Category: Africa News

By Staff Reporter The Global HackAtom international student championship concluded recently, bringing together over 50 national winners from ten countries, including Namibia and Rwanda, to present innovative nuclear-powered solutions for space exploration and sustainable technology. The first grand final of the Global HackAtom student championship, supported by Rosatom under the World Atomic Week youth programme,…

By Staff Reporter North-West University’s Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Prof Linda du Plessis, has urged African higher education leaders to embrace ethical leadership to guide institutions through technological, political, and social complexities shaping the continent’s future. Speaking on the vital role of public universities in Africa’s development, Prof du Plessis stressed that the continent’s future depends…

By Staff Reporter The African Development Bank Group Board of Directors has approved a $10 million trade finance transaction guarantee facility for Exim Bank Tanzania Limited to unlock and de-risk trade deals. The facility will provide up to 100 percent guarantees to international confirming banks against risks of non-payment. This support will release trade finance…

By Risco Lumamezi Regional Director of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), Dr. Tabani Moyo, has called for stronger collaboration and solidarity among media and civic organisations across Southern Africa to safeguard press freedom. He made a clarion call during his keynote address at the 2025 Spaces of Solidarity (SoS) Meeting in Windhoek on Tuesday. Marking the…

By Staff Reporter The African Marketing Confederation (AMC) announced that its co-founders, Nigel Tattersall and Helen McIntee-Carlisle, received the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Honorary Fellowship during the AMC Conference in Johannesburg. The award recognises their exceptional leadership, innovation, and decades-long contributions to advancing the marketing profession across Africa. The CIM Honorary Fellowship is among…

By Staff Reporter African cities are urged to tap into the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD), established at COP27, to build resilience against worsening climate impacts threatening lives, livelihoods, and sustainable urban development across the continent. Africa contributes just 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions, yet seven of the world’s ten most…

By Staff Reporter Luanda will host Africa’s biggest Infrastructure Financing Summit from 28–31 October 2025, bringing together heads of state, investors, and development partners to mobilise funding for critical projects under the African Union’s Agenda 2063. Organised by the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), the African Union Commission (AUC), and the Government of Angola, the…

By Staff Reporter Shelter Afrique Development Bank (ShafDB) and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have signed a landmark Joint Project Preparation Facility (JPPF) agreement on Thursday in Algeria, Algers expected to unlock more than US$1 billion in investments to transform housing and urban development across Africa. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the…

By Staff Reporter  Angola’s National Oil, Gas & Biofuels Agency (ANPG) , announced on Friday , at the Angola Oil & Gas 2025 pre-conference that it is introducing fiscal incentives to revitalise mature oilfields and sustain national production. Speaking at the event, ANPG Incremental Production Core Coordinator, Victor Dos Santos, explained that the Incremental Production…

By Staff Reporter THE Intra-African Trade Fair 2025 opened on Friday September 5,  in Algiers, Algeria, where African leaders, businesses, and innovators gathered to explore trade and investment opportunities worth $44 billion, seeking to accelerate integration through AfCFTA-driven cooperation and shared economic growth. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune urged African countries…