Month: November 2025

  René Awambeng, Founder and Managing Director of Premier Invest, is set to speak at the upcoming G20 African Energy Investment Forum in Johannesburg, where global investors, policymakers and development institutions convene to advance the growth agenda aligned with G20 strategic priorities. His participation underscores a shift: Africa-based financial leadership engaging directly in the global arena, and ties closely to the G20’s focus on mobilizing private capital for infrastructure, trade […]

  As Senegal looks toward the next phases of its energy development, Talla Gueye, Director General of Petrosen E&P - the upstream division of the national oil company (NOC) Petrosen - has joined the MSGBC Oil, Gas&Power 2025 Conference and Exhibition as a speaker. Taking place December 8-10 in Dakar, Senegal, the event is the premier platform for the region’s energy sector. Gueye’s participation comes on the back of a […]

  Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) (www.Equinix.com), the world's digital infrastructure company™, today announced its intention to open its latest high performance data center in Lagos, Nigeria. The $22 Million investment in LG3 marks the first phase of an ambitious investment plan of around $100 million aimed at transforming Africa’s digital landscape over the next two years. Set to open in Q1 2026, the new site will deliver vital new infrastructure to […]

  The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (“ICD”) (https://ICD-PS.org), the private sector arm of the Islamic Development Bank (“IsDB”) Group, is pleased to announce the successful closure of a EUR 20 million Shariah-compliant medium-term syndicated financing facility for Ak Finansal Kiralama A.Ş. (“AKLease”), a leading leasing company in Türkiye. This partnership aims to boost leasing activities and support private sector businesses in Türkiye, by providing  financing […]

  The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, expresses deep concern over the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Mali, where terrorist groups have imposed blockades, disrupted access to essential supplies, and severely worsened humanitarian conditions for civilian populations. The Chairperson firmly condemns the deliberate attacks against innocent civilians, which have resulted in unacceptable loss of life and heightened instability across affected regions. He reaffirms his solidarity […]

  Rack Centre (https://Rack-Centre.com), West Africa’s leading Tier III carrier and cloud-neutral data centre, today announced the launch of EdgeNext’s (http://www.EdgeNext.com) Content Delivery Network (CDN) and cloud hosting services in Nigeria, hosted at Rack Centre’s state-of-the-art facility in Lagos. With a population of over 200 million people and one of Africa's youngest demographics, Nigeria represents a rapidly expanding digital economy. Surging demand for internet services, mobile applications, gaming, e-commerce, and […]