Geopolitics

African geopolitics: trade agreements, regional security, international partnerships, diplomatic developments, and geopolitical shifts affecting African business and investment.

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Russia agrees to stop recruiting Kenyans

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Africaspoint Editorial

Kenya's Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi secured an agreement in Moscow on March 16 that Russia will stop recruiting Kenyan nationals…

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Mahama pitches Ghana’s AfCFTA gateway to Korea

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Africaspoint Editorial

Ghana's President John Mahama held bilateral talks with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on March 11, positioning Ghana as…

Cape Town South Africa tourism destination
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South Africa’s record year pulls Europe

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Africaspoint Editorial

South Africa welcomed a record 10.5 million international visitors in 2025 and used ITB Berlin 2026, the world's largest travel…

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Zambia bets on tripling copper output

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Africaspoint Editorial

Zambia is courting global investors to help it triple copper output to 3 million tonnes by 2031, positioning itself at…

Africa Finance Corporation AFC $2 billion record syndicated loan infrastructure 2026Africa GDP 4.2 percent growth fastest economies 2025 2026

AFC closes record $2bn syndicated loan

Africa Finance Corporation raised a record $2 billion syndicated loan on June 4, upsized from…

Africa clean energy solar power investment boom 2026Cape Town Salt River Market affordable housing Communicare 970 units 2026

Salt River Market transformed into 970 homes

Cape Town's Salt River Market site was formally handed to developer Communicare on June 8…

Admaius Capital Virunga II $500 million Africa private equity IFC 2026Africa GDP 4.2 percent growth fastest economies 2025 2026

Rwanda locks in $250m IMF credit facility

The IMF Executive Board approved Rwanda's $250 million, 38-month Extended Credit Facility on June 9,…

Dangote refinery 700000 barrels day capacity expansion 1.4 million 2026Dangote Refinery IPO

Nigeria’s trade surplus triples to N7.55tn

Nigeria's Q1 2026 merchandise trade surplus surged 341% to N7.55 trillion ($4.1 billion) from N1.71…

Airplane on runway West Africa aviation
AviationFestus Keyamo

Nigeria and Ghana sign aviation rescue MoU

AGOA TradeEditorial

5 global brands made in Kenya

Guinea dissolves opposition parties one-party state 2026
African UnionECOWAS Governance

Guinea dissolves 40 opposition parties

Africa space economy Italy partnership IABW 2026 satellite investment
African Space AgencyCOPUOS

Italy courts Africa’s $25bn space economy

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