(Posted 19th June 2025)
CCA IN THE NEWS
World leaders, business executives set for 17th U.S.-Africa Business Summit in Angola
The Guardian
From June 22 to 25, 2025, the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA), the leading U.S. business association focused on strengthening commercial ties with Africa, will convene in Luanda, Angola. The summit will bring together global leaders and business executives to advance U.S.-Africa trade and investment relations… Read more>>
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U.S.-AFRICA RELATIONS
How a U.S.-Africa Business Summit Could Launch a New Era of U.S.-Africa Relations
Carnegie Endowment of Peace for International Peace
As the Trump administration enacts transformative changes to how the United States engages with the world, U.S.-Africa relations stand at a critical juncture, providing a unique opportunity to redefine and reframe the relationship… Read More>>
Africa’s Shift From Aid Dependency
Think Global Health
Gobal health leaders are confronting a new reality: Multilateral aid is contracting, major donors are pulling back, and low- or middle-income countries—particularly in Africa—are forced to tackle more complex, frequent, and widespread health threats with fewer resources… Read more>>
Mauritania is Now Better Prepared to Handle Public Health Emergencies
Africa CDC
Mauritania Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) is now better positioned to activate and manage Incident Management System (IMS) for real-world outbreaks,but more skills training in required to further empower the team to respond to threats, a recent training workshop revealed… Read more>>
INFRASTRUCTURE
South Africa Invites Private Companies to Address Rail Infrastructure Crisis, Receiving Over One Hundred Sixty Proposals to Modernize Freight Networks and Launch New Passenger Rail Projects
Travel and Tour World
South Africa is strategically opening its rail sector to private sector investment to address critical infrastructure challenges, focusing on both export logistics and passenger transport solutions. The Department of Transport’s recent call for proposals has sparked a surge of interest, with over 160 business submissions from private companies eager to participate in the country’s rail and port development projects… Read more>>
Seacom Names New Digital Infrastructure Managing Director For East Africa and Middle East
TechAfrica News
Seacom has announced that Kevin Kaburu has been appointed as the new Seacom Digital Infrastructure East Africa and Middle East Managing Director. Kaburu brings over 15 years of experience in the telecommunications and B2B technology sectors… Read more>>
ENERGY
Scaling Up Renewables In Africa: What to Know About Global Citizen’s Energy Campaign
Global Citizens
Africa is currently experiencing an energy crisis, where 600 million people on the continent live without access to electricity, and 1 billion citizens across the continent who have no access to clean cooking — meaning they have to cook their food over open flames or with rudimentary stoves, directly threatening their health and the health of the environment due to the emission of smoke and harmful fumes… Read more>>
Unlocking energy, jobs and opportunity for Africa’s growing young population
AfDB
Local entrepreneurs drop by to commission bespoke machinery. A solar-powered maize processing machine serves farmers across the region. Young apprentices learn new technical and digital skills… Read more>>
AGRIBUSINESS
A solar revolution in African Agribusines
African Business
Every farmer that has ever worked the soils has relied on the power of the sun.But farmers around the world are increasingly looking to harness the sun in another way – through generating electricity from solar photovoltaic panels… Read more>>
ICT
Smart Africa &Tradefairs International announce strategic partnership to host annual high-level meetings at Cairo ICT ‘25
Zawya
Tradefairs International, organizer of Cairo ICT, the leading international technology exhibition and forum for the Middle East and Africa, announced a strategic partnership with Smart Africa, the leading Pan-African organization concerned with accelerating sustainable socio-economic development and, ushering Africa into a knowledge economy through the usage of ICT… Read more>>
FINANCE
African investors warm to regional funds of funds to finance small business growth
Impact Alpha
Years-long efforts to get local funders in Africa to step up with financing for small businesses and economic development are starting to bear fruit… Read more>>
