African markets and business updates

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Advocate Adrian Carl Mopp as the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for the Western Cape Division, with effect from 10 September 2026. The appointment was made in terms of section 13(1)(a) of the National Prosecuting Authority Act, 1998 (Act No. 32 of 1998), following consultation with the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Ms Mmamoloko Kubayi, and the National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Andy Mothibi.…

Black Market was shot on the Canon EOS C400, bringing Canon’s professional Cinema EOS technology into Rixel Studios’ new Nollywood feature production. The project continues Canon’s creative relationship with Nora Awolowo following Racket Queen, which was also shot entirely on the EOS C400. Black Market is scheduled for a one-night screening at Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, on 26 September 2026. A crowded market. A dangerous operation. A story rooted unmistakably in Nigeria. Behind the world of Black Market is another story: a new generation of African filmmakers combining ambitious storytelling with professional cinema technology to shape how their stories look, feel and travel.…

Hundreds of protestors gather in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa to voice their opposition against a government-proposed constitutional amendment

The NCAA’s latest figures reveal the scale of flight disruptions faced by domestic air travellers in August, with delays ranging from less than an hour to three hours or more.

Seven months after breaking ground, the Government of Liberia has completed and officially turned over the Beh Town Public School in Dewoin District, Bomi County, providing the community with improved classrooms, more than 200 student chairs, whiteboards, and a better environment for teaching and learning. The new school is part of the Ministry of Education’s wider effort to ensure that more children can access and benefit from public education. Registration from Kindergarten through Grade 6 is now free, removing an important financial barrier for families.…

A visually impaired entrepreneur uses AI to create logos, flyers and videos for her business, adapting different tools to work more independently. Omolara Daniel sits at her laptop, describing the logo she wants in painstaking detail. She tells an AI tool what she wants the design to look like, waits for it to generate the image, then asks the tool to describe what it has produced. If the description does not match the picture in her mind, she prompts it again. When she is satisfied, she sends the design to a friend for a final check. Daniel is blind. She cannot see the logo she has just created. “I just enjoy doing this.…

Grégoire Schwebig on growing AfricaWorks to seven cities across the continent.

London Gatwick Airport is testing car-parking robots, offering secure, automated long-stay parking for most vehicles at a small extra cost.

The Speaker of the Parliament, Hon. Jacob Marksons Oboth, has committed Uganda to kickstarting processes to further deepen and strengthen bilateral and parliamentary relations with Pakistan. Speaking during a bilateral meeting with the Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Oboth emphasized that Uganda is identifying a select group of countries to establish stronger bilateral ties, naming Pakistan as a key ally. The meeting took place on Monday, 14 September 2026 on the sidelines of the 69th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference being held in Cape Town, South Africa.…

The Office of the President has today announced the appointment of the Board of Directors of the Seychelles International Mercantile Banking Company Limited (Nouvobanq), for a three-year period effective 15th September 2026. The Board will be chaired by Mr Conrad Benoiton, with Ms Jennifer Morel serving as Vice Chairperson.…