President Mahama announces $50m fund to support indigenous startups build digital finance ecosystem

By Ashiadey Dotse President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the government has set aside $50 million to support indigenous startups and build a strong digital finance ecosystem. Speaking at the launch of the 2025 National Cyber Security...

Ghanaian president inaugurates joint national cyber security committee

ACCRA, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has inaugurated an 18-member Joint Cyber Security Committee at a ceremony in Accra, the national capital, to launch the National Cyber Security Awareness Month 2025. Speaking at the...

Havana to host International Congress Cibersociedad 2025

HAVANA, Cuba, September 30 (ACN) Havana will host the 4th International Congress on Cybersociety from October 6 to 9, organized by the Union of Computer Scientists of Cuba (UIC), the organization's website stated. The main venue for the event will...

Car auction millions to Equatorial Guinea

Tuesday, 30 September 2025 06:30 Geneva will transfer millions of francs to a health project in Equatorial Guinea. The money was raised after courts seized and auctioned 25 high end vehicles, including Lamborghinis and Ferraris, in 2016. The cars...

Israel in Africa – a friend with no benefits

Israel's surveillance tools are now part of its economic presence in Africa. Photo: File Last month, Israel opened a new embassy in Lusaka, Zambia, after a 50-year absence. Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar called it part of the “alliance of...

Cuba and Equatorial Guinea reassert willingness to strengthen ties

HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 28 (ACN) José Ángel Portal Miranda, Cuban Minister of Public Health, and Mitoha Ondoo Ayekaba, Minister of Health, Social Welfare and Health Infrastructure of Equatorial Guinea, reaffirmed their commitment to increase cooperation...

Switzerland returns CHF22 million to Equatorial Guinea

The money will be dedicated to a health cooperation programme. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence....

Acting President of QCAA meets Minister of Civil Aviation and Airport Infrastructure of Equatorial Guinea

Acting President of QCAA, Mohammed bin Faleh Al Hajri with Minister of Civil Aviation and Airport Infrastructure of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, H E Norberto Monsuy Andeme. Montreal: Acting President of Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA),...

Babatunde earns first Flames call, hot fixtures in EPL weekend

Flames Head Coach Kalisto Pasuwa has handed FCB Nyasa Big Bullets striker Babatunde Adepoju his maiden national team call-up for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Equatorial Guinea and São Tomé. This follows the forward’s...

Nigeria captured CFA41.4 bn of Cameroon’s informal cocoa exports in 2024

(Business in Cameroon) - Cameroon’s informal trade with neighboring countries generated CFA214.98 billion in export revenues in 2024, up 3.8% from 2023, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INS). The performance, however,...

Who pays for Africa’s food future?

In March 2025, more than 100 participants, including farmers, activists, researchers, and policymakers, gathered at the Manzoni Lodge in Nairobi for a three-day forum hosted by the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA). They came from...

Canadian junior appoints Gabon veteran

Toronto-listed minnow Record Resources, which has just entered a promising exploration block offshore Gabon, has appointed Alain Mizelle as president and chief operating officer. ReconAfrica will fully carry its partner through commitments in the...

Africa must not be left behind in digital evolution – MTN Group CEO

President and Group Chief Executive Officer of South African telecommunications giant MTN, Ralph Mupita, has added his voice to calls for greater digital inclusion across Africa. Speaking at this year’s Forward Africa Leaders Symposium (FALS),...

Cybercrime Costs Africa $3B Annually, INTERPOL Flags Legal Gaps

Date: October 01, 2025 Source: Computer Crime Research Center By: Jennifer Onyeagoro The report highlights how gaps in legal cooperation and fragmented judicial frameworks are leaving the continent exposed to fast-evolving online threats. Africa...

When does AFCON 2025 start? Dates and schedule as international tournament given unusual early start

It’s almost time for the latest edition of football’s most vibrant and unpredictable football tournament – the Africa Cup of Nations. The 35th edition of the tournament kicks off this winter with 24 teams battling it out for Africa’s biggest...

AEW 2025: Africa Repositioning in Global Oil Market

The Secretary General of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC), Haitham Al Ghais, has said Africa is repositioning itself in global oil markets, not just as a supplier but also as a rapidly growing consumer. Speaking at the...

Africa’s Energy Investment Summit Seeks Continent’s Energy Sovereignty

APPO chief says enough capital raised to begin AEB operations Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja The inaugural Africa Energy Investment Summit (AEInvest2025) held in New York, United States, has marked a defining moment in Africa’s journey toward energy...

Pan-African Progressive Front set to revive Nkrumah’s cause for a United Africa in October

The fate of Africa's future will be determined next month when the Pan-African Progressive Front (PPF) unites pan-African forces around the world to revive Dr. Kwame Nkrumah's cherished dream of a united Africa free from oppression. From October...

Republic of Equatorial Guinea Secures Rare Reversal of Arbitration Award Confirmation from D.C. Circuit

The Republic of Equatorial Guinea achieved a rare outcome in successfully convincing the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to vacate the lower court’s enforcement of an arbitration award. Equatorial Guinea was represented by Hughes...

No. 2 US diplomat meets much-prosecuted West African leader after visa restrictions were eased

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau has met with the heavily prosecuted vice president of Equatorial Guinea in Washington after the Trump administration approved a waiver of corruption sanctions that allowed the...