Youth Forward 2025” program launched in partnership with GIBS Targets entrepreneurs aged 18–35 with turnover above R100,000 Initiative addresses high youth unemployment through mentorship and training ...

NEMA launches relief effort after floods in Mokwa kill about 200 people Floods displace 3,000, damage infrastructure, and devastate local agriculture Food insecurity worsens as farmland is submerged ...

Nigeria to support 50,000 conflict-affected people through agro-business training and aid 2.1 million hectares of farmland are abandoned due to violence and instability Officials push for a long-term, ...

BCEAO grants extra time for payment service providers to get licensed by August 31, 2025 Only licensed firms will be allowed to operate from September 1 across the WAEMU region Fintechs are the main ...

President John Mahama unveils nationwide industrialization campaign to boost economic growth Plan supports the '24-Hour Economy Policy' through manufacturing and agri-food expansion Cashew sector ...

Africa’s cross-border payments market is on track to more than triple over the next ten years, from about $329 billion in 2025 to $1 trillion in 2035. This forecast comes from a report published on ...

Roads in Kenge, Kikwit, Tshikapa, Kamuensha, and Mbuji-Mayi have been completely rehabilitated, new stretches of road built, and urban roads modernized. Numerous examples of socioeconomic ...

Mali secures majority ownership in refinery built with Russia’s Yadran • Facility to process up to 200 tons of gold per year • Project aims to boost local value creation in the mining sector The ...

UBA Group expands asset management arm to Abidjan with UCAMWAL • Subsidiary to offer diversified investment solutions beyond Nigeria • Strategy aims to tap into growing West African demand for ...

IFC to guarantee 50% of FirstRand’s $100M SME lending program • Focus on women-led and climate-related businesses under 60M rand turnover • Initiative aims to ease access to credit through simplified ...

CcHub and Mastercard Foundation launch third EdTech Fellowship cohort • 12 startups selected, including 6 led by women, receive up to $100,000 each • Focus on offline, AI-driven, and scalable tools ...

Uganda to secure €500M from Afreximbank, Ecobank, and DBSA for infrastructure • Rising domestic costs and limited concessional funding drive borrowing shift • Public debt reached $29.1B by end-2024, ...