Visa Insights Reveal Christmas Spending in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Grows 45%
Holiday shopping on luxury apparel and jewelry rose over 55%. Inbound travel spend increased by ~75%. Download Infographics 1: https://apo-opa.co/4rLOSY0 Download Infographics 2: https://apo-opa.co/4qw1KQV Visa (www.Visa.com), a global leader in digital payments, today released its latest consumer spending insights for the 2025 Christmas holiday period in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), based on the Visa Consulting&Analytics […]
Uganda Strengthens District-Level Readiness as World Health Organization (WHO) Boosts Support for Public Health Emergencies
As Uganda continues to grapple with recurrent public health emergencies driven by epidemic-prone diseases and climate-related disasters, a new wave of strengthened district-level preparedness is emerging, thanks to sustained technical support from the World Health Organization (WHO). In the first quarter of 2025 alone, Uganda recorded 10 public health emergencies, eight of which were infectious […]
President of the Republic of Seychelles, Dr Patrick Herminie, expresses condolences on the passing of Mr. Lee Weeling
The President of the Republic of Seychelles, Dr Patrick Herminie, has learnt with sadness of the passing of Mr. Lee Weeling, a respected figure in the Mont Fleuri community and a longstanding member of Seychelles’ business fraternity. Mr. Weeling was widely recognised for a lifetime of enterprise and service, associated with a business that became […]
Liberia launches Elsie Initiative Fund project to advance gender-responsive peacekeeping
The Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) and UN Women Liberia have officially launched a new Elsie Initiative Fund (EIF) project aimed at strengthening the institution’s gender-responsive peacekeeping capabilities. This two-year project will deliver targeted interventions to remove barriers faced by women in the AFL and expand the pool of Liberian women eligible for United Nations […]
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Launches Pilot on Economic Empowerment and Digital Peacebuilding for Women in Benue State
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through its Directorate of Trade and the Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs, has partnered with the Benue State Government to implement a pilot project on economic empowerment and digital peacebuilding for Women, Peace and Security (WPS) community-based organizations in Benue State, North-Central Nigeria. The initiative was […]
President Adama Barrow Inaugurates Infrastructure Built by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Electricity Access Project in Banjul, the Gambia
The Gambian Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Mines in collaboration with the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC), has begun the series of inauguration of electricity infrastructures completed in five locations of the country as part of the implementation of ECOWAS Regional Electricity Access Project (ECOWAS-REAP). The inaugurations which began on February 7, 2026, at […]
Mobilising momentum for Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) industrialisation: New Critical Minerals & Industrialisation Forum
The organisers of the DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum have announced the launch of a new, co-located event to this flagship annual gathering in Kolwezi, namely, the DRC Critical Minerals&Industrialisation Forum. “The successful 2025 edition of DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum reaffirmed that industrialisation is the key to transforming the DRC’s mineral wealth into sustainable prosperity,” says […]
South Africa’s Cheaper Petrol Masks a Looming Gas Gap – and a Critical Investment Opportunity
South Africans are once again seeing relief at the pump, with the latest fuel price cuts delivering the cheapest petrol in roughly four years. The reductions – around 65 cents per liter for petrol and more than 50 cents for diesel – continue a downward trend that began earlier in 2026, when falling crude prices […]
Identy.io Announces Strategic Expansion in Africa
Identy.io (www.Identy.io), a global biometric authentication technology company specializing in secure, mobile-first identity verification, announced today its expansion plans for Africa. This expansion will enhance Identy.io’s service offerings in key markets on the continent, including Kenya and Nigeria. To facilitate this growth, the company has appointed a regional leadership team to engage with key stakeholders […]
Africans want elections but don’t trust electoral management bodies to ensure they’re free and fair, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals
Africans want to choose their leaders through fair elections, but a majority distrust the election management body charged with ensuring the fairness and transparency of their country’s elections, the latest Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile (http://apo-opa.co/3ZrY4EQ) reveals. The new report, based on 50,961 interviews across 38 African countries in 2024/2025, shows that a large majority of citizens […]
