Africa

ABUJA, Nigeria, July 2, 2026/APO Group/ — The President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com), Dr George Elombi, has said that Africa’s economic sovereignty will only be achieved when the continent industrialises at scale, processes its own resources and secures fair access to capital to finance its development…

KAMPALA, Uganda, July 2, 2026/APO Group/ — The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Hon. Henry Musasizi has urged Members of Parliament to monitor implementation of the national budget in their constituencies, saying effective oversight is not only their constitutional mandate but also key to earning the confidence of voters. Addressing MPs during their…

PARIS, France, July 2, 2026/APO Group/ — Launched by the International Technical Association for Tropical Timber (ATIBT) (www.ATIBT.org), the My Tropical Timber (www.MyTropicalTimber.org) digital platform is off to a particularly encouraging start. Designed to facilitate access to reliable information on tropical timber, identify suppliers, and promote a sustainable, legal, and responsible forestry and timber industry, it is…

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 2, 2026/APO Group/ — Binance (www.Binance.com), the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and digital asset infrastructure provider, today announced that stock trading on its platform has surpassed $1 billion in assets under management (AUM) in 30 days since launch. The milestone is accompanied by more than $3 billion in total trading volume…

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, July 2, 2026/APO Group/ — EK778 lands at Cape Town International Airport for the first time, bringing the Emirates A350 to South Africa Emirates has also reinstated its fourth daily service to Johannesburg, and now operates a consistent and reliable schedule of 56 weekly flights between South Africa and Dubai  ​…

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, July 2, 2026/APO Group/ — Senegal’s Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Dr. El Hadji Abdourahmane Diouf, has been confirmed as a speaker at African Energy Week (AEW) 2026, taking place October 12-16 in Cape Town. His participation comes as Senegal enters a new phase of energy sector development following a cabinet…