Africa

The Africa GoGreen Fund (AGG), managed by Cygnum Capital, has raised €30 million ($33 million) from Germany’s development finance institution DEG to expand financing for climate-focused businesses across Africa, the fund said on Friday. The funding will be used to scale investments in energy efficiency and climate-friendly solutions, including clean cooking, electric mobility, green buildings

In a landmark deal set to transform mobile connectivity across the continent, Airtel Africa has announced a partnership with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to roll out Starlink’s direct-to-cell satellite technology in all 14 of its operating markets, serving over 174 million customers. The service, which allows standard compatible smartphones to connect directly to satellites without needing

AGOA Alliance] Washington, DC -- The AGOA Alliance, a coalition of U.S. and African business, policy, and trade leaders, today sent a letter to Congressional leadership urging a 2-5-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act #AGOA...

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Africa's health sector is facing an unprecedented funding crisis, driven in part by a sharp decline in external health aid, which has fallen by 70% between 2021 and 2025. This shortfall is made worse by a rapidly expanding debt burden in African countries. In 2025, African countries are projected to spend about USD 81 billion

In an address marking Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day 2025, Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has examined South Africa's healthcare system, challenging the current model of healthcare financing and advocating for transformative change. "We are sick of unaffordable health costs," Motsoaledi said in Pretoria on Friday, highlighting the day's theme. Universal Health Coverage Day advocates

The sentencing of Sibusiso Zitha to 15 years in prison for the murder of celebrated pastry chef Thembekile Letlape has sparked concern and outrage. Despite Zitha's guilty plea and remorse, many - including Letlape's father, ActionSA MP Dr Kgosi Letlape - view the sentence as a grave failure of justice, symbolising the broader systemic issues

The Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, has expressed her deepest shock and sadness at the brutal killing of the Gauteng Chairperson of the National Taxi Alliance (NTA), Thamsanqa Moyo. Moyo was shot while driving along the Soweto highway on Thursday. In a statement, the MEC strongly condemned the senseless act of violence