Latest breaking news and updates from across Africa.
DRC
Change began more than 10 years ago, when the Project for the Reinforcement of Socioeconomic Infrastructure (PRISE) launched a major transformation
BOTSWANA
Busang Collen Kebinatshipi wins Botswana’s first-ever men’s world title with gold in the 400m at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships, as Bayapo Ndori adds bronze in a historic double medal finish.
FEATURED
Africa’s transition states are the continent’s most vulnerable economies, facing a wide range of political, economic, security and environmental challenges, and striving for greater stability and resilience
ECONOMY
The planned public disclosure platform will facilitate timely and accurate dissemination of company information to investors, shareholders, and other market participants, thereby enhancing decision-making and fair price discovery
AFRICA
African Mining Week 2025 will promote lucrative investment and partnership opportunities within Ghana’s mining value chain
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa, September 17, 2025/ — The upcoming Nigeria Mining Week conference and expo will feature exciting new forums to engage mining houses, sector specialists and investors specifically on matters such as steel, gold, gemstones and power. In addition, the Kaduna State Deal Room, Quarrying Forum and Women in Extractive Industries Forum are expected to […]
AFRICA
ALGIERS, Algeria, September 16, 2025/ — The African Research and Innovation Hub (ARIH) that was recently launched by African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) is seeking to unlock up to US$70 billion annually in economic gains for Africa by boosting innovation-driven sustainable growth. ARIH is expected to catalyse technological sovereignty, intra-African trade, sustainable growth and structural […]
AFRICA
Algiers, Algeria, 11 September 2025: – The fourth Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2023), hosted in Algiers, Algeria, ended on September 10, 2025 in a resounding success with US$48.3 billion in trade and investment deals signed during the weeklong continental exposition event that begun on September 4 and attended by over 112,000 visitors (physical and virtual), from 132 countries. […]
AFRICA
At IATF 2025, Oakwood Green CEO Gabriel Edgal calls for a Pan-African Currency Protocol to cut dollar dependence and boost intra-African trade.
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Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir wins women’s marathon gold at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships, outpacing Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa in a dramatic sprint finish.