Africa

• Country: Israel

Mali and Liel Yahalomi arrested in Africa

Mali and Liel Yahalomi, reported missing during a stay in Vienna two months ago, arrested in Namibia on suspicion of possessing forged passports.

• Country: United States

Horizons Middle East & Africa 10/7/2026 (Video)

• Country: Pakistan

Africa launches own credit agency in bid for cheaper borrowing

• Country: United States

Gulf Lenders Eye Africa Expansion After Ruling

A South African ruling could reshape how the continent funds its growth. The post Gulf Lenders Eye Africa Expansion After Ruling appeared first on Global Finance Magazine .

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• Country: United States

Filing: China-based Transsion, which commands 53% of Africa's mobile phone market by unit sales, is seeking to raise as much as ~$428M in a Hong Kong share sale (Sangmi Cha/Bloomberg)

Sangmi Cha / Bloomberg : Filing: China-based Transsion, which commands 53% of Africa's mobile phone market by unit sales, is seeking to raise as much as ~$428M in a Hong Kong share sale — Shenzhen Transsion Holdings Co., which dominates the market for smartphones in Africa, is seeking to raise as…

• Country: United States

Why Dangote’s Nigeria Refinery IPO Is Such a Big Deal for Africa

A mega-refinery in Nigeria owned by Africa’s richest person is going public, seeking to raise at least $1.6 billion to help fund its expansion. The share sale is set to be the continent’s largest-ever initial public offering. Aliko Dangote has pitched it as an “IPO for the people” and aims to draw…

• Country: Russia

Africa Takes Aim at Western Credit-Rating Dominance With New Agency

The African Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) - a project endorsed by African leaders in 2018 – will be headquartered in Mauritius and rate governments, banks and companies.

• Country: South Africa

Africa: Africa CDC Expresses Solidarity With Kenya and Calls for Stronger Regional Ebola Preparedness

[Africa CDC] The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has reaffirmed its support to Kenya following confirmation of the country's first imported case of Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Disease and the subsequent death of the patient.

• Country: United States

‘King of Africa’ Smartphone Maker Seeks $428 Million in HK Debut

Shenzhen Transsion Holdings Co., which dominates the market for smartphones in Africa, is seeking to raise as much as HK$3.36 billion ($428 million) in a Hong Kong share sale.

• Country: Ghana

Africa’s AI Capacity Gap Raises Biosecurity Concerns — Ferguson

Professor Neil Ferguson, the director of public health at Imperial College London has warned that Africa could face a growing gap in artificial intelligence capability, saying the technology is currently concentrated in a small number of countries and the continent has far less data-centre capacity…