(Posted 28th November 2025)
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This edition marks the final release of CCA’s Weekly News Clips. We’re excited to introduce our new U.S.-Africa Business Round-Up eJournal, a monthly digest that will feature key news articles, insights, and highlights on U.S.-Africa trade, investment, and business.
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— The Corporate Council on Africa Team
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
Flutterwave’s Send App Targets US Expansion, Adds Global Card Support
Tech Labari
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, has significantly expanded the reach and functionality of its remittance solution, Send App. Send App is now fully operational across the United States and has re-enabled comprehensive support for all major cards globally (including Amex, Discover, etc.) in the US, UK, and EU…Read more>>>
U.S.-AFRICA RELATIONS
US to deliver medical supplies by drone in Africa after severe aid cuts
Straight Arrow News
The U.S. State Department announced a new agreement to help provide medical supplies to several African countries via commercial drone delivery. It comes months after the Trump administration cut much of the aid funding to those countries…Read more>>
Delaware Department of Agriculture officials meet with West Africa trade delegations
Delaware.gov
Delaware Department of Agriculture officials met with two trade delegations from West Africa in the last week as part of a continuous effort to expand First State agricultural opportunities to new areas. “We are always interested in building relationships and finding new markets for our products,” said Department of Agriculture Secretary Wm. Donald Clifton II. “It’s important to establish productive relationships whenever possible and constantly promote what First State agriculture has to offer”...Read more>>
Africa CDC Unveils a New Vision for Health Security and Sovereignty Across the Continent
Africa CDC
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) today unveiled a renewed vision for Africa’s Health Security and Sovereignty (AHSS) Agenda to safeguard the continent against rising health threats while reducing dependency on external systems, manufacturing, procurement, supply chains, and financing…Read more>>
WHO in Africa launches first-ever prototype competency-based curricula for health professions
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa today launched the first-ever Africa Prototype Competency-Based Curricula for ten selected health professions, marking a major turning point in how the region trains, equips and prepares its health workforce for the future…Read more>>
INFRASTRUCTURE
African Development Bank Group champions trade corridors for Africa’s Prosperity at Luanda Infrastructure Financing Summit
African Development Bank Group
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to advancing a connected, industrialised, and inclusive Africa by enabling investments in infrastructure and regional integration, and by supporting more effective policy-making. This pledge was made by Joy Kategekwa, Director of the Bank Group’s Regional Integration Coordination Office, at the third Luanda Financing Summit for Africa’s Infrastructure Development…Read more>>>
Hitech Construction Africa Invests in Aqua Africa to Expand Clean Water Access for 10 Million People
FOX 4
Hitech Construction Africa Limited, a company part of the Chagoury Group, announced its strategic equity investment in Aqua Africa earlier this year, marking a defining step in its long-term commitment to sustainability and inclusive development across the continent…Read more>>>
ENERGY
Africa G20 Declaration: Let African Fossil Fuels Power Our Industrial Future
African Energy Chamber
As the G20 convenes in Johannesburg, the African Energy Chamber (AEC) calls for a fundamental reorientation of global energy policy – one that places African fossil fuels at the center of energy security, industrial growth and poverty alleviation. For too long, policies rooted in ideology have sidelined our continent’s vast energy potential. The time has come to “drill, baby, drill” – responsibly, strategically and to meet the energy needs of hundreds of millions of Africans who still live in darkness…Read more>>
AGRIBUSINESS
Export Trading Group targets 6,000 jobs with new agribusiness investments
The Nation
The Federal Government yesterday welcomed the renewed multi-million-dollar investment drive of Africa’s agribusiness giant, Export Trading Group (ETG), in Nigeria, with Vice President Kashim Shettima assuring the conglomerate of the administration’s full commitment to securing and supporting its ventures across the country…Read more>>
Improved Agribusiness: Kano Empowers Rural Women With Electric Agro Vehicles
Sunday Trust
The Mata Zalla Entrepreneurs Cooperative, in collaboration with the UK-funded Propcom+ programme, has unveiled 20 electric agro-cargo vehicles for women farmers in Kano State as a bold step toward building a green rural economy, the move is also expected to reshape women-led agribusiness and accelerate clean transport commercialization…Read more>>
ICT
Guinea Boosts Regional Digital Integration Through New ICT Accord with Senegal
TechAfrica News
Guinea has taken significant steps to accelerate its digital transformation at the Transform Africa Summit (TAS) 2025, where the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy (MPTEN) signed several strategic agreements. Minister Rose Pola Pricemou represented Guinea at the summit and led the formalisation of these partnerships, each designed to strengthen national capacity, enhance regional cooperation, and modernise public digital infrastructure…Read more>>
Zambian bootcamp to bridge ICT gender divide
ITWeb
Zambia’s government has partnered with local telecommunications firm Infratel in an attempt to close the gender divide in the country’s tech industry…Read more>>
FINANCE
African Development Bank Group moves to bridge financing gap with new financial coordination platform
African Development Bank Group
The African Development Bank Group is working closely with key regional financial partners to establish a Pan-African Financial Coordination Platform. The landmark platform is designed to foster greater synergy among African financial institutions and ensure the efficient deployment of resources…Read more>>
