Yambi City is an annual festival that takes place every year-end in Kinshasa, driven by the Afrika Diva collective and spearheaded by activist rapper Orakle Ngoy. Since its creation, the event has ...

• Cameroon financier Alain Nkontchou to buy Nedbank 21.22 percent stake in Ecobank for 100 million US dollars pending regulators. • Upon closure Nkontchou family will hold 24 percent of Ecobank ...

• China’s Mainland to invest $100M in Liberia's agriculture • Projects include rice, cassava, cocoa, and food logistics • Plan targets 150,000 farmers, boosts incomes up to 30% Chinese agri-food group ...

• Mainland Group commits $100 million to develop Liberia’s agricultural processing, targeting manioc, cocoa, coffee, rice, sugar, and ...

Late-July drought in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana lifts cocoa futures despite weak global grindings data No official 2025/26 crop forecasts yet; private analysts see a possible 5–10% West African shortfall ...

AU launches campaign to replace distorted Mercator map projection • Equal Earth map promoted to show Africa’s true size • Goal: restore Africa’s global image in education and media The African Union ...

• Egyptian sweet potato exports to the EU surged to 149,551 tonnes in 2024, surpassing the US and breaking records. • Since 2020, Egypt quadrupled sweet potato export volume and revenue to Europe, ...

Nigeria granted Air Tanzania a permit to launch the first nonstop Dar es Salaam–Lagos flight, enhancing East-West African connectivity. • Air Tanzania is preparing to start Dar es Salaam–Lagos flights ...

• Lotus Resources invested $50 million to restart mining at Kayelekera, which was halted in 2014 due to low uranium prices. • The mine officially reopened on August 14, 2025, with Malawian President ...