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BANNERMAN ENERGY LTD Incorporated in Australia (Registration number: 34 113 017 128) ISIN: AU000000BMN9 ASX Share Code: BMN NSX Share Code: BMN APPLICATION FOR QUOTATION OF SECURITIES – Appendix 2A Bannerman Energy Ltd (ASX:BMN, OTCQX:BNNLF, NSX:BMN) (Bannerman or the Company) released an Appendix 2A of the ASX […] BANNERMAN ENERGY LTD Incorporated in Australia (Registration number: 34 113 017 128) ISIN: AU000000BMN9 ASX Share Code: BMN NSX Share Code: BMN APPLICATION FOR QUOTATION OF SECURITIES – Appendix 2A Bannerman Energy Ltd (ASX:BMN, OTCQX:BNNLF, NSX:BMN) (Bannerman or the Company) released an Appendix 2A of the ASX Listing Rules in relation to ordinary fully paid shares.…

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS Alpha Namibia Industries Renewable Power Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of Namibia) Registration Number 2018/0148 NSX Share code: ANE ISIN: NA000A2JQ364 (“ANIREP”) FURTHER CAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENT Further to the cautionary announcement dated 16 August 2021, 27 September 2021, 9 November 2021, 21 December 2021, 31 January 2022, 14 March 2022, […] NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS Alpha Namibia Industries Renewable Power Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of Namibia) Registration Number 2018/0148 NSX Share code: ANE ISIN: NA000A2JQ364 (“ANIREP”) FURTHER CAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENT Further to the cautionary announcement dated 16 August 2021, 27 September 2021, 9 November 2021, 21 December 2021, 31 January 2022, 14 March 2022, 25 April 2022, 6 June 2022, 18 July 2022, 29 August 2022, 12 October 2022, 24 November 2022, 05 January 2023, 16 February 2023, 30 March 2023, 12 May 2023, 26 June 2023, 07 August 2023, 18 September 2023, 31 October 2023, 13 December2023, 25 January 2024, 7 March 2024, 18 April 2024, 31 May 2024, 15 July 2024, 23 August 2024, 8 October 2024, 19 November 2024, 31 December 2024, 13 February 2025, 27 March 2025, 09 May 2025, 20 June 2025, 1 August 2025, 12 September 2025, 24 October 2025, 8 December 2025, 19 January 2026, 13 March 2026, 24 April 2026, 11 June 2026 and 29 July 2026 shareholders are advised that negotiations are still in progress, which if successfully concluded, may have a material effect on the price of the company’s shares. Accordingly, shareholders are advised to continue exercising caution when dealing in the company’s shares until a further announcement is made. By order of the Board Windhoek 15 September 2026 Sponsor Cirrus Securities (Pty) Ltd Registration Number: 98/463 Member of the Namibia Securities Exchange Date: 15/09/2026 09:00:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (‘JSE’). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS.…

Southern Africa’s venture capital (VC) industry continues to demonstrate resilience, adaptability and growing maturity, with investors deploying ZAR2.48 billion (US$153 million) across more than 200 funding rounds in 2025, while increasingly backing existing portfolio companies through successive growth stages. That is according to the 2026 SAVCA Venture Capital Industry Survey, which also found the industry’s [...]…

Southern Africa’s venture capital (VC) industry continues to demonstrate resilience, adaptability and growing maturity, with investors deploying ZAR2.48 billion (US$153 million) across more than 200 funding rounds in 2025, while increasingly backing existing portfolio companies through successive growth stages. That is according to the 2026 SAVCA Venture Capital Industry Survey, which also found the industry’s [...]

Kikot-Mbebe Hydro Power Company (KHPC) is bringing financial institutions and development partners together in Yaoundé on September 15, 2026, to discuss financing for the 500 MW Kikot-Mbebe hydropower project. But prospective lenders face an initial uncertainty: two documents put the project’s cost at CFA872 billion and CFA1.62 trillion, with no public explanation so far that reconciles the CFA748 billion difference.…

The 37th Shanghai Tourism Festival is bringing parades and cultural performances to commercial districts, cultural venues and streets across the city through October 6.

Cameroon and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) signed financing agreements worth €41.92 million, or about CFA27.5 billion, on September 14, 2026, to support agricultural development and rural infrastructure in the country’s East and South regions. The financing will fund the Dja Integrated Rural Development Project, or PDRI-Dja, which targets about 250,000 people and includes farmland development, rural road rehabilitation, and improvements to water, education and health infrastructure. The signing formalizes financing that the IsDB board had already approved on February 7, 2024.…

Cameroon’s National Printing Office has canceled a CFA230 million tender to repair part of its production equipment, leaving unresolved how the state-owned company will address machinery problems that affect its operational capacity. The tender, launched on August 7, 2026, was canceled through a decision signed September 9 by Director General Pierre Nolasque Oyono Bika and published September 11 on the Public Procurement Regulatory Agency, or ARMP, portal. The decision cites only Article 92 of the institution’s internal public procurement guidelines. It provides no specific reason for ending the process.…

Dash Energies, a subsidiary of Dashaco Holdings Africa, has entered Cameroon’s retail fuel market with its first service station in Douala and plans to build a 100-site network by September 2028, an ambitious target in a market where pump prices are set by the state. The company inaugurated the station on September 12, 2026, at Douche Akwa in Douala. The outlet occupies a rehabilitated former MRS station. Dash Energies did not disclose the cost of the work, the terms under which it occupies the site or the number of jobs created.…

Kigali, Rwanda September 2026: Africa’s young agrifood entrepreneurs took center stage in Kigali, Rwanda, and the GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition announced its 2026 winners at the Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) closing ceremony. After progressing through a competitive selection process, Israel Smart Obidah, founder of Smartel Agri-tech, Nigeria, and Nabakka Sandra, co-founder of Sandi AI […] Kigali, Rwanda September 2026: Africa’s young agrifood entrepreneurs took center stage in Kigali, Rwanda, and the GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition announced its 2026 winners at the Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) closing ceremony.…