Afrochella, now known as AfroFuture, is a cultural event held annually in Ghana, mainly in Accra, around the Christmas and end-of-year period. Launched in 2017, it was conceived as a space connecting ...

Nigeria now has ~20,000 EVs on the road. While under 1% of the total fleet, adoption is surging in urban areas like Lagos and Abuja. SAGLEV’s Imota plant leads with 2,600 units annually. Expansion to ...

The Gates Foundation and ADQ launched a four-year initiative to transform education in sub-Saharan Africa using AI and EdTech, with ADQ contributing up to $20 million. The initiative will fund ...

Nice Deer has partnered with Telecom Egypt to manage healthcare services for over 28,000 employees via its digital insurance platform. The announcement aligns with rapid growth in Africa’s digital ...

Kenya’s CMA licensed Safaricom and Airtel Money as Intermediary Service Platform Providers (ISPPs), enabling them to offer regulated capital markets products via mobile platforms. Safaricom leads ...

Ghana plans to introduce a fully online visa application system in early 2026 The reform aims to speed up processing and simplify entry procedures Preferential conditions will apply to Africans in the ...

Washington signed health MoUs with four African countries worth about $2.3 billion The US will provide nearly $1.4 billion, with partners funding over $900 million The deals extend a new results-based ...

Parliament approved a law updating rules for electronic communications The reform aligns regulation with digital growth and technological change Telecoms generated CFA237 billion in revenue in 2024 ...

The BCID-AES launches with 500B CFA to fund Sahel infrastructure, asserting sovereignty from the BCEAO and ECOWAS financial systems. Ministers from Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso view the bank as a ...

The AES investment bank was inaugurated on December 23 in Bamako The institution starts operations with CFA500 billion, or $899 million, in capital It aims to finance infrastructure, agriculture, ...

CMA CGM has resumed full Suez transits, with Maersk beginning a 'stepwise' return after the October 2025 regional ceasefire. Egypt’s canal revenue grew 17.5% in late 2025; officials project a return ...

SCZONE approves a $8 million agro-processing project in Sokhna The plant will produce frozen potatoes, vegetables, and ready-to-eat meals Egypt’s potato output reached 9.6 million tons in 2024 Egypt’s ...