Africa South Africa The South African Sports Confederation and OC announced Veldskoen Shoes as the official off-field shoe sponsor for the Olympic and Paralympic teams in Tokyo 2020
Africa Lesotho The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has lifted the ban on vegetables imports, meant to preserve the market for local producers who have often been forced to compete with imported goods
Africa Zambia Zeepay, one of the leading African Challenger Fintech, has acquired a 51% stake in Mangwee Mobile Money Zambia
Africa Senegal The inauguration of Diamniadio data centre in May will lead to an estimate of more than 4,600 enterprises and 15,700 jobs
Africa Egypt Egyptian Amr Diab is the most listened-to singer in 2020 on music apps across the Mena region according to Forbes research
Africa Morocco The African Development Bank supports the modernization of the railways and improvements to mobility and logistics competitiveness
Africa Mauritius The Meltingpot Indianoceanic Submarine System (METISS) fibre is now operational in the country after landing in the Emtel data centre
Africa Guinea The 13th edition of the 72 hours of the book starts today after the last preparatory meeting by Harmattan Guinea
Africa Gabon Offshore rig owner Maersk Drilling has been awarded a one-well contract from Petronas for the provision of a deepwater drillship
Africa Benin Mathieu Adjovi, president of the Cotton Producers' Association, said that cotton production had reached record levels with 730,000 tonnes in 2020/2021