(Posted 02nd October 2025)
CCA IN THE NEWS
Corporate Council on Africa Announces the Republic of Mauritius as Host of 2026 U.S.-Africa Business Summit
All Africa
The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) and the Government of the Republic of Mauritius have the honor to announce that the Republic of Mauritius will host the 18th U.S.-Africa Business Summit in 2026. A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed today on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York by the Hon. Dhananjay Ramful, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade of the Republic of Mauritius and Ms. Florizelle (Florie) Liser, President and CEO of CCA to formalize the announcement…Read more>>
Mauritius to Host 2026 U.S.-Africa Business Summit
Modern Diplomacy
The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) and the Government of the Republic of Mauritius have announced that the Republic of Mauritius will host the 18th U.S.-Africa Business Summit in 2026…Read more>>
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
Flutterwave Partners SMEDAN To Drive Small Business Growth In Nigeria
MSN
Mr. Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola, Founder and CEO, Flutterwave and Mr. Charles Odii, DG & CEO, SMEDAN, at a recent MOU signing in Abuja where Flutterwave formalised its partnership with SMEDAN to support small businesses across Nigeria…Read more>>
U.S.-AFRICA RELATIONS
Trump adviser signals support for renewing US-Africa trade pact
Financial Times
The Trump administration has signalled its support for renewing a 25-year-old trade pact with Africa that was credited with kick-starting valuable manufacturing industries in some of the continent’s poorest countries…Read more>>
AGOA Expires Today: A Personal Reflection & The Way Forward
The Whitaker Group
Nearly 30 years ago, five of us — bipartisan Congressional staffers on Capitol Hill — joined forces with five African leaders, including officials of the African Union and even a few Heads of State. We locked ourselves into the granular trade details, often late into the night, drafting what would become the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)…Read more>>
Africa CDC hires State Department’s Fitrell to survive Trump’s global health shift
The Africa Report
The African Union’s public health agency has tapped the architect and champion of US President Donald Trump’s commercial diplomacy in Africa to avoid being left in the dust by Trump’s new America First global health strategy…Read more>>
UNAIDS and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention sign landmark agreement to strengthen community health systems and epidemic preparedness across Africa
UNAIDS
UNAIDS and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly to deepen collaboration in advancing Africa’s health security, strengthening community health systems, and ensuring sustainable HIV responses…Read more>>
INFRASTRUCTURE
Africa50 in Maputo: driving Africa’s infrastructure revolution
African Business
In August 2025 the city of Maputo, Mozambique, became the focal point of Africa’s infrastructure dialogue as the Africa50 General Shareholders Meeting (GSM) convened under the banner “Scaling Infrastructure for a New Economic Era.” Hosted by the Government of Mozambique, the event brought together a distinguished assembly of development partners, business leaders and shareholders from across the continent and beyond, reflecting Africa50’s growing stature as a transformative infrastructure investment platform…Read more>>
ExxonMobil Eyes South Africa as Key LNG Hub, Backs Import Infrastructure
Pipeline and Gas Journal
ExxonMobil is eyeing projects in South Africa which it views as a top destination for liquefied natural gas (LNG), a senior gas executive said at an African energy conference in Cape Town on Sept. 30….Read more>>
Africa50 appoints infrastructure veteran Sérgio Pimenta to mobilize private capital across Africa
Africa Sustainability Matters
Africa50 Group has appointed Sérgio Pimenta as the Chief Executive Officer of its Infrastructure Acceleration Fund (IAF). This appointment underscores Africa50’s commitment to addressing the continent’s pressing infrastructure challenges by mobilizing private and institutional capital…Read more>>
SEACOM Unveils SEACOM 2.0, a New Subsea Cable to Connect Africa and Beyond
Tech Africa News
SEACOM has announced the launch of SEACOM 2.0, a bold new subsea cable project unveiled at the Submarine Networks World 2025 conference in Singapore. The system will extend connectivity across the Indian Ocean Basin, Middle East, Mediterranean, and Southern Europe, strengthening Africa’s role in the global digital economy…Read more>>
ENERGY
Equatorial Guinea Boosts LNG Production with Chevron Aseng Agreement
African Energy Chamber
The Government of Equatorial Guinea has taken a decisive step to advance its natural gas agenda, signing an Incentives Agreement with energy major Chevron for the development of the Aseng Gas Project in Block I. The landmark agreement – signed between the Ministry of Hydrocarbons and Mining Development the Ministry of Finance and Chevron – underscores the country’s long-term strategy to consolidate its position as a premier hub for natural gas in Africa…Read more>>
US energy partnership with Africa offers robust alternative to China, says Senator Ted Cruz
Upstream
Partnering with the US offers Africa’s energy sector a strong alternative to working with China, US Senator Ted Cruz told African Energy Week attendees on Tuesday…Read more>>
AGRIBUSINESS
Olam Agri and AGRA Sign MoU to Strengthen Food and Feed Value Chains in Africa
Farmers Review Africa
Olam Agri, a leading global agribusiness in food, feed and fibre, and AGRA, Africa’s leading partnership-driven institution for agricultural transformation, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) intended to scale up sustainable food and feed value chains in Nigeria and Ghana, with future expansion across Africa. This MoU marks a crucial outcome from the Africa Food Systems Forum, 2025 hosted in Senegal, recently…Read more>>
Global Africa Summit Comes to DC: Mobilizing Global Partnerships to Fuel Africa’s Development and Shared Prosperity
FOX 4
The Global Africa Summit (GAS) launches in Washington, DC on October 14–15, 2025, bringing together influential leaders from Africa, the Diaspora, and the global community to accelerate investment, innovation, and inclusive development…Read more>>
ICT
Media General Explores Partnership with Ghana’s Communication Ministry Ahead of Africa Digital Festival
Tech Africa News
The Chief Executive Officer of Media General, Mrs. Beatrice Agyemang, on Thursday led a delegation to pay a courtesy call on the Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Hon. Samuel Nartey George (MP). The visit centered on strengthening collaboration ahead of Media General’s maiden Africa Digital Festival, scheduled for December 15–20, 2025 in Accra...Read more>>
FINANCE
Africa Finance Corporation raises record $1.5B loan
Semafor
Africa Finance Corporation raised $1.5 billion through a syndicate of commercial banks to invest in its general portfolio, marking its largest-ever facility…Read more>>
Visa Foundation, AGF Launch $2M Push to Close Africa’s $49B Gender Finance Gap
Tech in Africa
The African Guarantee Fund (AGF) and the Visa Foundation have teamed up to offer a $2 million grant aimed at boosting financial support for women-led and women-owned small and medium-sized enterprises (WSMEs) across Africa. This partnership will strengthen the Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) Guarantee for Growth program, which addresses the systemic challenges that limit women entrepreneurs’ access to capital...Read more>>
