Colleen Goko

WATCH | The South African National Space Agency is playing a key support role in NASA's Artemis II mission, which sent astronauts around the Moon. From its Hartebeesthoek facility in Gauteng, SANSA provides critical spacecraft tracking and telemetry support for the Orion.

The International Monetary Fund said the Republic of Congo's finances have weakened, adding strain on the region as credit availability tightens, debt repayments rise and banks remain heavily exposed to sovereign debt. reuters.com/world/africa/i…

Following a coup, a contentious election and four different finance ministers - all within the past three years - Gabon is turning back to the International Monetary Fund to help put its fiscal house in order. reuters.com/world/africa/g…

China's role as a leading financier to developing nations has shifted over the past decade, with new loans to poorer countries falling sharply while debt repayments continue to rise, according to analysis released by ONE Data. reuters.com/business/finan…

@AmbWuPeng @AmbWuPeng what’s the best way to get in touch with the embassy as the media? I’ve tried to email but I’ve had no luck.

Delighted to celebrate the launch of the 2026 China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges with #SA friends at the Embassy. Let us continue to strengthen the All-Weather China-Africa Community with a Shared Future for the New Era for the benefit of our two peoples!

President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday South Africa will symbolically hand over the G20 presidency to an "empty chair" in the absence of U.S. leadership at the summit next week, while stressing the need to repair trade ties with Washington. reuters.com/world/africa/s…

Seeing lots of efforts for local-currency things in general… governments and multilateral development banks are really working toward relying less on foreign funding wherever possible

Plot twist 👀

Johannesburg Stock Exchange CEO Leila Fourie is to retire early next year after nearly 6-1/2 years at the helm and will be succeeded by the head of the bourse's capital markets, Valdene Reddy, the group said on Thursday. reuters.com/sustainability…

Cameroon's 92-year-old President Paul Biya faces an unexpected challenge as he runs for an eighth term in office: a viral TikTok video by his daughter Brenda Biya saying she will not vote for him. reuters.com/business/media…

Plenty officials from both China and South Africa were present. Our very own mayor was there, though didn’t speak 🌞. Others included Black Business Council and Business Unity South Africa.

Another no-show by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Donald Trump's tariff threats and rising tensions between Washington and BRICS countries all look set to overshadow this week's meeting of G20 finance chiefs in Durban, South Africa. reuters.com/world/china/be…

Cameroon's President Paul Biya, the world's oldest serving head of state at 92, will run for re-election in this year's presidential vote on October 12, a post on the president's X account said on Sunday. reuters.com/world/africa/c…

Take Five: Market themes for the week ahead - Duck and swerve @ColleenGoko @LKrauskopf @lucyraitano @a_coops1 @KarinStrohecker reuters.com/business/take-…

7/ Hotels groups like the Hilton are seeing future for growth on this continent. Coincidence? Hard to tell. But read all about it here reuters.com/business/autos…

6/ All this to say though, that developments this year on the continent and elsewhere, are changing the engagement with Africa. The U.S. is saying it’s strategy is now trade not aid — not withstanding tariffs and visa restrictions reuters.com/world/africa/u…

5/ In Senegal, investors continue to watch for developments after the nation said previous administrations had misreported on debt reuters.com/world/africa/s…

4/ Speaking of South Africa. The White House interaction was gripping, but investors said local politics are the make or break of the nations long- awaited comeback after a decade of dismal growth reuters.com/world/africa/t…

3/ 🍃on energy. African leaders continue to ask for fair transition. At the Africa CEO Forum, SA’s Gwede Mantashe said: “we cannot kill the economy to preserve ecology.” reuters.com/sustainability…

2/ Take the Lobito Corridor: a cross-border rail project linking Angola, Zambia & DRC. Construction starts in 2026 reuters.com/world/africa/a…