African markets and business updates

The eighth-grade national examination for the 2025/2026 academic year commenced today, 3 June, across the country, including in the Eritrean community schools in Riyadh and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and in Kassala, Sudan. This year’s examination, which runs until 5 June, is being taken by 68,197 students, including 48% female students, at 535 centers. Apart from schools inside the country, the centers include two at the Rehabilitation and Prison Service, two at schools for visually and hearing-impaired citizens…

Prof. Benedict Oramah, former President and Chairman of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and current Chairman of Africa Trading Minerals (ATMIN), will chair the African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 Finance Summit, taking place from October 12–16 in Cape Town. Oramah’s participation places one of Africa’s most influential development finance leaders at the forefront of discussions on energy investment, infrastructure financing and industrial growth…

In response to the recurrent public health challenges affecting the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Plantations et Huileries du Congo S.A. (PHC) ( www.PHC-Congo.com ) continues to strengthen its prevention, surveillance, and medical response systems across its operational sites and surrounding communities. This comes against the backdrop of heightened vigilance following the Ebola "Bundibugyo" outbreak declared in May 2026.…

Nigeria’s data center expansion is increasingly being framed as a technology story. But at its core, it is a demographics story. Africa’s largest economy is already home to more than 240 million people, and U.N. projections indicate the country could surpass 400 million by 2050, making it the world’s third most populous nation after India and China. What makes that trajectory especially significant for investors is not just population size, but the age and digital profile of that population.…

The fourth edition of the Youth in the Energy Sector Students' Conference was held on Saturday, 30th May 2026, at Mt. Meru Hotel in Arusha, bringing together over 200 students, industry leaders, and key stakeholders under the theme: "From Resource to Prosperity: How Tanzania Turns Energy into Development." Convened by EACOP and TotalEnergies in partnership with Ubuntu Impact Limited, the conference built on previous editions held in Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, and Zanzibar, further expanding its national reach.…

ESPN Africa ( www.ESPN.com ) has secured exclusive multiyear English pay TV broadcast rights to the NBA Finals across sub-Saharan Africa, strengthening the channel’s world-class basketball offering and bringing fans even closer to one of the biggest sporting spectacles on the planet. The rights package also includes coverage of additional NBA Sunday Night regular season games each season, both Conference Finals each year, as well as exclusive rights to the NBA Finals.…

DHL Group ( ) has launched the DHL Academy of Humanitarian Logistics (DAHL), a global capacity-building program designed to scale practical, accessible and locally relevant logistics capability for humanitarian actors. Delivered as part of DHL Group’s broader corporate citizenship initiative, GoHelp, the program is being introduced in Sub-Saharan Africa with a launch event in Johannesburg, bringing together humanitarian organizations for an in-person session focused on core logistics disciplines, including customs…

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) today welcomed CANAL+ ( ), a leading global media and entertainment company, to its Main Board, marking a significant milestone in the exchange’s continued evolution as a globally competitive marketplace. The secondary listing of CANAL+ signals strong international confidence in South Africa’s capital markets and reinforces the JSE’s role as a conduit between global capital and African growth opportunities.…

The African continent is home to more than 2,000 languages, yet a 2025 study of large language models - advanced artificial intelligence systems designed to understand, generate and interact with human language - published in the Proceedings of Machine Learning Research found only limited support for African tongues. The paper, which comparatively analysed African language coverage across six large language models, eight small language models and six specialised small language models (SSLMs)…

As Liberia unlocks its untapped mineral wealth through expanded geomapping and exploration campaigns as well as strategic partnerships, the upcoming African Mining Week (AMW) – Africa’s Most Influential Mining Conference – will connect global investors and geological technology providers with emerging opportunities across the country. AMW 2026 – taking place on October 14–16 in Cape Town – will feature a dedicated Liberia Country Showcase, providing a platform for government regulators…