PHEVs are proving popular in South Africa, but consumers are still shunning full EVs One in every 17 new vehicles sold in South Africa is now electrified, according to automotive industry body Naamsa. But only one in 123 is fully electric. Naamsa reported 3 045 new-energy vehicle sales in June, a 104.2% increase on the same…
In a teaching hospital in Kumasi, a young data analyst has already worked out how an AI triage tool could cut waiting times on the ward. In a market in Accra, a trader keeps records by hand that a simple model could turn into the credit history a bank would recognise. In a lecture hall…
Africa’s premier information integrity summit to take place in Nairobi in October 2026 NAIROBI, 3 August 2026. The fifth edition of the Africa Facts Summit will take place on 21 and 22 October 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya. It brings together fact-checkers, journalists, researchers, technologists, policymakers and civil society actors at a critical moment for information…
Dr William Nii Ayitey Menson, Director of Health Financing for Africa at the ONE Campaign, argues that Africa’s health sovereignty will only become real when summit pledges translate into budget releases, functioning services and public accountability. At the African Union’s Extraordinary Summit on Health in Accra, I kept having one uncomfortable thought: I have heard…
For much of the past two years, debate around the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) has centred on risks. Exporters worry about rising compliance costs. Cooperatives fear the burden of collecting geolocation data from thousands of smallholder farmers. Policymakers question whether the regulation shifts the cost of environmental protection onto producing countries. These concerns are…
Cairo — Africa’s multilateral lender, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), secured its largest bond issuance on record after raising $1.5 billion from international investors, marking its return to the US dollar public debt market for the first time in nearly five years. The Cairo-based lender priced a dual-tranche senior unsecured Eurobond, attracting strong demand from investors…
Nigeria enters this transition with considerable advantages. It has Africa’s largest population, one of the continent’s largest healthcare markets, a rapidly expanding digital economy and a technology sector with growing regional influence. For Nigeria, the opportunity is larger than building a stronger health system. It is to build companies that commercialise Nigerian research, manufacture products…
Team Nigeria wrapped up its campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with an impressive seventh-place finish on the final medals table, collecting 24 medals across athletics, weightlifting, para-sports and judo. The Nigerian contingent secured 10 gold, seven silver and seven bronze medals, making it the highest-ranked African nation at the Games ahead of…
Africa stands at one of the most consequential moments in its modern economic history. From the offshore oil discoveries of Namibia to the natural gas reserves of Mozambique, from Angola’s mature petroleum industry to Senegal and Mauritania’s emergence as new energy producers, the continent is witnessing the birth of a new energy era. Uganda is…
Five entrepreneurs tapping into Africa’s agribusiness potential, from farming chickens in Rwanda and growing moringa in Uganda to exporting dried hibiscus flowers from Nigeria. 1. Nigerian creates business exporting avocados and chillies from Rwanda to European supermarkets Nigerian-born Seun Rasheed was working for oil giant Shell in Qatar when a holiday to Rwanda set him…
