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...

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...

À six jours de VivaTech 2025, l’Afrique ne se contente plus d’être un acteur émergent de la tech mondiale—elle s’affirme comme une force incontournable. Avec l’intelligence artificielle au cœur des débats, le continent fait entendre sa voix à travers des innovations audacieuses et la quatrième édition des AfricaTech Awards, soutenue par Édouard Mendy. L’Afrique ne...

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,...

Solange Flore Yango has been appointed General Manager of the Douala Port Authority’s Timber Terminal, a strategic infrastructure facility operated by Africa Global Logistics. The first Cameroonian woman to hold this position since the terminal’s creation in 1999, she succeeds Frenchman Jean-Luc Pallix. Her appointment comes amid a major modernization of the site. The board...

Under the leadership of the Minister of Water and Energy, Gaston ÉLOUNDOU ESSOMBA, representing the Prime Minister, the Bamenda Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Filling Center was inaugurated on May 9, 2025. This strategic infrastructure realizes President Paul BIYA’s vision of equitable access to modern energy, while marking a decisive step towards sustainable development and social...

In a historic move for Africa’s creative economy, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the establishment of the African Film Fund, an ambitious $1 billion investment dedicated to expanding the continent’s film industry. Spearheaded by Afreximbank’s development investment arm, the Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), this initiative aims to finance 2,000 feature...