African leaders and aviation officials called for immediate cuts to aviation taxes and fuel costs to boost connectivity, trade and economic integration across the continent, speaking at the African Air Transport Convention & Expo 2026 in Lome on Monday. Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe, President of the Council of Ministers of Togo,Continue Reading
Award-winning innovator from Zimbabwe, Tinashe Manyonga, transforms one of the world’s most persistent forms of waste – polystyrene – into practical goods such as cooler bags and cooking bags, highlighting a local solution that promotes recycling and entrepreneurship. Footage filmed on Saturday shows workers of Manyonga’s ‘Temp-Bag Outdoor Living Products’Continue Reading
Through this integration, airlines and travel agencies using IFG can now accept payments across Africa via Kora, including cards, bank transfers, mobile money, and local alternative payment methods Kora (www.KoraHQ.com), the payment infrastructure platform, has joined the International Air Transport Association’s IATA Financial Gateway (IFG) (https://apo-opa.co/4ovs4va), connecting global airlines toContinue Reading
The Ghanaian government on Thursday called for the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) through shared production lines to achieve sustainable intra-continental trade and ensure that its benefits reach citizens across the continent. Speaking at the fifth joint meeting of the Economic Community of West African StatesContinue Reading
This investment is intended to strengthen ATIDI’s capital base and expand its political risk and credit insurance products designed to support foreign direct investment and intra-African trade The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved, on 22 May, a $125 million equity investment in theContinue Reading
Caracas will host Venezuela Energy Week 2026 on 26–29 October, convening U.S. and international investors to advance upstream expansion and energy sector investment, with official support from the Ministry of Hydrocarbons and PDVSA Venezuela will host its largest-ever international energy investment summit on 26–29 October 2026 in Caracas, bringing togetherContinue Reading
Mensah to join a high-level panel at the 33rd Afreximbank Annual Meetings in El-Alamein, Egypt, examining how Africa’s sports economy can build a continental industrial base Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com), the governing body of rugby in Africa, today announced that its President, Herbert Mensah, has been invited by Prof. George Elombi,Continue Reading
