Friday, December 5, 2025
Africa Joins Global Surge in Cybersecurity Spending as Geopolitical Tensions and Tech Disruption Heighten Digital Risks

Africa Joins Global Surge in Cybersecurity Spending as Geopolitical Tensions and Tech Disruption Heighten...

(3 Minutes Read)  A new global survey reveals that 60% of business and technology executives — including leaders across Africa’s fast-growing digital economies — are...
Macron Begins Tour to Africa to Cement Ties with Continent

Macron Begins Tour to Africa to Cement Ties with Continent

(3 Minutes Read) The tour will start with a visit to Mauritius on Thursday to promote partnership with neighbouring French islands Mayotte and Réunion. French president Emmanuel Macron will embark...
Ethiopia and Senegal Make Major Fleet-Modernisation Push with Multi-Billion-Dollar Boeing 737 MAX Orders

Ethiopia and Senegal Make Major Fleet-Modernisation Push with Multi-Billion-Dollar Boeing 737 MAX Orders

(3 Minutes Read) Ethiopia and Senegal have placed multi-billion-dollar orders for a combined 20 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, marking a significant step in modernising their...
Africa Prosperity Summit 2025 Unites Capital Leaders to Forge Pathways for Liquidity, Scale, and Sustainable Growth

Africa Prosperity Summit 2025 Unites Capital Leaders to Forge Pathways for Liquidity, Scale, and...

(3 Minutes Read) Africa’s private capital leaders gathered last week for the third annual Africa Prosperity Summit (APS), hosted by Ventures Platform, to define a...
Africa Accelerates Toward a Unified Digital Market by 2030

Africa Accelerates Toward a Unified Digital Market by 2030

(3 Minutes Read) Africa is making steady progress toward establishing a Single Digital Market by 2030—an ambitious goal led by the Smart Africa Alliance. The...
AfCFTA and Google Launch Pan-African Programme to Equip 7,500 SMEs with Digital and AI Skills

AfCFTA and Google Launch Pan-African Programme to Equip 7,500 SMEs with Digital and AI...

(3 Minutes Read) The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, in collaboration with Google, has introduced a major initiative designed to equip 7,500 small...
Africa Faces Cholera and Marburg Threats

Africa Faces Cholera and Marburg Threats

(3 Minutes Read) Floods, droughts, and population displacement are worsening the situation, and hospitals struggle to cope with the sheer number of patients. For families...
https://trendsnafrica.com/uk-threatens-to-restrict-visas-for-citizens-of-angola-namibia-and-drc/

UK Threatens to Restrict Visas for Citizens of Angola, Namibia and DRC

(3 Minutes Read) British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is giving Angola, Namibia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo one month to improve the situation...
13 Countries Decide to Levy Taxes on Luxury Air Travel to Contain CO2 Emission

13 Countries Decide to Levy Taxes on Luxury Air Travel to Contain CO2 Emission

(2 Minutes Read) Djibouti, Nigeria and South Sudan are the newest members of the coalition, joining just last week, as Kenya, Benin and Sierra Leone...
Africa Reeling Under Cholera Outbreak

Africa Reeling Under Cholera Outbreak

(3 Minutes Read) Countries such as Angola and Burundi have seen infections spike dramatically in recent weeks due to limited access to safe drinking water. Africa...