to pilot a continental digital trade corridor under the framework of the African Continental Free Trade Area is being viewed as a significant move towards reshaping the future …
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved a $61 million financing package for the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) on April 29 to expand access …