African markets and business updates

Following on from its recent announcement of the best drill intersection to date on 15 September 2026, Tertiary Minerals plc is now pleased to announce the highest grade silver-copper intersection to date from the recent Phase 4 drill programme at the Discovery Zone in Target A1, Mushima North Project in Zambia. The new results follow …

Africa’s push to capture more value from its mineral wealth will move into the parliamentary spotlight next month when lawmakers from around the world gather in Tanzania for talks that include critical minerals and oversight of extractive industries. The 153rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union will run from 5 – 9 October 2026, in Arusha, …

Airtel Africa is winding up its Kenyan wholesale fibre and internet subsidiary after two years of operation, following losses and an inability to establish a viable commercial business.

The discovery of the bodies of nine women near Johannesburg in the last two months has sent shock waves around South Africa and highlighted the scourge of femicide and high levels of violent crime.

France 24 had not immediately responded to a request for comment. The regulator also withdrew the press accreditation of a Jeune Afrique correspondent, accusing him of professional misconduct.

South African sports broadcaster Owen Ndlovu has been found dead, hours after he was abducted during a vehicle hijacking near Johannesburg.

African countries face some of the world’s highest borrowing costs, with ratings driving up interest and cutting off access to international capital. Now the African Union is fighting back with its own credit rating agency

Cameroon has awarded four contracts worth a combined CFA1.43 billion to provide 20,000 new electricity connections in Yaoundé. The project accounts for 40% of a government target to deliver at least 50,000 additional connections across Yaoundé, Douala and Bafoussam, although the contractual timeline now extends beyond the initial third-quarter 2026 deadline. The Electricity Sector Reform Program (PRSEC) awarded the contracts on September 14, 2026, and the Public Procurement Regulatory Agency (ARMP) published the decision the following day. The work is divided into four lots of 5,000 connections each.…

African Collaborations Group (ACG) ( www.ACGafrica.com ), the leading strategic project origination and collaboration platform focused on the industrialisation of sport in Africa through the origination of bankable sport and entertainment district ecosystems, today announced the appointment of Clare Barrell to its Advisory Board. Ms Barrell serves as Director of International Relations and Member Services at World Rugby, the global governing body of the sport.…

Egyptian e-commerce platform Breadfast has further expanded its everyday convenience platform with the launch of Breadfast Food, allowing users to order meals from restaurants and have them delivered to their door. Founded in 2017 by Mostafa Amin, Muhammad Habib and Abdallah Nofal, Breadfast offers on-demand delivery of groceries and other household essentials, having initially started [...] Egyptian e-commerce platform Breadfast has further expanded its everyday convenience platform with the launch of Breadfast Food, allowing users to order meals from restaurants and have them delivered to their door.…