• 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...

• Sayona and Piedmont merge in $623M deal, forming Elevra Lithium.• Combined firm inherits Piedmont’s 22.5% stake in Ghana’s Ewoyaa mine.• Project stalled as Atlantic Lithium seeks tax relief amid price slump. Australia’s Sayona Mining Ltd. has completed a $623 million merger with U.S.-based Piedmont Lithium Inc., creating a jointly owned company with assets in Canada,...

• Nigeria seeks Brazil's biotech aid to boost stagnant cotton output.• MoU targets tech transfer, pest resistance, and seed trials for growth.• Textile industry revival hinges on increased local cotton supply. On August 25, during President Bola Tinubu's state visit to Brazil, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Nigeria and Brazil, focusing on science, technology, and...

• CEEC to invest $1B in Egypt, shifting regional HQ to Cairo.• Egypt targets 10m m³/day desalination, 42% renewables by 2030.• Gulf rivals expand solar/wind, CEEC bets on integrated water-energy. China Energy Engineering Corp. (CEEC) plans to invest $1 billion in Egypt over the next five years, targeting renewable energy, desalination, and storage projects as it makes Cairo its...

• Sasol to use methane as bridge fuel until LNG imports start around 2030.• South Africa faces gas supply gap as Mozambican reserves decline.• Industry warns LNG tax clarity, guarantees needed in 2025 to stay competitive. Sasol Ltd. plans to use methane-rich gas as a stopgap supply between 2028 and 2030, ahead of South Africa’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals coming online,...