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Dec 9, 2025

AFRAA Announces Historic Rollout of Free Route Airspace in West & Central Africa, Ushering in a New Era for African Aviation

The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has announced a major breakthrough for the continent’s aviation sector with the full operational deployment of Free Route Airspace (FRA) across the West and Central Africa (WACAF) region, effective 30 October 2025. The development, which follows successful trials launched in November 2023, marks a new era in AfricanRead More

Dec 9, 2025

Cabo Verde Unveils Major Expansion of Cabeolica Wind Farm and Battery Storage Backed by AFC’s Catalytic Financing

Cabo Verde has inaugurated a major expansion of its pioneering Cabeolica Wind Farm and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), a milestone strengthened by Africa Finance Corporation’s (AFC) €55 million bridge financing that fast-tracked delivery and reinforced the island nation’s clean-energy ambitions. The ceremony, led by Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva, marks aRead More

Dec 7, 2025

African Development Bank Appoints Societe Generale to Lead Innovative Synthetic Securitization Platform at Africa Investment Forum 2025

In a move to boost sustainable finance across the continent, the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has appointed Societe Generale as Lead Advisor for its pioneering Multi-Originator Synthetic Securitization Platform (SST Platform). The agreement was formalized on November 26 during the Africa Investment Forum Market Days 2025 in Rabat. The SST Platform, partRead More

Sep 24, 2025

African Experts Urge Governance Reforms, Domestic Resource Mobilization, and Stronger Partnerships to Drive Economic Transformation in Transition States

African economists and development leaders have called for urgent governance reforms, stronger domestic resource mobilization, and innovative partnerships to accelerate economic transformation across the continent’s most vulnerable economies—transition states. The call came during a high-level Policy Dialogue organized by the African Development Institute (ADI) of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) at theRead More

Sep 24, 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa Risks Leaving Over 660 Million People Without Electricity By 2030 If Funding Models Remain Unchanged

Africa’s leading off-grid solar provider, ENGIE Energy Access (EEA), has released a landmark White Paper urging a fundamental rethink of how grant capital is deployed to close the continent’s widening energy access gap. The publication, titled “Maximising Impact: Transforming Grant Funding for Energy Access,” draws on nearly two decades of EEA’s last-mile deliveryRead More

Aug 22, 2025

Africa Has The  Potential To Be The  Next Frontier For Trade & Investment ~ President, H.E. John Dramani Mahama

Ghana’s President, H.E. John Dramani Mahama, has urged African leaders and global partners to strengthen collaboration and build sustainable markets that will drive global growth, as he addressed the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) in Yokohama. Speaking on the theme “Co-create a Dynamic Future with Africa”, the President said theRead More

Aug 7, 2025

Ghana Leads Africa’s Call for Health Sovereignty and System Reform at 2025 Summit

President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, convened political leaders, health experts, and global investors in Accra on Tuesday for the Africa Health Sovereignty Summit, a groundbreaking gathering aimed at reshaping the future of global health governance with Africa taking a lead role. The summit featured high-profile attendees, including former Presidents Ellen Johnson SirleafRead More