(Posted 14th November 2025)
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
Horing a Partnership Built Over Three Decades with Angola’s Presidential Peace and Development Model
Mitrelli
We are deeply proud that our Founder and President, Haim Taib, has been awarded Angola’s Peace and Development Medal (Classe Paz e Desenvolvimento) by H.E. João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenco, President of the Republic of Angola, as part of the country’s 50th Independence celebrations…Read more>>
African unicorn Flutterwave to allow stablecoin transfers
Semafor
African payments startup Flutterwave will begin offering the transfers of stablecoins on its network, using blockchain technology provided by US company Polygon Labs…Read more>>
Cybastion Opens Guinea Country Office to Accelerate Digital Transformation Across Africa
Tech Africa News
Cybastion, a U.S.-based technology company specializing in digital and infrastructure solutions across Africa, has announced the inauguration of its new Guinea Country Office during the Transform Africa Summit 2025, taking place from November 12–14 in Conakry…Read more>>
Business Insider
Kenya is reaffirming its commitment to strengthening trade and diplomatic ties with the United States, even after U.S. Vice President JD Vance cancelled his planned visit to Nairobi…Read more>>
Front Page Africa
The Government of the Republic of Liberia, under the leadership of His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., President of the Republic of Liberia, has welcomed with profound appreciation, the United States Government’s announcement on October 29, 2025, informing the Government of Liberia through diplomatic channels that it was implementing, with immediate effect, a visa reciprocity policy under which non-immigrant visitors’ visas (B-1), tourist visas (B-2), and combined business/tourist visas (B1/B2) will henceforth be valid for thirty-six (36) months and issued by U.S. diplomatic missions…Read more>>
U.S. News
Researchers and scientists in South Africa on Tuesday launched clinical trials on the first domestically developed vaccine. The oral cholera vaccine, developed by the Cape Town-based pharmaceutical firm Biovac, is currently undergoing trials to determine its safety in adults and will be followed by trials to compare it to existing cholera vaccines that are already in the market…Read more>>
INFRASTRUCTURE
Trade Finance Global
The African Development Bank (AfDB) recently announced a financial agreement with Equatorial Guinea for youth inclusion and employment, and a partnership with the Republic of Congo to expand its support on regional integration infrastructure. At the same time, the Third Summit for Financing Infrastructure in Africa, held in Luanda, Angola last week, saw aviation routes, energy independence, and pan-African collaboration take centre stage…Read more>>
Africa Energy Chamber
Sonoran Policy Group (SPG), a premier Washington D.C.-based public affairs and government relations firm, will participate in the African Energy Chamber’s G20 Africa Energy Investment Forum in Johannesburg on November 21. The firm will be represented by Bryce Dustman, Global Managing Director, who is expected to share insights on strategic investment, international partnerships and energy policy engagement across Africa’s fast-evolving energy markets…Read more>>
People’s Gazette
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) and the government of the Republic of Guinea have signed two loan agreements totalling €123.45 million to enhance agribusiness education and expand access to clean, reliable energy…Read more>>
Somalia Showcases Its Agribusiness Potential At EAC Trade Fair
Dawan Africa
Somalia is using the 25th East African Community (EAC) Trade Fair in Nairobi to highlight its growing strength in agriculture, innovation, and entrepreneurship…Read more>>
Biz Community
Despite Vodacom’s footprint of over 223 million customers, rural Africa remains a tough frontier. Sparse populations, difficult terrain, and low smartphone penetration make traditional tower rollouts costly…Read more>>
Nigeria to lead Africa in digital economy with landmark e-governance law
The Guardian
Nigeria is poised to set a new benchmark for digital transformation in Africa, as President Bola Tinubu prepares to sign the National Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill 2025 into law this week. The legislation, jointly crafted by the Senate and House of Representatives, aims to revolutionise how the country governs, regulates, and participates in the digital economy…Read more>>>
Pioneers Post
Blended finance and collaboration with the private sector are key to unlocking Africa’s full potential – but it’s also clear that a sustainable future for the continent must be powered from within. A powerful call to reimagine how the continent mobilises its own resources for sustainable growth was made at this year’s AVPA conference, held in Nairobi. Our correspondent Vivian Nyaguthie – a young writer and social innovator based in Kenya – was there to report for Pioneers Post...Read more>>
