South Africa’s long-running conversation about preparing young people for the digital economy has moved decisively from pilots to national scale. Microsoft South Africa, working with Germany’s international cooperation agency GIZ and in coordination with South Africa’s higher-education authorities, has launched Ikamva Digital—a learning platform designed to put industry-aligned, mobile-first training in the hands of students, […]

The United Arab Emirates has solidified its position as one of Africa’s most strategic economic partners, ranking fourth globally in continental investments behind only the United States, China, and the European Union. Between 2019 and 2023, Emirati companies invested more than $110 billion in new projects across Africa, positioning the nation as a transformative force […]

In a landmark achievement for African climate resilience, Mozambique has received a $2 million insurance premium for drought protection covering the 2025-2026 agricultural season, representing the country’s third consecutive year of coverage under the African Development Bank’s Africa Disaster Risk Financing Programme (ADRiFi). The announcement, made during the 2025 Climate and Disaster Risk Financing Forum […]

The African Development Bank Group has approved a landmark €117 million financing package to fundamentally transform Benin’s 77 municipalities into thriving centers of private investment and job creation. The Support Programme for the Economic Development of Local Authorities (PADECT), approved on October 24, 2025, represents the Bank’s first-ever sub-national financing initiative in the West African […]