Africa Go Green Fund has doubled its commitment to Spiro to $36 million, with the new financing aimed at expanding electric motorcycles and battery-swapping infrastructure in Uganda and Rwanda. Uganda ...

British Airways will return to Tanzania in May 2027 with three weekly flights linking London Gatwick to Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar. The route combines two of Tanzania’s main tourism draws, northern ...

African airlines are adding seats and expanding intra-African routes, but that extra capacity is not yet translating into an equivalent share of passenger traffic. Foreign carriers remain particularly ...

Uganda’s central bank says the government’s planned domestic borrowing is manageable, but going beyond that level could push interest rates higher and make credit more expensive for businesses.

NIMASA has unveiled an accelerator and hackathon to develop businesses addressing maritime-sector challenges. The program is designed to connect young ventures with investors, banks, development ...

Gabon expects debt-related financial charges to jump nearly 37% to CFAF 667.3 billion in 2027, making debt one of the heaviest pressures on the state budget. The government plans to rely on budget ...

Nigeria launched a $300 million Distributed Renewable Energy Fund to finance decentralized power projects, including solar mini-grids and standalone systems. Nearly 90 million Nigerians lack access to ...

Nigeria’s Finance Ministry and central bank signed an MoU to formalise fiscal-monetary policy coordination. The framework covers government cash management, debt issuance, liquidity forecasting and ...

The ACE consortium has selected U.S.-based Ciena to upgrade the subsea cable connecting 20 African countries to Europe. The upgrade will increase capacity beyond 30 Tbps without replacing the existing ...

The African Union has launched a continental mechanism to help countries keep education systems operating during crises. More than 14,800 schools were closed in West and Central Africa in 2025, ...

Kenya signed a five-year agreement with Stanford University's Hoover Institution to expand the use of data, artificial intelligence and digital tools across public administration. The partnership will ...

Twenty-two banks from 13 African countries feature in Forbes’ 2026 ranking of 500 top-performing banks worldwide. Egypt and Kenya lead Africa with four banks each, followed by Nigeria, Tanzania and ...