Africa

KIGALI, Rwanda, June 11, 2026/APO Group/ — Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) (www.AfricaBusinessHeroes.org), the flagship philanthropic initiative of the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy, has unveiled its 2026 Top 100 entrepreneurs, selected from more than 24,000 applications from all 54 African countries. Download Infographic: https://apo-opa.co/4v3n7w5 For the first time in ABH’s history, the competition has expanded…

ACCRA, Ghana, June 11, 2026/APO Group/ — enza (www.enzaGroup.Global) is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a Payment Service Provider Enhanced licence by the Central Bank of Ghana. The award of the PSP Enhanced licence marks an important milestone for enza, Ghana’s financial services sector, and the continued development of regulated digital payments…

BRAZZAVILLE, Congo (Republic of the), June 10, 2026/APO Group/ — Mohamed arrives at Moungali Health Centre in northern Brazzaville carrying his ten-day-old son, Petito, in his arms. On this particular morning, he is the one bringing his child for vaccination. “His mother needed some rest, so I brought Petito to receive his polio and tuberculosis…

TRIPOLI, Libya, June 10, 2026/APO Group/ — The upcoming Libya Energy & Economic Summit (LEES) 2027 – taking place on January 23–25 in Tripoli – will host a dedicated In-Country Value Forum, featuring strategic sessions on human capital (including women and youth in the energy sector), AI-driven workforce transformation and education to drive Libya’s expanding…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, June 10, 2026/APO Group/ — Experts advising the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) (www.AfricaCDC.org) have called for stronger cross-border preparedness in Africa to reduce the risk of imported cases from the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. The recommendations were made…