• Tunisia’s National Cybersecurity Agency published a guide on data encryption for the public.• The initiative comes amid rising cyber threats, with online fraud up 31% between 2023 and 2024.• Tunisia ranked among Africa’s top 20 countries hit by ransomware in 2024, with 1,232 cases. Tunisia’s National Cybersecurity Agency (ANCS) released last week an online guide to help internet...

Tanzania is among four African countries selected for Japan’s new “Hometown” initiative. The program offers Tanzanian youth training and jobs in health, mechanics, farming, and IT in Nagai. Japan seeks skilled labor as its population ages, while Tanzania aims to boost youth employability. Tanzania has been chosen as one of four African countries to benefit from Japan’s...

• Petronas posted a 19% drop in first-half 2025 net profit to $5.7 billion.• The Malaysian oil giant is cutting costs, trimming staff, and focusing on its most profitable assets.• African projects in Angola and Egypt face pressure as Petronas reshapes its global portfolio. Malaysia’s Petronas reported on August 29 that its net profit for the first half of 2025 fell 19% to 26.2...

• Côte d’Ivoire and Singapore signed a political consultation agreement including visa exemption for Ivorian stays under one month.• The two nations activated a 2014 bilateral investment treaty to secure and boost capital flows.• Trade reached $37.3 billion in 2024, with Côte d’Ivoire seeking to diversify exports to Singapore. From August 26 to 28, 2025, Ivorian Foreign Minister...

• TLG Capital set up a $2 million senior secured credit line to support health services in Uganda.• The unnamed company will use the funds to expand access to essential medicines nationwide.• This is TLG’s 12th health sector investment in Africa since its first deal in Uganda in 2009. TLG Capital, a private credit fund manager focused on Africa, has launched a $2 million senior...

• Singapore-based insurtech Bolttech partners with NCBA-owned Loop DFS to launch in Kenya.• From October 2025, customers can buy electronics with flexible financing plus insurance cover.• Bolttech expands its African footprint, adding Kenya to South Africa in its global 37-market network. Singaporean insurtech Bolttech, founded in 2020 by Rob Schimek, has officially entered Kenya’s...

• TETFund is driving e-learning adoption in Nigerian universities with Blackboard and TERAS platforms.• Officials warn that digital tools risk being underused without strong uptake by staff and students.• Nigeria aims to build a tech-ready workforce as Africa prepares for a 2.2 billion population by 2050. The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has reaffirmed its plan to modernize...

• Forvis Mazars Niger absorbed Fiduciaire Conseil et Audit (FCA), one of Niger’s oldest audit firms.• The deal transfers FCA’s assets worth CFA351.1 million ($626,000) and liabilities of CFA299.4 million.• Forvis Mazars aims to boost its advisory and audit market share in Niger, part of its 28-country African network. Forvis Mazars Niger, an audit and consulting firm, has officially...

• South Sudan, Djibouti sign MoU to build ports, expand trade routes.• Oil = 90% of exports; new outlets cut transit/geopolitical risk.• Juba eyes dry ports & multimodal hubs, but funding/security weigh. South Sudan signed a memorandum of understanding with Djibouti in late August to develop river and dry ports, part of a strategy to cut reliance on limited transit options and secure crude...

• Aurum buys 35% of Ivorian miner MSP for $53.6K.• Deal adds 3 exploration projects near Boundiali and Napié.• Aurum may raise stake to 95% with $3M exploration spend. On September 1, Aurum Resources, operator of the Boundiali and Napié gold deposits, announced a definitive agreement to acquire a 35% stake in Major Star Plus Sarl (MSP), an Ivorian mining company. The...