Health
Public health, healthcare investment, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and health policy across Africa. Africaspoint covers disease outbreaks, health system reforms, drug regulation, and the continent’s growing ambition to produce its own medicines — reporting that serves health professionals, investors, and policymakers alike.
Tanzania cuts maternal deaths by 80%
Tanzania has slashed maternal mortality from 556 to 104 per 100,000 live births and cut under-five deaths from 67 to…
Africa’s youth mental health goes digital
Economic pressure, insecurity and stigma are driving a mental health crisis among young Africans. A growing pan-African digital movement is…
East Africa’s cyber gap is now a macro risk
82% of African organisations cannot find enough cybersecurity professionals, the highest recruitment gap in the world, as East Africa recorded…
India and Ghana Just Signed Four Health Deals. 70% of Ghanaians Will Feel It.
India and Ghana signed four institutional agreements in Accra that open clinical training, scholarship pipelines, and joint research in Ayurveda…
Newsletter
Africa startup investor numbers hit five-year low
Only 162 unique investors participated in African startup deals in the first four months of…
Paymentology raises $175m for Africa fintech infrastructure
Paymentology, a global card issuer-processor serving banks and fintechs across African markets, raised $175 million…
Zambia cuts interest rate to two-year low of 13.25%
The Bank of Zambia cut its Monetary Policy Rate by 25 basis points to 13.25%…
Nigeria jails ex-power minister for 75 years over N33.8bn fraud
Nigeria's Federal High Court sentenced former Power Minister Saleh Mamman to 75 consecutive years in…