African markets and business updates

Oando PLC, Africa’s leading integrated energy solutions provider, on Thursday, 17 September 2026, successfully held its 47th Annual General Meeting (AGM), where shareholders reviewed the Company’s performance, strategic priorities and outlook. All resolutions presented at the meeting were passed. The AGM was characterised by shareholder engagement, with shareholders commending the Board and Management for its […]

Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has inducted 103 newly qualified Authorised Dealing Clerks as part of efforts to strengthen professionalism

Vacationers on the Greek island of Crete — taking a morning dip or seeking shade on wooden sunbeds — watched a major military exercise unfold on a beachfront Friday, just 50 meters (yards) away.

Mambilla: Atiku denies indictment over suspicious $500,000 payment, but silent on key issues raised by ICC tribunal

The N2.15 trillion initial public offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has assembled some of Nigeria’s biggest investment banks, law firms, accountants and professional advisers for what could become one of the largest public offers ever undertaken in Africa.

On September 11, Ambassador Zhao Weiping delivered remarks at Namibia-China (Guangdong Province) Business Forum, which was co-hosted by Namibia Investment Promotion Development Board,the Guangdong economic and trade delegation,and Association of Chinese Enterprises in Namibia. More than 50 representatives from government departments, industry associations, and businesses from the two countries participated in the Forum.…

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. General Birame Diop, received the Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, H.E. Yousef Mohammed Ahmed Al-Hailand and the Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and ECOWAS, H.E. Mohammed Abdelaai in two separate audiences at the ECOWAS Commission headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria on the 17th of September, 2026. The meetings provided an opportunity to discuss ways of strengthening relations and enhancing cooperation between ECOWAS and the state of Qatar on matters of mutual interest, including regional integration, peace and security and development.…

Access Holdings Plc has announced the appointment of Mr. Ifedayo Olaniyi Orimoloye as Executive Director, Risk Management of its flagship subsidiary, Access Bank Plc, following regulatory approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Japan Engine Corporation has completed a hydrogen-fueled engine for large commercial vessels, with factory testing achieving a hydrogen co-firing rate of at least 95%. The 6UEC35LSGH engine also reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by more than 95% compared with conventional heavy-fuel-oil engines during the tests, according to the project partners. Japan Engine describes the unit […]

Residents of Olifantsfontein gathered to remember a woman whose body was found floating in a river in Clayville, east of Johannesburg, as communities across the area demand action over a series of killings of women.