Top 5 investments made in Africa’s critical minerals in 2023
The global energy transition has driven interest in Africa’s critical mineral reserves, resulting in a surge in demand for resources essential to the development of solar photovoltaic technology, wind farms and electric vehicles. As the world’s largest economies vie for strategic control over critical mineral value chains, Africa – which is home to 30% of
Fitch affirms ETI’s credit worthiness at B-, outlook stable
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Ecobank Transnational Incorporated’s (ETI) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘B-‘ and Viability Rating (VR) at ‘b-‘ and removed these ratings from Rating Watch Negative (RWN). It also kept the Outlook of the Pan-African Bank as stable. According to the UK-based firm, ETI’s Government Support Rating of ‘no support’ is unaffected.
Multilateral Collaboration Still Crucial For Tackling Africa’s Conflicts – Analysis – Eurasia Review
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have adopted an incredible approach towards tackling chronic conflicts and related security threats from various extremist groups like Boko Haram, al-Qaida, and Islamic State-affiliated groups by creating a formidable military alliance in the semi-arid Sahel region in West Africa. As these West African States are entangled in fierce ethnic-Islamic conflicts
Africa’s 2023 in review: Adoption soars, regulators catch up, and Bitcoin moves beyond speculation
Africa’s digital asset and blockchain industry has come a long way. In 2021, the continent made its mark in the sector, and in 2022, blockchain came of age in the region. 2023 was the year of maturity as digital assets became more prominent and moved beyond speculation. The year also saw the most regulatory action by African countries
Find out where other national teams will camp ahead of AFCON after Ghana settle on South Africa
Following the announcement of Black Stars camping in South Africa, some Ghanaians have chastised the Ghana Football Association for their …
How coups, climate, cost of living shaped 2023 in Africa
The year 2023 was a period full of high-stakes geopolitical drama and economic crises for Africa. Flooding in East Africa The drama and economic crises sometimes seemed like an escalation of existing challenges of previous years. New conflicts – internal and external – emerged and a series of flawed elections opened the door for the
Africa: memorandum signed to develop genomics potential
57 Africa is poised to expand the use of genomics on the continent to prepare for future pandemics. This is the meaning of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (Aslm) and Illumina, a global leader in sequencing technology, during the sixth biennial Aslm2023 conference in Cape Town, South
Co-creating value-driven offerings via Fintech
The Nigeria Fintech gathering, though not insulated from challenges, can provide a robust platform for strengthening partnerships to promote innovation and product diversification while building resilience for scalable and sustainable impact, writes JOSEPH INOKOTONG. The sixth edition of the Nigeria Fintech Week has come and gone but the memory continues to linger. It was aptly
MEST Africa Challenge unveils Top 5 startups for $50K equity prize
… Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, and South Africa. The finalists represent diverse sectors, including fintech, health tech, e-commerce, and edtech …
Morocco, Senegal Supports Early Completion Of $25bn Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline
Morocco and Senegal have engaged in discussions for more support towards seamless execution of the $25 billion Nigeria- Morocco gas pipeline project. Senegal’s minister of Petroleum and Energies Antoine Felix Abdoulaye Diome reiterated his country’s support for the Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline at the week during a meeting with Director General of Morocco’s Office of Hydrocarbons