African markets and business updates

Electric vehicles are the latest way to get around Kenya's game reserves - despite the lack of charging points.

Turkish police detained at least 150 pro-LGBTQ protesters in Istanbul on Tuesday, 15 September, during a demonstration against a nationwide crackdown on the LGBTQ community.

Two of Nigeria’s leading corporate law firms have extended their long-running relationship with the Dangote Group after securing key legal roles in the initial public offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE.

Norwegian Customs will introduce new digital reporting requirements under the country’s Digitoll system on 15 September 2026. However, Hapag-Lloyd said the changes will have no immediate practical impact on customers shipping cargo by sea to Norway. Current reporting process remains in place The new requirements concern the digital fulfilment of Norway’s reporting and information obligations, […] Norwegian Customs will introduce new digital reporting requirements under the country’s Digitoll system on 15 September 2026. However, Hapag-Lloyd said the changes will have no immediate practical impact on customers shipping cargo by sea to Norway.…

Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, as part of a working visit he is paying to the Arab Republic of Egypt. Spokesman for the Presidency Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy said that the reception ceremonies included a commemorative photograph marking the visit, followed by a closed bilateral meeting between President El-Sisi and the Crown Prince, then expanded talks attended by the delegations of both countries. The talks were followed by a lunch banquet hosted by President El-Sisi in honor of his distinguished guest and his accompanying delegation.…

Five Portuguese-speaking African countries have developed national roadmaps to establish and strengthen emergency medical teams capable of rapid deployment during disease outbreaks, disasters and other health emergencies. Representatives from Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe developed the roadmaps during the first regional Emergency Medical Team workshop specifically designed for Portuguese-speaking African countries.…

The World Health Organization says more than 500 people were killed in one week, fuelling fears Yemen could slide back into a full-scale civil war.

Dangote Refinery has identified existing and planned refineries in Nigeria and across Africa, as well as major export-oriented plants in the Middle East and Asia, as potential sources of competitive pressure on its business.

While healthcare facilities struggle with workforce shortages, an estimated one million trained health professionals are unemployed.

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