Geopolitics

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

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Nigeria and UAE seal $200m defence pact

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Africaspoint Editorial

Nigeria-based Nigus International Investment Limited and UAE-headquartered Elmirate Capital have signed a $200 million MOU to build a defence technology,…

AfricaBusiness

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…

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AfricaBusiness

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…

Endeavour Mining gold West Africa $880m EBITDA Assafou Burkina Faso Cote Ivoire 2026Kenya Airways $2 billion turnaround investor debt equity KQ Kamal 2026

Endeavour Mining posts record $880m EBITDA

Endeavour Mining, West Africa's largest gold producer, reported record adjusted EBITDA of $880 million for…

Africa GDP 4.2 percent growth fastest economies 2025 2026Africa sovereign wealth funds $164 billion mining minerals EIH FONSIS Guinea Simandou 2026

Africa’s $164bn wealth funds eye mining

Africa's sovereign wealth funds now hold combined assets exceeding $164 billion and are being deployed…

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Abiy unveils Addis Ababa’s riverside makeover

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the Entoto-Kebena River and Riverside Development Project in Addis Ababa…

HormuzSouth Africa immigration xenophobia Ramaphosa March deportation crackdown 2026

EU’s steel tariff hits South Africa

The EU's new steel import framework took effect July 1, imposing annual quotas with a…

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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