Category: African Business
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🇲🇦 Société Générale Ghana Changes Hands as Moroccan Banking Giant Attijariwafa Bank Takes Control
Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank is set to become the majority shareholder of Société Générale Ghana after acquiring 55.22% of the bank, while Ghana’s SSNIT increases its stake to 24.36%. The transaction marks a major shift in Ghanaian banking ownership and strengthens financial links between North and West Africa.
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🇬🇭 When Ghanaian Students Challenged Black American Visitors on Slavery and Servitude
In 1968, three Black American teenagers visiting Ghana to reconnect with their African roots became involved in a heated exchange with students at Mfantsipim School in Cape Coast. Their disagreement over slavery, domestic service, and historical experience revealed the complexity of African-diaspora relations—and why genuine cultural reconnection requires humility, listening, and respect for different histories.
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🇰🇪 Mount Kenya Region Is Finding Its Place on Kenya’s Tech Map
Region: KenyaCategory: Technology / InnovationStatus: Emerging (based on local reporting)Source: The Mt Kenya Times (15 October 2026)Location: Mount Kenya region (Chuka, Embu, Meru, Nyeri, Kirinyaga and surrounding areas) Intelligence Summary From Chuka to Embu, universities across Kenya’s Mount Kenya region are producing growing numbers of developers, engineers and tech-minded graduates — but talent alone will…
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🇬🇭 Ewoyaa Lithium: Ghana’s First Lithium Mine Faces a Major Ownership Shift as Huayou Moves to Consolidate Control
Ghana’s Ewoyaa lithium project faces a major ownership transition as Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt moves to consolidate control of the country’s emerging first lithium mine, raising critical questions about state participation, local value addition, processing, environmental oversight and who ultimately captures the economic value of Ghana’s lithium resources.
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🇹🇿 Minexpo Tanzania 2026 to Bring Global Mining Technology and Heavy Machinery to Dar es Salaam
Minexpo Tanzania 2026 will bring mining companies, technology providers, equipment manufacturers and investors from more than 20 countries to Dar es Salaam from 28–30 October, showcasing the machinery and innovations shaping Africa’s mining future.
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🇿🇲 Zambia Draws a Line: $1.5 Billion U.S. Health Deal Stripped of Data and Minerals Clauses
Zambia has signed a five-year, $1.5 billion U.S. health financing agreement after negotiating the removal of controversial biological-specimen and patient-data provisions and separating health cooperation from critical-minerals negotiations.
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🇬🇭 B2B Trade Could Become Africa’s Next Stablecoin Frontier
Stablecoins could become a major settlement tool for African businesses, with B2B trade potentially overtaking remittances as a key driver of adoption. GSN chief Ryan Kirkley says FX liquidity, correspondent banking and regulation will determine whether digital dollars can deliver real savings.
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🇬🇧 UK Welcomes Airtel Money’s London Stock Exchange Debut
Airtel Money has begun conditional trading on the London Stock Exchange at a valuation of approximately £5.3 billion, marking a major milestone for Africa’s digital financial services sector and strengthening London’s position as a gateway for African-focused investment.
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🇨🇲 Cameroon’s Kribi Port Invests CFA21.5 Billion to Increase Container Terminal Capacity by 30%
Cameroon’s Kribi Container Terminal has begun a reported CFA21.5 billion expansion that will add eight hectares and increase container-handling capacity by approximately 30%, with completion targeted for the fourth quarter of 2027. The investment is designed to support rising trade volumes and potential cargo generated by a planned industrial zone near the deepwater port.
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🇺🇬 How to Own a Gold Mine in Uganda: A Practical Guide for African Investors
Uganda is attracting growing interest from African and international mining investors. Here is a practical guide to the legal route for establishing, acquiring or investing in a gold-mining operation in Uganda.