What if improving farmers’ incomes depended as much on financing the businesses that purchase their produce as it does on supporting the farmers themselves? A new investment initiative by Ground.
Can Africa achieve universal health coverage by 2030 without building a strong, adequately funded community health workforce? This question took centre stage in Abuja from October 28 to 30, 2026,.
What would it take for more African businesses to compete beyond their domestic markets and become continental brands? Kenya’s Kenafric Group is seeking to answer this question through a $10.
Could hosting the Olympic Games become a catalyst for Africa’s sporting development and urban transformation, or would the financial burden outweigh the benefits? South Africa’s decision to select Durban as.
Africa’s development conversation is increasingly centred on a practical question: how can governments and businesses finance essential long-term investments without relying so heavily on expensive borrowing, unpredictable aid or foreign.
The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and Munich Re have established a US$1 billion risk-sharing programme designed to expand trade finance for African financial institutions, offering a new mechanism to support.
Abidjan is taking an important step towards modernising urban transport with the construction of its first metro line. Designed to connect seven municipalities across Côte d’Ivoire’s economic hub, the project.
Five African businesses working across agriculture, natural ingredients, aquaculture and sustainable production have been selected for a new investment-readiness programme targeting a combined US$10 million in fundraising, highlighting the commercial.
Egyptian clean-technology company NoorNation has raised US$1.05 million in seed funding to expand its decentralised energy solutions, including solar-powered irrigation designed to help farmers reduce their reliance on diesel pumps.
Africa’s global partnerships are increasingly shaped by the continent’s need to expand trade, attract productive investment, strengthen food security and accelerate technological development. The third Russia–Africa Summit, held in Moscow.
