Africa Business News
- Critical alliances: mapping Africa’s mineral partnerships with European countriesby Eszter Szedlacsek on June 22, 2026 at 9:24 am
This brief maps bilateral mineral partnerships between EU member states and African countries and assesses their scope, limitations and their implications for Europe-Africa mineral diplomacy.
- From Idea to Asset: IP Awareness and Governance for Tech Startups in Kenyaby APRI on June 16, 2026 at 9:23 am
This webinar addresses IP awareness gaps among Kenya’s green technology startups. It covers what to protect, when to protect it and how to leverage IP for commercial success.
- EP 4: We have the bauxite: Why don't we have the power to smelt it?by APRI on June 15, 2026 at 8:56 am
Guinea and Ghana have the bauxite, but transforming the raw ore into aluminum requires massive power. What role does energy play in turning minerals into high value goods?
- Stakeholder Breakfast Meeting II in Nairobi: Kenya in the Global and Regional Green Economyby APRI on May 13, 2026 at 10:05 am
On April 9, 2026, APRI will host a Nairobi consultation to position Kenya within the global green economy, leveraging AfCFTA and IP frameworks to boost domestic tech capability and trade.
- Cooperating in changing times: strengthening German-Senegalese partnership in times of global realignmentby Sokhna Rosalie Ndiaye on May 11, 2026 at 11:22 am
Moving from aid to alliance. How can the German-Senegalese partnership be reimagined to address the hurdles of energy and migration toward a path of mutual benefit?
- Development Policy, Colonial Continuities and Futures of Partnershipby APRI on May 8, 2026 at 7:05 am
In collaboration with GIZ ICPoC, APRI convenes a policy dialogue on its project report on colonial continuities in German development cooperation and pathways for reform and equitable partnerships.
- EP 3: The DRC Has the Cobalt, Why Isn't It Building the Batteries Yet?by APRI on May 7, 2026 at 9:00 am
The DRC has the minerals to create batteries, yet activities further downstream continue to lag. What skills are required to create and sustain a value chain?
- New Country Reports on Youth-Led Green Technology Innovation: Unlocking Africa’s Triple Challengeby APRI on May 4, 2026 at 7:29 am
New studies by APRI, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, map a path to overcoming policy, financial, and skills barriers for young green technology innovators in Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria.




