Africa

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, June 9, 2026/APO Group/ — Following its most recent landmark US$215 million equity raise, Spiro is strengthening its leadership team to execute its next phase of pan-African expansion and appoints Anant Badjatya as Group CEO of Spiro. Anant Badjatya previously spearheaded Indofast Energy, the IndianOil × SUN Mobility joint venture, where…

LAGOS, Nigeria, June 9, 2026/APO Group/ — CEVA enhances position in growing market in Western Africa Domestic EFL customers in Nigeria gain greater access to global markets Wide range of logistics, customs solutions available CEVA Logistics, a global leader in 3PL logistics, and EFL Africa (https://EFL.Africa/), a leading logistics company in Nigeria, announced today the…

ACCRA, Ghana, June 9, 2026/APO Group/ — Africans’ ratings of their government’s performance on key economic issues have improved since the COVID-19 years, but they still remain overwhelmingly negative, the latest Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile (https://apo-opa.co/4exarrf) shows. Although perceptions of economic conditions have shown modest improvement in recent years, they remain more negative than they were a…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, June 8, 2026/APO Group/ — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) (www.AfricaCDC.org) has welcomed a US$220.6 million emergency financing package from the Pandemic Fund to support efforts to contain the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak and protect at-risk countries across Central and Eastern Africa. The financing will facilitate implementation of…

LUANDA, Angola, June 8, 2026/APO Group/ — On June 2, ExxonMobil and NBA Africa (www.Africa.NBA.com) held an interactive STEM Showcase and a Jr. NBA clinic for 100 boys and girls ages 16 and under at the Instituto Politécnico Industrial de Luanda (IPIL) as part of the ongoing third season of the ExxonMobil Jr. NBA League in…