African markets and business updates

A new partnership between the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) ( ) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) aims to strengthen Africa’s health systems, expand regional leadership and support the continent’s path toward greater self-reliance. The two institutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the margins of the World Health Assembly in Geneva, reflecting growing efforts to build more resilient…

Proparco and Ecobank Group have strengthened their long-standing partnership with a new agreement aimed at scaling financing for agricultural value chains and expanding support for women-led businesses across Africa, with a target of mobilising up to EUR 300 million over the next three years.

Ecobank Group and AGRA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to scale investment in African agribusiness, with a focus on de-risking agricultural lending, expanding access to finance for smallholders and SMEs, and accelerating opportunities for women and youth across climate-resilient value chains.

Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, chairman of Access Holdings, was at France's Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi with Nigeria's President Tinubu.

As the U.S. deepens investment and strategic partnerships with Africa’s mineral-rich nations to strengthen its critical minerals supply chain, Vibhuti Jain, Regional Head for Africa at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), has joined the upcoming African Mining Week 2026 Conference and Exhibition - scheduled for October 14–16 in Cape Town - as a speaker.…

Amid mounting global uncertainty, Africa's growing refining capacity, regional trade links and energy investments are creating new opportunities for industrial growth and economic influence. Dele Kuti argues that the continent must seize this moment to diversify energy supply and strengthen regional cooperation.

PAC Capital Limited ( www.PACCapitalLtd.com ), a leading investment banking and financial advisory firm in Nigeria, has been honoured with seven distinguished awards across two globally recognised platforms, further solidifying its position as a market leader in capital markets, advisory, and cross-border investment solutions. At the Gazet International Awards 2026…

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) ( www.EnergyChamber.org ) has deepened its engagement with continental and international partners following high-level meetings with the African Petroleum Producers’ Organization (APPO) in Brazzaville, alongside discussions with Venezuela’s diplomatic representatives, reinforcing a shared commitment to advancing Africa’s energy agenda through stronger regional and global collaboration. Engagements with APPO focused on strategic priorities shaping the continent’s energy future…

Pan-African banking giant commits to supporting SMEs, women entrepreneurs and regional value chains through a new partnership designed to accelerate implementation of the AfCFTA.

As the global community celebrates World Product Day, a profound shift is taking place across Africa’s enterprise landscape. The Product Leadership Accelerator (PLA), www.AfricaPLA.com , an initiative of the Innovate Africa Foundation, is officially setting a new gold standard for how value is created and scaled, in Africa, by transforming African enterprises from traditional service providers into high-velocity, “product-led” engines of growth.…