Aviation
African Ministers Adopt Lomé Declaration to accelerate SAATM
African aviation ministers and heads of delegation have adopted the Lomé Ministerial Declaration, committing governments to accelerate SAATM, reduce flight costs, open routes, strengthen cargo corridors and improve aviation infrastructure across the continent.
Zimbabwe Returns to UN Security Council as Africa Pushes for Permanent Representation
Zimbabwe has been elected to the UN Security Council for the 2027–2028 term, reviving Africa’s long-standing demand for permanent representation and veto reform.
Every African Honouree on the TIME100 Philanthropy List, 2025 and 2026
A look at every African and African diaspora figure named on the TIME100 Philanthropy lists in 2025 and 2026, from Dangote to the Elumelus, Masiyiwas and Elbas.
EU, AU and Ethiopia use the Addis forum to push investment, digital expansion and health security agenda
The EU, African Union and Ethiopia used the Addis forum to push a broader strategic agenda built around investment, digital infrastructure, agribusiness and health security. The visit produced resumed EU budget support, new lending, a digital economy package and fresh AU–EU health initiatives through Africa CDC.
Aviation
African Ministers Adopt Lomé Declaration to accelerate SAATM
African aviation ministers and heads of delegation have adopted the Lomé Ministerial Declaration, committing governments to accelerate SAATM, reduce flight costs, open routes, strengthen cargo corridors and improve aviation infrastructure across the continent.
Aviation
Kagame Warns Poor Air Connectivity Is Holding Back African Trade
President Paul Kagame has urged African governments to set clear timelines, reduce high flight costs and accelerate SAATM implementation to improve air connectivity across Africa.
Business
Dangote Targets $100 Billion Revenue by 2030
Dangote Group’s Vision 2030 aims for $100 billion in annual revenue by the end of the decade. Backed by refinery and fertiliser expansion, the plan is a major test of African industrial ambition and its downstream benefits for SMEs.
Business
Strive Masiyiwa Makes an Infrastructure Bet on Africa with Econet Tech City
Strive Masiyiwa is building Econet Tech City in Zimbabwe, a large-scale industrial and technology hub near Harare designed to host 300 companies and reduce the cost of doing business in Africa.
News
EU Inc. and the Case for Africa Inc.
The EU’s new EU Inc. framework aims to make it easier for businesses to start and scale across Europe. Here is what it means, and why Africa should start thinking seriously about an Africa Inc.
News
All African Nobel Prize Winners
Africa’s Nobel story spans science, literature, peace, anti-apartheid struggle, environmental justice, diplomacy and human rights. This guide lists African-born and strongly Africa-associated Nobel laureates, explaining who they were, where they came from, what and why they won.
Sport
Who Owns Zimbabwe Football? The Tycoons, Mining Giants and Power Brokers Behind PSL Clubs
Billionaires, miners, preachers, betting tycoons, and the state — inside the hidden ownership web controlling the Premier Soccer League.