Africa Finance Corporation Secures Record $1.5B Loan for Growth Projects

The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has secured a record-breaking $1.5 billion syndicated loan from a consortium of international banks. This substantial capital infusion, which notably exceeded its initial target of $1.3 billion, will...

Business News | Gurdip Bath Congratulates St. Kitts and Nevis PM Terrance Drew on MIPAD Lifetime Achievement Award

VMPL New Delhi [India], October 4: The High Commissioner of St. Kitts and Nevis to India, H.E. Gurdip Dev Bath, has extended heartfelt congratulations to Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew on being honoured with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement...

Africa’s Message at UN80: Celebrate Achievements, Reform for the Future

At the 80th United Nations General Assembly, which opened last week in New York, member states focused on a sweeping agenda that included calls for Security Council reform, the demand for greater representation of the Global South, and the urgent...

Africa Intelligence Brief - October 2, 2025

(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Energy and deal-flow led today's tape. Brazzaville is fast‐tracking a new gas code and a licensing round, Dakar wants a second refinery, Abidjan expanded its exploration map, and Maputo gained another FLNG go‐ahead. Addis...

Business News | Indian Ad Veteran Raj Kamble Named Asia Chair for The ANDY Awards Regionals

PNN Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 4: The ANDY Awards has announced Raj Kamble, Founder & CCO of Famous Innovations, as the Asia Chair for the 2026 ANDYs Regionals. This is the first time an Indian is named as Regional Chair. Also Read |...

Business News | Ramky Infrastructure Limited Announces Key Top Leadership Appointments to Drive Next Phase of Growth and Governance

VMPL Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 4: Ramky Infrastructure Limited, one of India's leading sustainable infrastructure development companies, announced significant changes in its top leadership team, effective October 1, 2025. The Board of...

Safaricom Business Hosts Exclusive Cybersecurity Breakfast

Safaricom’s Enterprise arm, Safaricom Business, on Friday hosted an exclusive cybersecurity breakfast session, bringing together over 50 senior IT and security executives to discuss strategies for strengthening enterprise resilience amid rising...

Huawei Africa Night 2025 Showcases Vision for “All Intelligence for New Africa

More than 500 government officials, industry leaders, partners, and experts gathered at Huawei Africa Night 2025, held alongside HUAWEI CONNECT 2025, to discuss how intelligent technologies can accelerate Africa’s digital transformation. The...

Afreximbank Forecasts Inflation Could Fall to 14% by 2026 If Economic Reforms Continue

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has projected that Nigeria’s inflation rate could decline to about 14 percent by the end of 2026, provided that the government maintains its current pace of economic reforms and policy consistency. The...

Dangote Sets Sights on Making Africa Food-Secure, Begins $2.5bn Urea Fertiliser Plant in Ethiopia

In a record-breaking joint venture partnership between an indigenous African private investor and a government, the Dangote Group has taken its investment on the continent to a greater level with the commencement of a $2.5 billion joint urea...

Auditor-General exposes financial mismanagement at South African Post Office

Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke has made damning findings against the South African Post Office (SAPO) when it obtained yet another disclaimer of audit opinion for the sixth year during the 2024/25 financial year. This happened as the group...

South Africans furious as Kenny Kunene reinstated as Johannesburg transport MMC

Patriotic Alliance deputy president Kenny Kunene has been reinstated as Johannesburg's Mayoral Committee Member for Transport This comes after weeks of negotiations and threats to collapse the Government of National Unity by the PA Kunene was...

South Africans divided as multiple civil society groups call for Julius Malema’s removal from JSC

Several civil society organisations have called for Julius Malema to be removed from the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) This comes after the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) commander-in-chief was found guilty on several charges relating to...

Tinubu hails Lagos for hosting Africa’s first E1 electric powerboat race

President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to clean energy and marine innovation as Lagos marked a historic moment on Friday by hosting Africa’s maiden E1 electric powerboat race. In a goodwill message released by Lagos State’s...

At Ibom Ignite 2025, Gov Eno Charges Youths to Tap into Emerging Business Opportunities

.Identifies prudence as key to success Charles Ajunwa Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has called on youths in the state to leverage on the several business opportunities presented by his administration to boost their entrepreneurial...

Everything we know about the 'African tribe' who were living in Scottish woodlands

Scots have been left stunned this week after a self-styled African 'tribe' living in a local woodland was turfed out by the local council. Footage of the members of the so-called 'Kingdom of Kubala' being led away by police did the rounds on...

The Washington Post on the expiration of the African Growth and Opportunity Act

One of the United States’ most successful regional trade pacts, the African Growth and Opportunity Act, expires at midnight on Tuesday, with no extension in sight. That’s a shame, because the 25-year-old trade deal has helped create jobs, reduce...

 Kadisco Chief Paints Optimistic Picture of Ethiopia’s Economic Trajectory

A.M.Prashant is the general manager of Kadisco Asian Paints, a joint venture between India-based global leader Asian Paints and five-decade-old domestic manufacturer Kadisco Chemical Industry PLC. Together, the two make up Kadisco Paint and...

Major auctioneering company expands into Laois with Mountrath site

International auctioneers Euro Auctions have marked a major milestone in their global growth with the successful completion of their first unreserved auction at the company’s new permanent sales site in Mountrath. Held on September 26 & 27, the...

Uganda Marks Continental Africa Amnesty Month with Symbolic Firearms Destruction

The Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Hon. Jacob Markson Oboth Oboth, today presided over a symbolic firearms destruction ceremony at the Junior Staff College, Gadaffi Barracks. The event, held under the theme “A Safer Community Through...