AfDB, AXIAN Target 34,000 Women-led Businesses to Support with Digital Finance across Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and AXIAN Group have launched a digital finance programme aimed at helping more than 34,000...
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Korea/Africa Next Developmental Partnership-Push on AI and Digital Infrastructure
As KOAFEC marks 20 years, a new action plan is expected to outline how technology, investment and African talent can...
Afreximbank Recasts Regional Leadership, Promoting Africa-Caribbean Trade Leverages
On August the 31st, 2026, in Cairo, Egypt, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) reshaped its regional leadership structure, with a...
Nigerian Seating Senator and the Banditry Allegations, What Is Known, Alleged and still Unanswered
In early September 2026, allegations linking Senator Shehu Buba Umar, who represents Bauchi South Senatorial District, to individuals associated with...
Why Global Brands Are Rethinking Africa, a focus on Uber’s Exit
Uber's decision to exit Nigeria and Uganda raises a broader question about how global technology companies are reassessing the opportunities...
Hichilema Begins Second Term, Zambia Faces Political Tensions and Economic Expectations
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has begun a second five-year term, after being sworn in at the National Heroes Stadium in...
The Day Pensioners Became a Security Threat
There was something profoundly unsettling about the image of pensioners protesting in the streets on the 31st of August/26. Not...
Tinubu Begins Three-Week European Vacation as 2027 Political Campaign Looms
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu departs Abuja for Europe to begin a three-week’s vacation, as part of his annual leave, with...
Tinubu Orders Forensic Audit of Federal Agencies over Ghost Workers/System Failures on IPPIS
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered a comprehensive forensic audit of the Federal Government’s payroll, personnel and administrative systems, in...
Zambia’s Democracy on Trial? Inside the Brian Mundubile Electoral Crisis
Zambia’s general election, held on August 13, 2026, has become a high-stakes test of one of Sub-Saharan Africa’s most established...
