Forbes Africa

17 Jan 2026 - There are enough stories of people moving from accounting roles to carpentry, marketing to bricklaying and project management to electrical work,…

16 Jan 2026 - The road to Rabat is all but concluded as the finalists for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 navigated a tense semi-final round. It had been…

16 Jan 2026 - Situated around 45 kilometers southeast of its capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia welcomed another momentous project on Saturday, months after the…

15 Jan 2026 - Africa stands at a defining moment for health and growth. The past year brought higher costs, tighter budgets, and renewed geopolitical tension, yet…

15 Jan 2026 - The United States (U.S.) House of Representatives has approved a three-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), following…

15 Jan 2026 - The African Private Capital Association (AVCA) says greater coordination among fund managers, development finance institutions and policymakers would…

14 Jan 2026 - The agreement is expected to accelerate deals across agriculture, real estate, digital banking, retail and infrastructure, according to Nigerian…

14 Jan 2026 - Topline Sergey Brin leapfrogged Oracle’s Larry Ellison and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos on Tuesday to become the world’s third-richest person, ranking again…

14 Jan 2026 - The final stages are set as the continent’s best edge ever closer to African football’s grandest prize. The quarterfinals of the African Cup of…

13 Jan 2026 - From Cape Town to Hollywood, South African actor Greg Kriek has been one of the country’s most enduring exports in the international television and…

13 Jan 2026 - Nigerian billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu has pledged up to $1.5 million in bonuses and promised further rewards to his country’s team Super Eagles, if…

13 Jan 2026 - The disease affects as many as 80 million in the U.S. alone. Now Apnimed, the $400 million company behind the first ever pill to treat it, is…

12 Jan 2026 - The late Congolese-American professional basketball player’s life is a tale of two men: one of universal benevolence and another of brute talent.…

12 Jan 2026 - The ICEGOV conference is a global platform that unites leaders from government, academia, industry, and international organizations to explore the…

11 Jan 2026 - Despite a boon from Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” billionaires faced higher prices last year for everything from racehorses to private jets to…

10 Jan 2026 - Mahatma Gandhi was once asked: “What do you think about the Western civilization?” His answer: “I think it’s a good idea.” Indeed, an idea still,…

9 Jan 2026 - Often draped in plastic, Modou Fall, widely known as ‘The Plastic Man’, has made it his life’s purpose to eradicate plastic waste. As the founder of…

9 Jan 2026 - A bold pivot to country music led to the most successful concert tour in the genre’s history and helped Cowboy Carter lasso a 10-figure fortune—…

8 Jan 2026 - The upcoming car models driving South Africa’s clean energy future. South Africa’s EV landscape is shifting gears as 2025 draws to a close. The…

8 Jan 2026 - After a stellar group stage, headlined by Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen and Morocco’s Brahim Díaz, Africa’s best delivered, once again, in the Round of 16…

8 Jan 2026 - Topline Anthropic is seeking to raise $10 billion in a funding round that would nearly double the company’s market value to $350 billion, The Wall…

7 Jan 2026 - Topline Warner Bros. Discovery urged its shareholders to reject Paramount Skydance’s amended $108 billion bid to take over the media giant, which…

7 Jan 2026 - Leadership in Africa has become synonymous with corruption. As Kenyan journalist John Githongo describes it: “It is a free-for-all, everything is…

7 Jan 2026 - What if your skin could be rebuilt, layer by layer? Personalized, printable and clinically promising, here comes the skin substitute that could…

6 Jan 2026 - It’s that time of the year again! FORBES AFRICA is on the lookout for bold young leaders, innovators, and trailblazers, under the age of 30, shaping…

6 Jan 2026 - Topline Gold and silver prices rose while shares of major American oil companies rallied as trading closed Monday, after President Donald Trump said…

6 Jan 2026 - As Africa’s economic and infrastructural transformation gains momentum, several recent projects, from AI to green energy, could begin to bear fruit.…

5 Jan 2026 - Forbes asked 34 billionaires in early 2025 how they thought the S&P 500 would fare. Turns out, not even billionaires can see the future. Even…

5 Jan 2026 - The big bucks and growing popularity of SA20 and its most expensive buys. The rise in status of the SA20 cricket competition over the past few years…

5 Jan 2026 - Established in the 17th century by French Huguenot settlers, the town blends historic charm with stunning scenery, earning its place as one of the…

4 Jan 2026 - Topline Below we compile the year’s top cultural rankings—with some brand new (”KPop Demon Hunters”) and very familiar (Taylor, Bluey—even Oprah)…

3 Jan 2026 - Topline Tesla lost the crown of the world’s biggest EV maker to China’s BYD for the first time, as the company’s shares slipped on Friday after…

3 Jan 2026 - The question for Africa is not whether people-AI relationships are coming. They’re here. The question is what they will do to the bonds that have…

2 Jan 2026 - Crypto didn’t just have a good year in 2025. It thrived in ways that would have seemed like wishful thinking only a couple of years ago when banks…

1 Jan 2026 - What if the future of robotics isn’t human at all, but soft, cute, friendly and built to have a calming effect? Here are some expert African insights…

1 Jan 2026 - The year’s top artists—including Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and The Weeknd—drummed up a collective $1.9 billion in the past 12 months. And one of them…

30 Dec 2025 - Africa is home to over 2,000 indigenous languages, making it the most linguistically diverse continent in the world. Initiatives like Google’s AI…

29 Dec 2025 - From the rich textures found in rural homesteads to the catwalks of global fashion capitals, African garments carry stories of heritage, identity and…

29 Dec 2025 - Topline The price of silver crossed $78 an ounce for the first time on Friday as precious metals continue a record-breaking run, with factors like…

27 Dec 2025 - There is a challenge in Cape Town that was once steeped in legend, and barely attempted for 100 years, before now becoming an annual event for…

26 Dec 2025 - Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. 0none level, news that…

26 Dec 2025 - At a gathering of artistes, creators and cultural leaders in Lagos, FORBES AFRICA learns that African music’s global rise is not just about being…

26 Dec 2025 - The startup behind popular Github project vLLM is out fundraising, as venture capitalists hunt for companies building tech that can make AI systems…

24 Dec 2025 - Real estate in Rwanda finds an unlikely champion in a Malaysian content creator who has caught the attention of international buyers. Ong Jun Feng,…

24 Dec 2025 - By December, Nigeria’s cultural capital, Lagos, feels less like a city than a hotspot for musical beats. Music spills from car windows, conversations…

24 Dec 2025 - Trying out new things, including meals, on unfamiliar terrain can be overwhelming. Chefs from West Africa suggest dishes to help you transition…

24 Dec 2025 - Melinda French Gates pivoted to her women-focused foundation Pivotal Philanthropies after leaving the Gates Foundation last year, and got a very big…

23 Dec 2025 - The music is loud, the roads are crowded, and the nights are long–‘Detty December’ continues to hum in the West African nation. But, beneath the…

23 Dec 2025 - Winter sports are not a pursuit many on the African continent have access to or follow, but that does not mean there will not be competitors at the…

23 Dec 2025 - The Delaware Court of Chancery had previously ruled in January 2024 that the process underlying the award of the options now worth $139 billion was…