Industrialist, banker, entrepreneur, researcher, and thinker—Paul Kammogne Fokam, 76, is the visionary behind Afriland First Group, a pan-African financial empire with global reach. Beyond banking, he is a firm believer in knowledge as a catalyst for liberation, and remains one of the continent’s most compelling advocates for inclusive development and cognitive sovereignty. Few African leaders...

Global Inspiration, Local Ambition From Hollywood to Seoul, the film industry is being reshaped by artificial intelligence. Films like The Creator, praised for its VFX generated largely by AI tools, and Everything Everywhere All At Once, celebrated for its experimental narrative, illustrate how AI is not just a tool—it’s becoming a co-author. In South Korea,...

Group Head, Retail and Digital Banking, Shamsideen Fasola that enhanced security and confidentiality and wider options for remittance products are other benefits that customers stand to gain from the service. “This is a transformative step in Africa’s financial services landscape. With LEO now fully integrated with the PAPSS infrastructure, UBA customers can send and receive...

Africa is no longer watching artificial intelligence (AI) from the sidelines—it’s shaping it. From Lagos to Libreville, Kigali to Johannesburg, a new generation of entrepreneurs, artists, and researchers is building AI systems rooted in African realities. The continent is not just adopting technology; it’s redefining it. According to recent projections, AI could contribute up to...

UBA Group senior executives recently concluded the Group’s Half Year Business Review. Held at global headquarters in Lagos Nigeria, Group Managing Director/CEO, Oliver Alawuba, brought together executives responsible for UBA’s twenty-four countries of operation. It was an opportunity to restate the Group’s pan-African strategy, and commitment to further expanding the Group’s coverage across high potential...

With more than $15.3 billion in cumulative global box office earnings, Scarlett Johansson is now the highest-grossing actress in film history. Her strategic career choices exemplify the economic power of creative industries. In Africa, the FEDA fund by Afreximbank aims to unlock similar value by financing and structuring the continent’s cultural and creative sectors. Scarlett...

A historic page is being written for Africa. In 2026, legendary Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo will become the first African diva to have her name engraved on the prestigious Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. The announcement was made by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, the organization in charge of designating each year the...

Since taking over as CEO of CCA-Bank in April 2023, Marguerite Fonkwen Atanga has brought a bold, inclusive, and transformative vision to the institution. In a complex financial landscape, she is driving innovation, building trust, and expanding access to banking for all. Leadership in a Time of Transition When Marguerite Fonkwen Atanga assumed leadership of CCA-Bank,...

The BGFIBank Foundation has launched the Women Entrepreneurs Leadership Program (WELP), a bold initiative designed to support a new generation of women entrepreneurs across Central Africa. With a strong focus on training, mentorship, and access to finance, WELP aims to be a powerful driver of women’s economic empowerment across the CEMAC region. In a region...

With emotion and gravity, the Champs-Élysées Film Festival announced in June 2025 that it was coming to an end, after fourteen years devoted to the defense of French and American independent cinema. The news had the effect of an earthquake in the Parisian cultural landscape. But beyond the emotion it aroused, its demise reveals a...

As the African continent continues to emerge as a dynamic frontier for investment, FSD Uganda, in partnership with African Investments, is poised to spotlight Uganda’s brightest entrepreneurial talent at AFSIC – Investing in Africa 2025. A newly curated Deal Book will showcase a strategic pipeline of growth-focused businesses, vetted and investment-ready, across vital sectors such...

African Investments Limited has released its highly anticipated Q2 2025 Deal Book, offering global investors access to 65 meticulously profiled investment opportunities across the African continent. Designed as a practical gateway into Africa’s vibrant investment landscape, this latest edition reaffirms the company’s role as a leading curator of growth-ready, high-impact ventures on the continent. Launched...

Since January 2025, more than 600 people have benefited from free eye consultations and screenings in three major cities in Cameroon: Yaoundé, Douala, and Bamenda. The initiative is part of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Cameroon’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities, carried out in collaboration with Acha Eye Hospital. For the current year, the pan-African...

Through its Graduate Management Accelerated Program, launched in 2023, United Bank for Africa (UBA) is helping young Africans step into the world of banking each year. The initiative aims to reduce unemployment rates across Africa. Just six months, that is all it takes for any young African, aged 28 or younger and holding a bachelor’s...

In a rapidly shifting global economy, Africa’s investment narrative is gaining unprecedented momentum — and AFSIC 2025 is poised to be the continent’s most influential investment event, placing curated opportunities centre stage before a global audience of institutional capital and entrepreneurial visionaries. At the heart of this movement is the Q2 2025 Deal Book, a...

The President of the Republic, Denis Sassou N’Guesso, received in audience on May 21 in Brazzaville the Vice President of the World Bank (WB) for West and Central Africa, Ousmane Diagana. “We have a partnership that has evolved over time. We began working with Congo in 1967, and at the time, the first operation was...

With a loan of 89.2 billion CFA francs, the African Development Bank is launching the CAP2E project in the Far North of Cameroon. The objective is to strengthen employability and support entrepreneurship, particularly among young people and women, in a region affected by a poverty rate of 74%. On May 21, 2025, the African Development...

Telecom operator Orange Cameroon is strengthening its digital inclusion strategy with the creation of five Orange Digital Centers (ODCs) located in several university cities across the country. With an investment of 1.5 billion CFA francs, these centers are becoming major hubs for training, creation, and support for technological entrepreneurship . As part of a drive for...