African markets and business updates

PayAngel ( ), a cross-border payments platform built by migrants and shaped by a lived understanding of the migrant journey, today announced an expanded collaboration with Visa, a world leader in digital payments. Leveraging Currencycloud , a Visa Direct solution, PayAngel will strengthen its multicurrency account and international payout capabilities. The collaboration enables PayAngel to support faster, more efficient cross border payouts across multiple currencies and countries…

One year into their expanded global partnership, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and TECNO ( www.TECNO-Mobile.com ) are translating shared commitments into tangible education outcomes for refugee children and young people across Africa. Through sustained investment in primary and higher education, the partnership is supporting access to safer learning environments, helping children remain in school, and contributing to longer‑term pathways toward self‑reliance. Under the three‑year partnership launched in 2025…

As the Africa Mercy® ( ) begins its third consecutive field service in Madagascar, 69-year-old Delphine became the first patient to board the hospital ship for surgery. This marks the start of a new chapter for hundreds of patients waiting to regain their health, independence, and dignity. Since developing cataracts earlier last year, Delphine’s vision gradually deteriorated until she completely lost her sight in December. What began as blurred vision had become total blindness, severely affecting…

For African producers, the lesson is not to mourn OPEC, which never truly prioritised their interests. It is to accelerate their transition.

To oversee these elections, the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) deployed a technical election observation mission to Guinea from May 24 to June 4, 2026. This mission, comprising forty (40) experts, includes representatives of electoral management bodies and election observation experts from other ECOWAS member states. The deployment of these experts is supported by ten (10) staff members of the Commission of the regional organization…

President of the Republic, Dr Patrick Herminie attended the Seychelles Football Federation (SFF) Cup Final at Unity Stadium on Saturday evening, where he presented the Cup trophy to the winning team, Bazar Brother FC of Point Larue. The occasion marked the President’s first football engagement since accepting the role of Patron of the Seychelles Football Federation earlier this year. The President was joined at the final by Minister for Youth and Sports Ms Kalsey Belle, SFF Chairman Mr Elvis Chetty…

Community trust will be decisive in bringing the rapidly evolving Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo under control, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Saturday, as health teams race to contain the emergency that has spread across multiple provinces and into neighbouring Uganda. Speaking in Bunia, the capital of Ituri province and the epicentre of the outbreak, Tedros said local communities must remain at the centre of the response to the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola…

The United Arab Emirates has expressed its solidarity with the Republic of Kenya over the victims of a fire at a girls’ school dormitory in Nakuru County, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries among the students. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims, and to the government and people of Kenya over this tragedy, as well as its wishes for a speedy recovery for all the injured.…

The Pitcher Awards, the pan‑African benchmark for creative excellence, has announced the winners of its 2026 edition, celebrating groundbreaking work from across the continent and beyond. This year marks a historic milestone as the festival welcomed entries from Mozambique and the United States of America for the very first time, underscoring its expanding global reach and commitment to celebrating creativity without borders. Reflecting on this year’s achievements, Dr. Nnamdi Ndu , Chairman of the Pitcher Festival…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the United Nations Office in Accra commemorated the 78th International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers with a solemn Flag-Raising and Wreath-Laying Ceremony on 29th May, 2026 at the Forecourt of the State House under the theme “Invest in Peace”. Delivering his remarks, the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Honourable James Gyakye Quayson (MP) emphasized that peace requires deliberate commitment, strategic investment and collective action.…