African markets and business updates

The South African photographer leads a group of five young African image-makers whose work begin an international exhibition tour at The Africa Center in New York this September. South African photographer Mpumelelo Buthelezi has been named the 2026 winner of the Africa Soft Power Climate Storytelling Fellowship & Photo Essay Prize for E'Plazini: A Place to Call Home for Waste Collectors . The series follows waste pickers living in the Dryhook informal settlement near Soweto. In his accompanying text, Buthelezi describes a community that has spent years collecting and sorting discarded plastic, cardboard, glass and metal for sale to recycling companies.…

African Collaborations Group (ACG) ( www.ACGafrica.com ), a strategic project origination and collaboration platform focused on the industrialisation of sport in Africa through the origination of bankable sport and entertainment district ecosystems, today announced the appointment of Paulo Gomes to its Advisory Board. Mr Gomes is Founder, Chairman, & CEO of Constelor Investment Holdings, a pan-African investment management and strategic advisory firm, and Founder and Chairman of Orango Investment Corporation, a strategic advisory and investment platform dedicated to advancing Africa's investment agenda under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).…

African Collaborations Group (ACG) ( www.ACGafrica.com ), a strategic project origination and collaboration platform focused on the industrialisation of sport in Africa through the origination of bankable sport and entertainment district ecosystems, today announced the appointment of Paulo Gomes to its Advisory Board. Mr Gomes is Founder, Chairman, & CEO of Constelor Investment Holdings, a pan-African investment management and strategic advisory firm, and Founder and Chairman of Orango Investment Corporation, a strategic advisory and investment platform dedicated to advancing Africa's investment agenda under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).…

Emirates Holidays ( www.EmiratesHolidays.com ), the tour operating arm of Emirates Airline, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Kenya Association of Travel Agents (KATA), to stimulate outbound tourism to Dubai and key destinations across the Emirates global network. The partnership brings together Emirates Holidays’ portfolio of destinations, experiences and package holidays, with KATA’s network of more than 300 travel agencies across Kenya. It will provide travel professionals with enhanced access to product deep dives, destination insights and competitive promotional opportunities, enabling them to offer more choice and value to their customers.…

Propartners ( www.Propartners.com.gh ), a licensed crowdfunding intermediary and crowdfunding platform in Ghana, is set to officially launch Impact Note 1 Tranche 1, the first tranche under its Impact Note 1 Note Programme, at a special bell-ringing ceremony on October 1, 2026. The launch marks a significant milestone in the development of investment crowdfunding in Ghana, bringing together structured investment capital, qualified investors and carefully selected Ghanaian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through a regulated crowdfunding framework.…

Faith, family and servant leadership are important pillars of military resilience, providing personnel with the spiritual strength, moral grounding and support systems needed to navigate the demands of service. These values were at the heart of a pastoral engagement by the Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Kenya, Rt. Rev. Wallace Ng’ang’a, with Kenya Navy personnel and their families. During the visit, Rt. Rev. Ng’ang’a paid a courtesy call on the Commander Kenya Navy Base Mtongwe, Brigadier William Kiprotich.…

Military veterans remain an important part of the Defence Forces community, carrying with them a wealth of experience, institutional knowledge and values that continue to inspire and mentor serving personnel. Maintaining strong bonds with veterans therefore reflects enduring comradeship and recognition of their contribution to military service. Personnel from 76 Armoured Recce Battalion conducted a veteran welfare visit to Warrant Officer Class Two (Rtd) Michael Kimathi in Thika, Kiambu County, as part of the unit’s continued engagement with its former personnel.…

The Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Mr Zuko Godlimpi says enterprise development has to be a central part of the employment agenda in South Africa. He insists that his department wants to ensure the development of enterprises that can progressively improve their productive capacity, participate in value chains, enter new markets, become sustainable competitors and create jobs. He was speaking at the launch the of the R1 billion fund of the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) and National Empowerment Fund in Fourways, Johannesburg.…

The President made the remarks today while presiding over the national celebrations to mark World Tourism Day 2026 at Mbale Secondary School Grounds in Mbale City, held under the theme “Digital Agenda and Artificial Intelligence to Redesign Tourism.” President Museveni said tourism is among the lucrative service industries, particularly for households with limited land for commercial agriculture, and encouraged communities to position themselves to benefit from the sector’s wide economic multiplier effect.…

Kenya is strengthening its defence diplomacy at the United Nations, leveraging strategic partnerships to advance global peace, expand women’s leadership in security, and build specialised capabilities for contemporary peace support operations. A Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) delegation led by the Managing Director, Defence Forces Welfare Services, Major General Edward Rugendo, held a series of high-level engagements with senior United Nations officials and partners in New York on the sidelines of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly.…