African markets and business updates

Preventive healthcare plays a critical role in strengthening community wellbeing by promoting early detection of disease, improving health awareness and reducing the impact of preventable illnesses. In remote and underserved areas, accessible medical services are particularly important in supporting healthier, more resilient and productive communities. The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), through Close Operations Sector South, conducted a free medical outreach at Amuma Centre in Fafi Constituency, Garissa County, providing residents with preventive and diagnostic healthcare services in collaboration with local healthcare providers.…

As the African Credit Rating Agency launches this week, Toni Kan and Omome Abu explain why ratings matter more than ever for African DFIs.

Egypt and Morocco are the powerhouses of Africa's most dominant banking region, with Algerian firms also well represented in North Africa.

West Africa is marking the fifteenth anniversary of the Ouagadougou Partnership (OP) this year. Launched in February 2011 in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), this unique regional cooperation framework has helped place family planning at the heart of public health priorities in nine West African countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Togo).…

In one week, more than 10,000 delegates will converge in Cape Town to access Africa’s next generation of energy investment opportunities as African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 brings projects, capital and decision-makers together from October 12-16. As Africa’s biggest energy movement, AEW 2026 is built for business. Through dedicated investment forums, country spotlights, the Deal Room, investor briefings, roundtables and high-level networking, the event will provide direct access to the projects and decision-makers driving Africa’s next phase of energy development.…

Andrew Inglis, Chairman and CEO of international energy company Kosmos Energy, has been selected as the winner of the African Energy Week (AEW) 2026’s Mohammed S. Barkindo Lifetime Achievement Award for his dedication to advancing African energy projects and ongoing commitment to strengthening community development continent-wide. The award recognizes a career spanning more than four decades and an enduring contribution to the development of Africa’s energy industry. Inglis joined Kosmos as Chairman and CEO in 2014 following 30 years at bp, where he rose to become CEO of Exploration and Production.…

Quest Water Global Named League’s Official Infrastructure Development Partner in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – Multiyear Collaboration Will Support NBA Africa’s Commitment to Build or Renovate 1,000 Courts on the Continent Over the Next Decade NBA Africa ( www.NBA.com ) and Quest Water Global, a socially responsible water solutions company, today announced a multiyear collaboration to build or renovate 55 full-size and 3-on-3 basketball courts across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by 2030 in honor of Dikembe Mutombo, the late four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer who served as the NBA’s first global ambassador following his retirement from the league in 2009.…

Development banks play a key role in infrastructure, trade, industrialisation and climate adaptation. We rank the continent's biggest.

Development banks play a key role in infrastructure, trade, industrialisation and climate adaptation. We rank the continent's biggest.

Angola continues to bolster its response to the Mpox outbreak, which has so far resulted in 796 confirmed cases and two deaths since 2024, according to figures released by the health authorities. Against this backdrop, journalists from various media organizations visited the Public Health Emergency Operations Center (COESP) in Luanda as part of an initiative by the Angolan Government to strengthen risk communication and the public’s access to reliable information about the disease. The visit enabled participants to learn about how the COESP operates and its role in coordinating public health emergencies.…