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Dangote Cement Plc (DCP), a subsidiary of Dangote Industries Limited, at the weekend in Lagos, signed a landmark agreement with Sinoma International Engineering

The United States said it convened rare talks between rivals Morocco and Algeria over the future of Western Sahara, as the Trump administration seeks to revive efforts to resolve one of Africa’s longest-running territorial disputes.

Brazil’s state-run oil major Petrobras is marking a strategic return to Africa with a 42.5% stake in an offshore oil exploration block off Namibia.

Fela Kuti will posthumously receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys - almost three decades after his death at the age of 58.

The Masakhane African Languages Hub Grant supports efforts to build locally relevant technology solutions — such as translation models, speech recognition tools, educational datasets, and AI systems

Rain, a NYC-based provider of an enterprise-grade infrastructure for stablecoin-powered payments, raised $250M in Series C funding.

Ethiopian Airlines on Saturday officially started a $12.5 billion construction ‍project for what officials say will be Africa’s biggest airport.

India has become the fourth-largest economy in the world, in terms of nominal GDP, surpassing Japan. According to IMF estimates for 2025, India’s GDP is projected to be about $4.187 trillion, while Japan’s GDP is approximately $4.186 trillion.

Applications are now open for the AU–EU Youth Action Lab Entrepreneurship Grant, a funding opportunity designed to support youth-led organisations.

The Qualcomm Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program 2026 is open for African early-stage tech startups ready to build and scale with advanced connectivity and processing technologies.

Israel has recognized Somaliland as a sovereign state. Somaliland is a self governing territory region considered part of Somalia

France's President Emmanuel Macron has previously acknowledged the colonisation of Algeria was a "crime against humanity" but has not offered an apology.