Angola

Angola is Sub-Saharan Africa’s second-largest oil producer and one of the continent’s most significant emerging markets. Africaspoint covers Angola’s energy sector, post-oil diversification strategy, infrastructure investment, governance reforms, and the business opportunities arising as one of Southern Africa’s largest economies opens further to international capital.

Angola silences NGOs with new law

Angola's President João Lourenço has signed a law giving the government sweeping powers to authorise, suspend, and financially restrict NGOs…

US-Iran truce sends oil crashing

A US-Iran ceasefire agreement and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have sent Brent…

MTN’s MoMo is going super app

MTN Group Fintech has partnered with Ant International, the global payments firm behind Alipay, to…

AfDB backs Arua airport in Uganda

The African Development Bank has approved $180 million to upgrade Uganda's Arua Airport into an…

South Africa braces for June 30

South Africa's police service has activated joint operations in all nine provinces at a projected…