Afreximbank and ZEP-RE Join Forces to Train Africa’s Trade-Risk Specialists
Afreximbank and ZEP-RE have signed a three-year agreement linking their academies to develop trade, insurance and…
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Ghana’s KNUST Readies Photonics Lab Launch for African Health and Safety Research
KNUST plans to formally commission its Ghana Photonics and Optics Laboratory on 22 September during a…
Rwanda Could Add 1.07 Million Mobile Internet Users by 2031, GSMA Says
A new GSMA model says affordability and digital-service reforms could bring 1.07 million additional Rwandans onto…
Ghana Explores Gas-for-Power Trade With Nigeria as West Africa Links Its Grids
Ghana is discussing a possible arrangement in which Nigerian gas supports Ghanaian power generation and electricity…
Reported Mafab-MTN Spectrum Talks Put Nigeria’s 5G Competition in Focus
Reports of talks over Mafab's Nigerian 5G spectrum have raised a hard question: could a transfer…
South Africa’s R100M Youth Fund Pairs Grants With Growth Loans
South Africa's NEF and NYDA have committed R100 million to a five-year National Youth Fund for…
Ethiopia-Tanzania 100 MW Power Trial Ends With Trade Deal Still Unfinished
Ethiopia's trial electricity supply to Tanzania through Kenya has ended, but a permanent agreement on volumes,…
Ghana Standards Authority Reports Higher Revenue, Testing and Certification in 2025
Ghana Standards Authority says its 2025 revenue rose 18% to more than GHS 228 million as…
Cairo-Founded Synapse Analytics Raises $13M for Bank AI Decision Systems
Cairo-founded Synapse Analytics has raised $13 million in a Partech-led Series A to expand AI decision…
Zambia’s 500 MW Copperbelt Solar Deal Moves From Contract to Delivery Test
ZESCO and EnerSynk have signed a 25-year agreement for a planned 500 MW solar project in…
AfDB Selects Four African Green Hydrogen Projects for $20M in Proposed Grants
The African Development Bank has selected green hydrogen projects in Egypt, Morocco, Namibia and South Africa…
Biochar Industrial Group Raises $1.5M to Scale Africa’s Farm-Waste Carbon Model
Biochar Industrial Group has raised $1.5 million to expand on-site conversion of African agricultural residues into…