Everything to know about the CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025

Morocco is set to host the African Cup of Nations tournament for the second time in the country’s history The prestigious tournament will kick off on December 21, 2025, and end on January 18, 2026 24 countries will battle across six cities for...

Air Connectivity Meets Intelle

Dakar, Senegal – November 2025 – African airlines are stepping beyond aviation to power innovation and intellectual growth. Ethiopian Airlines, Air Peace, and ASKY Airlines are partnering with the All Africa Intellectual Property (IP) Summit 2025,...

Dangote Cement Expands Footprint with Launch of Ivory Coast Operations

Dangote Cement Plc, Africa’s largest cement producer, has officially commenced operations at its new plant in Côte d’Ivoire, marking another major step in its ongoing expansion across the continent. The new facility, located in the industrial city...

Africa emerges as new market for Vietnamese rice

Vietnam's rice industry is facing one of its toughest challenges in years as two major markets, the Philippines and Indonesia, have sharply cut imports, forcing exporters to scramble for alternative buyers. Many firms are now pivoting to Africa,...

International buyers endorse Zim products

Sikhulekelani Moyo,Zimpapers Business Hub INTERNATIONAL buyers participating in the ZimTrade Export Week in Bulawayo have endorsed the quality of Zimbabwean products and services and said local businesses have the potential to compete at a global...

Evening Brief: European Union Leaders Seek Bigger Role in Gaza, Trump to Meet China’s Xi Jinping During Asia Trip

Top stories this Thursday evening, October 23, 2025. Trump Halts Planned Federal Agent Deployment to San Francisco After Call with Mayor President Donald Trump said Thursday he is suspending a planned deployment of federal agents to San Francisco...

Eco Buildings Group is working on a housing revolution - ICYMI

Eco Buildings Group PLC (AIM:ECOB) founder Dr Etrur Albani spoke to Proactive about the company's innovative housing technology, its expansion into global markets, and how it’s tackling affordable housing shortages with fast, green, and durable...

Regional leaders mobilise support ahead of ECOFEST 2025 preparations in Dakar

Secretary of State to the Minister of Culture, Crafts, and Tourism in Senegal, H.E. Bakary Sarr, ECOWAS Commissioner for Human Development and Social Affairs, Prof. Fatou Sow Sarr, and Mamadù Serifo Jaquite have urged regional experts and...

A Hungry World Knows No Borders

Climate Change, Combating Desertification and Drought, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Food Systems, Global, Headlines, Natural Resources, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Dr...

Efie Gallery hosts works of contemporary artists in The Shape of Things to Come

Efie Gallery is currently presenting (Oct. 11 – Jan. 10, 2026) The Shape of Things to Come, an exhibition which brings together painting and sculpture by leading contemporary artists, including El Anatsui, Iman Issa, Abdoulaye Konaté, Adam...

Dakar to host first-ever West African Arts and Culture Festi...

Preparations are underway for the maiden edition of the West African Arts and Culture Festival (ECOFEST), slated for November 2025 in Dakar, Senegal. The initiative is a collaborative effort between the Government of Senegal, the Economic...

ZimTrade eyes 10% year-on-year export growth

ZimTrade’s operations director Similo Nkala THE country’s trade development and promotion body, ZimTrade, is projecting a 10% year-on-year growth in exports as it seeks to attain a US$14 billion annual target by 2030. Similo Nkala, ZimTrade’s...

Dangote founder aims to clone refinery to secure global lead

When Aliko Dangote set out to build Africa’s largest oil refinery in the swampland of southeast Lagos, it was treated as a unicorn project that could be the last of its kind. Yet less than two years after launching the site in 2024, the Nigerian...

IMF expects SA economy to grow by 1.1%, not too worried about US tariffs

Although consumers and governments want to see light at the end of the tunnel, the IMF says the outlook for the global economy remains dim. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects the South African economy to grow by 1.1%. Although it does...

Benin Launches €45 Million Solar Initiative to Power Thousands

West Africa is witnessing a transformative energy project as Benin prepares to construct four solar power plants that will supply clean electricity to approximately 50,000 households, marking the country’s first major independent renewable energy...

Report finds aquaculture feed utilizing fish from West African fisheries could impact local food supplies

An investigation by DeSmog through a partnership with investigative journalism platform Follow The Money has reemphasized that the use of pelagic fish from West African fish in aquaculture feed results in lower supplies of food for local...

Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2025 Co-Chaired by The Gambia First Lady and Merck Foundation CEO and Inaugurated by the Gambia Vice President and Merck foundation Chairman

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India & Banjul, The Gambia – Business Wire India • First Ladies of Burundi, Central Africa, Liberia, São Tomé & Príncipe and Senegal attend 12th Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary, Co-chaired by The Gambia First Lady and...

The Hidden Strength Of West African Women Entrepreneurs -By Zarah Aji Ali

In the bustling markets of Accra, the lively streets of Lagos, and the rising tech hubs of Dakar, a quiet revolution is unfolding — one powered by women who refuse to be defined by limitations. Across West Africa, women entrepreneurs are rewriting...

DHL invests €300m in Africa trade

In a bold maneuver set to bolster trade across the African continent, DHL Global Forwarding has announced a significant investment of over €300 million earmarked to support the expansion of trade infrastructure and logistics capabilities in the...

Kenya introduces air ticket fee to strengthen its aviation and tourism ecosystem

The air levy results from the Air Passenger Service Charge (Amendment) Bill, 2025, signed into law by President William Ruto on the 15th of October, 2025. As reported by Tuko, Kenya’s National Assembly Majority Leader, Kimani Ichung'wah, the...