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Ecobank, one of Africa’s largest banking groups, plans to join China’s Cross-Border Interbank Payment System (CIPS) to facilitate yuan transactions, as financial institutions across the continent respond to growing trade and investment ties with China.
From Mauritius to Ghana, these 10 African countries are making their mark on the global innovation landscape. Here is how they rank in the Global Innovation Index 2026 and what their scores reveal about Africa’s progress in technology, research and innovation.
Seychelles, Africa's richest island nation, recently passed legislation granting its president expanded authority over the national public broadcaster.
The Royal Moroccan Army has successfully cleared approximately 268.97 million square meters of hazardous land in Western Sahara (a disputed territory between Morocco and the Algeria-backed Polisario Front), according to a recent report by the United Nations.
Nigeria-founded mobility company Moove is winding down its operations in the country, six years after launching in Lagos and barely five weeks after Uber, one of its investors, ended its Nigerian business.
The United States has opened investigations into nine universities over their use of the J-1 exchange visitor programme, with the Trump administration examining allegations that some institutions used foreign researchers to reduce labour costs.
Russia is seeking to deepen its economic foothold in the Central African Republic (CAR), with a new plan which targets the exploration of gold, diamonds, uranium and oil as Moscow expands its presence in a country where Russian-linked forces provide security support to the government.
The United States has suspended Microsoft, Adobe, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services and four other major technology companies from a key employment-based green card programme, affecting skilled foreign workers, including Africans seeking permanent residency through employer sponsorship.
The United States has suspended Microsoft, Adobe, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services and four other major technology companies from a key employment-based green card programme, affecting skilled foreign workers, including Africans seeking permanent residency through employer sponsorship.
Defense companies from Israel, including Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Elbit Systems, for the first time since the Abraham Accords were signed, decided to participate in the air show hosted in Marrakesh, Morocco.
Madagascar’s government has allowed its power and water utility, Jirama, to bypass normal tender procedures and buy 18 diesel generators directly from Russian company Malmekhservice, as ties between the island nation and Moscow deepen.
UK student visa applications fell again in September 2026, extending a broader decline in international demand as tighter immigration rules reshape one of the world’s largest education markets.
