💡 Rwanda is making bold moves in tech! Information & Communication Minister Paula Ingabire announced a $7.5 billion AI Scaling Hub partnership with the Gates Foundation a major vote of confidence in Africa’s digital future.
👩🏽💻 Business Impact: The deal cements Rwanda as a regional tech hub for AI
Africa’s AI future starts with empowering its own innovators. Smart Africa CEO Lacina Koné called for stronger collaboration between African tech startups and global development partners to create home-grown AI platforms that reflect African priorities not just imported solutions.
✈️ Nigeria has taken flight unveiling Africa’s first private aeronautics university, the Isaac Balami University of Aeronautics & Management (IBUAM)! 🇳🇬
Business details:
•Founded to meet the gap of 65,000+ aviation professionals needed in Africa by 2040.
🇿🇲 Zambia’s economy records its fastest annual growth in 12 years.
Finance Minister Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane, at the IMF & World Bank Meetings in Washington, says reforms + debt restructuring + new investments are driving momentum.
🌍 AFC is now active in 14 countries and expanding to 20+, driving industrial development through value capture, value retention, and prosperity creation.
📈 Business Impact: New infrastructure investment and job expansion across the continent.
Uganda’s GDP is set to grow 10.4% by 2026, boosted by oil production. But the World Bank warns: growth won’t last without stronger tax systems & better spending.
I&M Bank Tanzania + Mastercard + OpenWay launch the country’s first World Elite debit & multi-currency prepaid cards on Way4. Supports 10 currencies, travel perks, lounges & more.
This is how Tanzania connects to the world digitally.
🇧🇫 President Ibrahim Traoré marks 3 years in office with a powerful message: Burkina Faso is ready to face evolving security threats while building a stronger economic future.
“Security, sovereignty & growth are the pillars of our nation’s future.”
📊 Safaricom’s impact on Kenya is unmatched. CEO Dr. Peter Ndegwa breaks it down:
💰 $3B in revenue | $9B market cap 📲 M-Pesa: 150M daily transactions 💵 $750M processed daily, half of Kenya’s GDP flows through it 🇰🇪 Safaricom alone drives 7–8% of Kenya’s GDP
