Nigeria produces only about 39% of the fish it consumes, leaving an annual supply gap of nearly 2.2 million tons that the government wants to reduce through higher domestic production. The deficit ...

The 16th International African Diaspora Film Festival will bring around 15 films to Paris from September 4 to 6, with several French, European and Paris premieres. The program focuses on memory, ...

FinCEN proposed on August 28 to restrict Banque Misr’s five UAE branches from accessing U.S. correspondent banking. The measure is not yet final. FinCEN says the branches processed about $1.8 billion ...

Former Energy Minister Deogratius Ndejembi became Tanzania’s vice president at age 43 after unanimous approval by Parliament. President Samia Suluhu Hassan presented his appointment as part of an ...

Subex disclosed on August 26 a three-year contract to run fraud detection across the mobile network and mobile money operations of an African operator owned by a global telecom group. The deal is ...

Nyabarongo II will add 43.5 MW to Rwanda’s power grid when it enters service in December 2027. Its reservoir could irrigate 20,000 hectares and support up to 200 MW of floating solar capacity. The ...

Smart Technologie Innovation opened a 7,000-square-meter Vivo assembly plant in Oran on August 20, employing about 200 people. Daily output is expected to rise from about 2,000 to 6,000 units as ...

Botswana is tightening controls on cattle movements as it works to contain foot-and-mouth disease and restore the animal-health status required for access to export markets. The European Union has ...

More than 5,000 participants from about 50 countries are expected at the 2026 African Food Systems Forum in Kigali. The African Union aims to mobilize $100 billion in public and private investment for ...

AFC has set up a wholly owned insurance company in Bermuda with $30 million in capital. The new company will allow AFC to insure some of its own loans instead of relying mainly on outside insurers.

DAZN began streaming all 380 LaLiga first-division matches per season across 48 sub-Saharan markets over the weekend, under a three-season deal running through 2028-29. StarTimes holds non-exclusive ...

Kenya’s central bank has approved Nedbank’s acquisition of a 66% stake in NCBA Group. The deal gives Nedbank control of a profitable banking group with operations across several African markets.