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...
Édouard Mendy has conquered the world’s biggest soccer stages, winning the African Cup of Nations with Senegal and the Champions League with Chelsea. But today, he’s embarking on a new mission—one that goes beyond sports. Through Change Keepers, Mendy is championing a different kind of victory: empowering Senegal’s youth to become entrepreneurs and changemakers. “Dreaming...
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...
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...
As part of the 2025 edition of its “21 Days of Y’ello Care” program, MTN Cameroon is committed to establishing 12 Digital Learning Centers across the country’s ten regions. Through this employee-led initiative, the telecom operator aims to strengthen digital inclusion, foster local entrepreneurship, and offer new learning opportunities to communities. On May 17, 2025,...
Cameroon has arrived in force in Abidjan for the Africa CEO Forum 2025, with a high-level delegation of public officials and business leaders, symbolizing its desire to play a key role in the new African economic landscape. Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute is leading the delegation, reflecting the strategic importance of this continental event. Among...
On May 9, 2025, in Mboro, the Minister of Transport officially launched the commercial operation of Phase 2 of the Port of Kribi. This historic moment marks a decisive step in Cameroon’s ambition to make this port platform a strategic lever for its industrialization and a sub-regional logistics hub. The Mboro port site in Kribi...
Through connections established at AFSIC 2024, the Africa College Foundation (ACF) has secured crucial funding to expand its educational programs for African youth. Driven by an innovative approach and a deep commitment to marginalized communities, ACF is paving the way for accessible, sustainable, and opportunity-generating education. Education as a Catalyst for Change The Africa College...
