Africa

ABUJA, Nigeria, July 28, 2026/APO Group/ — Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany together with First Ladies of Africa and Asia who are also their Ambassadors, and partners including Ministries of Health, Education, Communication & Gender mark ‘International Women’s Day 2026’, through their impactful and transformative development programs, reaffirming over 14…

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, July 28, 2026/APO Group/ — Africa’s clean energy debate has reached a turning point. The technologies needed to generate low-cost renewable power are now proven and widely deployed, yet more than 600 million people across sub-Saharan Africa remain without reliable electricity. The continent added a record 11.3 GW of renewable capacity…

ABUJA, Nigeria, July 28, 2026/APO Group/ — The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission is organizing a meeting of the Directors-General of the National Statistical Institutes (NSIs) of member states from July 27 to 31, 2026, in Dakar, Senegal. This meeting is part of the implementation of the ECOWAS Statistical Policy, which aims to…

CAIRO, Egypt, July 28, 2026/APO Group/ — Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi spoke over the phone with His Highness the Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Spokesman for the Presidency Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy said President El-Sisi reiterated Egypt’s categorical condemnation of Iran’s hostilities against the sisterly State of Kuwait. President El-Sisi confirmed that…

CAIRO, Egypt, July 28, 2026/APO Group/ — African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (https://www.Afreximbank.com/) has successfully priced a US$1.5 billion dual-tranche Reg S/144A senior unsecured benchmark Eurobond, marking its first US dollar public bond issuance since July 2021 and its largest bond issuance to date. The bond was issued in two tranches: US$750 million with a 5.5-year…

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, July 28, 2026/APO Group/ — Sputnik Africa has joined African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 as an official Media Partner, expanding the event’s international media reach ahead of the conference taking place on October 12-16 in Cape Town. The partnership strengthens global visibility for Africa’s premier energy investment platform. As an official…