(Posted 28th August 2025)
CCA IN THE NEWS
Inside the Corporate Council on Africa’s 2025 U.S.-Africa Business Summit in Angola
ABC 7
Good Morning Washington’s Around the World Spotlight takes us to Angola, where the nation proudly hosted the Corporate Council on Africa’s 2025 U.S.-Africa Business Summit…Read more>>
CCA MEMBERS THE NEWS
Best Sub-Custodian Banks In Africa 2025
Global Finance
On the African continent, regional winner Standard Bank continues to enhance its business model to better support its extensive franchise with robust systems and capabilities. The bank’s Investor Services division operates the largest sub-custody network in sub-Saharan Africa, spanning 16 countries…Read more>>
U.S.-AFRICA RELATIONS
How Trump’s ‘deportation campaign’ is reshaping ties with Africa
RFI
Trump announced during his electoral campaign that he intended to deport “one million people a year”. But while imposing new global tariffs, the White House is also scrambling to find countries willing to take in those who Washington is forcing out…Read more>>
African health ministers commit to strengthen emergency preparedness and response
World Health Organization
Across the African continent, fragile health systems are often the first to falter when crisis strikes, with profound impacts on lives and, livelihoods and health, and often times causing long-term socio-economic disruptions…Read more>>
Africa’s leading diamond producer declares public health emergency amid economic strain
Business Insider Africa
In a televised address on Monday, President Duma Boko outlined a multimillion-dollar plan to resolve the supply chain issues, which will include military oversight to ensure timely distribution…Read more>>
Health ministers of Africa adopt new regional framework to fight oral diseases
Down to Earth
More than 42 per cent of Africa’s population suffers from oral diseases, yet the issue has long remained neglected. In response, ministers of health from across the continent have endorsed a new regional framework on oral health aimed at scaling up prevention and treatment…Read more>>
INFRASTRUCTURE
South Africa agrees $1.5 billion World Bank loan to upgrade infrastructure
Reuters
South Africa has signed a $1.5 billion loan agreement with the World Bank, aiming to overhaul its transport and energy infrastructure and reignite economic growth, the National Treasury said on Monday…Read more>>
ENERGY
Republic of Congo Marks Milestone with Sail-Away of Nguya FLNG Facility
African Energy Chamber
The Republic of Congo has taken a significant step forward in its energy development with the sail-away of the Nguya floating LNG (FLNG) facility from Shanghai on August 26. The ceremony, attended by Minister of Hydrocarbons Bruno Jean Richard Itoua and Eni’s Stefano Maione, underscores the global collaboration powering Phase 2 of the Congo LNG project. Building on the success of the Tango FLNG, operational since December 2023, the addition of Nguya – delivered in just 33 months and boasting advanced, low-carbon technology – will bring the project’s total liquefaction capacity to 3 million tons per annum (MTPA) by year-end, positioning Congo as a competitive player in the global LNG market…Read more>>
Africa bets big on oil refining in $100bn push for energy security
Business A.M.
Africa is embarking on one of its most ambitious downstream expansions in decades, with plans to add 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) of new refining capacity by 2030 with at least $100 billion investments by 2050, according to OPEC’s latest World Oil Outlook. The drive, spearheaded by Nigeria, Angola and Uganda, is projected to mark a decisive shift in the continent’s energy fortunes if entrenched governance weaknesses, policy instability and financing gaps do not derail progress…Read more>>
South Africa’s new climate targets: balancing ambition with the realities of coal and climate finance
The Conversation
South Africa has scaled back its ambitions to cut down on the greenhouse emissions that come from burning fossil fuels and which cause global warming…Read more>>
AGRIBUSINESS
Sahel Capital Secures $10M from Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund to Scale Agri-SMEs
Tech Africa News
Sahel Capital, a private investment firm dedicated to advancing Africa’s agribusiness sector, has announced that its Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa (SEFAA) has secured a $10 million investment from the Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund. The capital, managed by MEDA (Mennonite Economic Development Associates, Mauritius), will be directed towards expanding financing for small and medium-sized agribusiness enterprises across sub-Saharan Africa….Read more>>
Odu’a Investment bets on cocoa, cassava in N10bn agribusiness drive
Business AM
Odu’a Investment Company Limited, the conglomerate owned by the six states of Nigeria’s South-West region, has committed to a renewed strategic focus on agriculture, with its chairman announcing a new N10 billion cocoa deal. The development marks a return to the company’s agricultural roots, a legacy celebrated at the 60th anniversary of its iconic headquarters, Cocoa House, in Ibadan…Read more>>
Nigeria: FG charts new path for climate-smart agribusiness
Zawya
The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has launched a high-level push to scale up climate-smart agriculture through public-private partnerships (PPPs), with a focus on Climate Information Services (CIS)…Read more>>
ICT
South Africa’s VEA Capital invests in fintech firm StraTech
Africa Private Equity News
VEA Capital Partners, the private investment arm of South Africa’s VEA Group, has invested in StraTech, a fintech firm that develops enterprise infrastructure for payments, reconciliation and treasury systems across African industries….Read more>>
FINANCE
Blended finance in Africa: From bespoke deals to systemic solutions
Business Insider Africa
Africa faces an investment gap of more than $1.5 trillion annually, according to the African Development Bank, with public and private financing falling far short of demand. Despite numerous attempts to innovate financing approaches, structural challenges continue to limit capital mobilization. Blended finance, the strategic use of concessional capital to mobilize private investment, is widely touted as a critical mechanism to close this gap. Yet, after more than a decade of experimentation, it remains a niche tool—growing but far from transformative…Read more>>
Financing Health Innovation in Africa
Think Global Health
Recent cuts to global health funding by the United States and other donors have two clear lessons—one for low- or middle-income countries (LMICs) and another for the rich…Read more>>
