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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.

Tinubu Expands Healthcare Funding to 13500 Facilities

President Tinubu has announced the expansion of Nigeria's primary healthcare funding to cover 13,500 facilities, backed by over N98 billion…

Qatar Bets $103 Billion on Six African Nations

Qatar's Al Mansour Holdings has announced a $103 billion investment across six African nations as part of a broader Gulf…

WEF report: investing in blue foods could create 3 million African jobs and add $17 billion to GDP

A World Economic Forum report finds that strategic investment in blue foods, including fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants from Africa's…

Kenya offers foreign investors a Sh258 billion stake in Kenya Airways to revive the national carrier

Kenya is offering a significant equity stake in Kenya Airways, valued at approximately Sh258 billion, to foreign strategic investors as…

Egypt opens Africa’s longest monorail line

President Sisi inaugurated the 56.5km East Nile Monorail on March 20, connecting Cairo Stadium in…

Ghana’s lithium problem isn’t geology. It’s people.

Ghana's Ewoyaa lithium project is set to produce 3.6 million tonnes of spodumene concentrate over…

From Alexandra township to running Africa’s biggest bank

Mary Vilakazi grew up in Alexandra township, sold sweets for pocket money, financed her education…

All four SA banks are chasing Kenya

All four of South Africa's biggest banks are targeting Kenya simultaneously. Nedbank is buying NCBA.…