Nairobi — Insurance technology firm Turaco has been ranked among Africa’s fastest-growing companies in the latest Financial Times ranking, as Kenyan firms continued to strengthen their presence on the continental list. The report ranked 17 Kenyan companies among Africa’s fastest-growing businesses, giving Kenya the second-highest number of firms after South Africa, which had 51 companies….
Nairobi — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has intensified Liberia’s diplomatic engagement at the ongoing Africa Forward Summit 2026 in Nairobi, holding a series of high-level bilateral meetings centered on regional peace, border security, economic cooperation, and Africa’s development agenda. The summit, hosted by the Government of Kenya in partnership with the Government of France, has…
Digital assets are no longer a fringe conversation in South Africa’s financial sector. At the Luno Institutional Digital Assets Conference (LIDAC26) in Cape Town on 11 June 2026, fund managers, institutional investors, fintech, and payments specialists will engage with the evidence and hear from industry experts. The question of whether retail investors should own digital…
#Happening: The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, received the Secretary-General of the United Nations, H.E. António Guterres, at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa for the 10th African Union-United Nations Annual Conference currently underway.
The African Union Commission, through its Pan-African Institute of Education for Development (AU-IPED), has opened a three-day workshop in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), from 12-14 May 2026, to support the country in assessing and strengthening its Education Management Information System (EMIS). The workshop, held under the theme “State of EMIS in the DRC:…
The 2026 edition of the Africa CEO Forum will be held on May 14 and 15 at the Kigali Convention Centre. It will bring together business leaders, investors, policymakers, and development finance institutions from Africa and beyond. ALSO READ: Six presidents expected in Kigali for Africa CEO Forum Founded in 2012 by Jeune Afrique Media…
President John Dramani Mahama has returned to Ghana following his participation in the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. The summit was co-hosted by Kenyan President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron. During the event, Mahama contributed to high-level discussions focused on energy and green transitions. He also participated in a strategic working session…
Several Heads of State and government officials have begun arriving in Kigali ahead of the Africa CEO Forum, which takes place from May 14 to 15. They include Presidents William Ruto of Kenya, Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani of Mauritania and Daniel Chapo of Mozambique, who arrived on Wednesday. Also: Guinea president,…
Rwanda will this week once again host the Africa CEO Forum, one of the continent’s premier gatherings of business leaders, investors and policymakers. The 2026 edition, scheduled for May 14-15 in Kigali, is expected to bring together more than 2,000 CEOs, investors, heads of state and public decision-makers from over 75 countries. At least six…
President of Guinea, Mamadi Doumbouya, and Prime Minister and Head of Government of Côte d’Ivoire, Robert Beugré Mambé, arrived in Kigali on May 12 ahead of the Africa CEO Forum due on May 14-15. Other presidents expected in Kigali include Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema of Gabon, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani of…
