The AFC (Africa Finance Corporation), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, has reached financial close and disbursed €43 million under the Poro Power Green Bond, the first project finance green bond in Cote d’Ivoire and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU).

The Chancellor of the Exchequer responded to the IMF WEO report that has been issued.

For its 10th anniversary edition, VivaTech returns from June 17 to 20, 2026 at the Porte de Versailles and announces a scale-up.

Senegal is reinforcing the policy architecture behind its new hydrocarbons era, with the Ministry of Energy, Petroleum and Mines launching reforms to the legal framework for local content in the extractive sector in March 2026.

Zensar Technologies, a global digital solutions and technology services company and part of the USD 5.4 billion RPG Group, have announced the opening of its new technology delivery and engineering centre in Belgrade, Serbia.

Africa Sports Unified (ASU), the world’s leading Pan-African sports business hub, has launched the Africa Sports Deals Tracker, a new data intelligence product designed to bring greater visibility, structure, and clarity to commercial activity across Africa’s sports market.

Poposoap, a global leading brand of solar water fountain, launched in the UK this March 2026 — bringing award-recognized solar fountains to British gardens.

The West African Development Bank (BOAD) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, held a high-level working session at BOAD’s headquarters in Lomé to further strengthen their partnership in support of transformative projects driving growth and job creation.

Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a business of Cassava Technologies, a global technology leader of African heritage, have announced the appointment of Leah Nakazwe Kooma as Chief Executive Officer of Liquid Intelligent Technologies Zambia, effective 1 April 2026.

There is something quietly extraordinary buried in the IMF’s routine credit data for March 2026.

CEW 2026 kicked off in Paramaribo, Suriname, uniting government officials, investors and industry leaders to explore the region’s evolving energy landscape on March 30.

Bell Integration has been awarded Implementation Partner of the Year by NICE, recognising exceptional contributions to expanding the global adoption of CXone Mpower, NICE's AI-driven customer service platform.

The UK Hospitality Association issued a stark warning as a new wave of business rates and minimum wage increases officially came into force.

Car giant Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has revealed a recovery in sales over the past quarter after restarting production following the impact of a major cyber attack.

Ghana has moved to boycott the upcoming Africa Energies Summit in London this May, a decision that reflects growing frustration across the African oil and gas industry over discrimination, exclusion and the marginalization of African voices at events that claim to represent the continent’s energy future.

The Caribbean’s energy ambitions received a major financial boost this March as Afreximbank confirmed it is increasing its CARICOM financing capacity to $5 billion, marking a significant step toward closing the region’s infrastructure and development funding gap.