FOCUS
AUC Chair Faki Hails Convergence between Agenda 2063 and GxI at FOCAC Summit 2024
Excellency Mr XI Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, Excellency Mr Mohamed OULD EL-GHAZAOUANI, President of the Islamic
FINANCE
What Does Trump’s Trim of USAID Mean for Africa?
On 7 February 2025 at midnight, the Executive Order of Trump to cut down to size the United States Agency
AGRIBUSINESS
Madagascar Plans to Expand Rice Acreage and Remain Among the Top African Rice Producers
Following the Cabinet meeting on 8 January 202, the Malagasy government has decided to expand the area under rice cultivation
MINING
South Africa Advocates Higher Local Beneficiation at African Mining Indaba 2025
Delivering the keynote address on behalf of President Ramaphosa at the opening session of the African Mining Indaba 2025 (#AMI2025)
HEALTH
AfDB, DFC and IFC Inject $45M for VaxSen to Boost Vaccine Production in Senegal
On 13 December 2024, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the US Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the World Bank International
INFRASTRUCTURE
Botswana Plots Billion Dollar Rail Network Expansion
As part its National Budget, Botswana Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe announced it will will allocate BWP 156 million for rail
ENERGY
Senegal Refines its First Batch of Petroleum Products
Created in 1961, Senegal’s Societe Africaine de Raffinage (SAR) never really took off. Last week, it finally announced it has
MANUFACTURING
Hisense and FBB Tech Lay Foundation for Factory in Egypt
On 17 February 2025, Chinese household appliances giant Hisense and UAE-based FBB Tech performed the foundation stone laying ceremony for
TECHNOLOGY
Google Unveils Ananta, its New Campus in Bengaluru
On 19 February 2025, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) officially opened its largest campus in India which can accommodate over 5,000 workers.
