China’s economic footprint in Africa has grown fast over the last two decades. Across the continent, Chinese-backed mines, oilfields, railways and industrial zones have gone from being ambitious projects to central pillars of national development plans. This has been made possible by over US$181 billion in infrastructure loans and about US$50 billion in foreign direct…
Leo Brent Bozell III. Image: Gage Skidmore The US’s new ambassador to South Africa has pointed to the deep footprint of American technology companies in the local economy, signalling that Washington sees the country’s digital and innovation sectors as a central pillar of the bilateral relationship. In his first major public address since arriving in…
Ministers responsible for school meals and education from African Union Member States, together with development partners, civil society, private sector representatives, researchers, youth and children, concluded the 11th Africa Day of School Feeding in Gaborone, Botswana, with a renewed commitment to strengthen integrated school feeding systems across the continent. The 11th Africa Day of School…
Musaffa Expands Faith-Aligned Investing With Their Global Halal Investment Platform for US Markets Musaffa, a leading fintech platform dedicated to Shariah-compliant investment research and Islamic Finance Education, recently announced the launch of its Global Halal Investment Platform. This new platform provides 600,000+ Muslim investors across 200+ countries with expanded access to US capital markets via…
STORY HIGHLIGHTS The Horn of Africa has the largest concentration of livestock keepers in the world, as many as 7 million of them in Kenya. World Bank funding is fostering private sector opportunities that make pastoralism and livestock keeping a safer and more viable investment. Kenya’s thriving farming sectors could help university graduate and school…
Abuja — The 2026 edition of the Afro-Caribbean Investment Summit (ACIS) will focus on boosting trade, investment, and private sector partnerships between Africa and the Caribbean, targeting a combined market valued at $40 trillion across Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas. Chief of Staff of Aquarian Consult Ltd, Serumun Ubwa, disclosed this while briefing journalists…
Africa accounts for less than 1% of global data centre capacity. (Image source: 123RF) Despite its meteoric rise in data centre development and it accounting for 20% of the global population, Africa still only has 0.6% of global data centre capacity. This is based on the 2026 Economic Report: Data Centres in Africa, published by…
Nairobi — United Arab Emirates has emerged as Africa’s largest single-country investor in recent years, committing more than USD 110 billion across the continent between 2019 and 2023, with over USD 70 billion directed to energy, green and renewable sectors. This scale of capital — the highest by any country in that period — signals…
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), has stated that Africa is projected to attract between $48 billion and $50bn in the oil and gas sector in 2026. Speaking during the opening of the 10th Anniversary of the Sub-Saharan Africa International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (SAIPEC) 2026, NUPRC’s Commission Chief Executive, Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, this is…
Dar es Salaam — TANZANIA is quietly expanding its investment diplomacy beyond boardrooms and bilateral meetings into the arena of strategic global media influence. Discussions held on Monday, February 9, 2026, at the Office of the Treasury Registrar (OTR) in Dar es Salaam between Treasury Registrar Nehemiah Mchechu and Frederic Van de Vyver, Head of…
