After a deadly accident in an off-limits mine in South Africa earlier this month, one leading Catholic bishop is calling for accountability.
Author: Monah Anthony
China, home to the world’s second-most powerful military by many global assessments, is deepening defence ties with Egypt, Africa’s strongest military by several measures, as Beijing expands its global military reach through joint exercises spanning three continents.
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), India’s largest state-owned commercial enterprise and oil refiner, has finalised a deal with Algeria’s state energy company Sonatrach to import liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from 2027 as the South Asian country moves to reduce its dependence on Middle Eastern suppliers.
The fintech is consolidating its merchant data operations to provide FMCG brands, wholesalers and other organisations with transaction-level visibility into spaza shops and taverns
Alisha Bellezza, currently senior vice president for global automotive coatings and packaging coatings, has been appointed senior vice president of the Industrial Coatings segment. In her expanded role, she will retain responsibility for the global automotive coatings business whilst also overseeing industrial coatings, packaging coatings and specialty products. Juliane Hefel, senior vice president for industrial…
Raising pre-seed funding in Africa requires a clear problem, a working prototype, early proof that customers want your product, and a focused list of investors who fit your market. You also improve your chances by showing traction, explaining how the capital will help you reach specific milestones, and using a structured fundraising process.
Shufti partners with an African fintech, Prime Focus, to power KYC, biometric verification, and AML/PEP/sanctions screening across two flagship platforms.
Africa’s fintech champions are preparing for a landmark moment. By the end of 2026, as many as four of the continent’s largest digital financial services companies could be publicly traded. Yet only one of them is listing at home.
Dentsu is stepping up its restructuring efforts across its global operations, targeting a roughly 30% reduction in Global Headquarters costs by FY2028 as the advertising group seeks to restore profitability, simplify its operating model and build a stronger foundation for growth.
Airtel Africa and Elon Musk’s Starlink have launched a satellite-to-phone service in the Democratic Republic of Congo, marking what the companies describe as the first commercial deployment of the technology in Africa.
