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Ecobank and Thunes Partner to Drive Africa’s Next Era of Instant Cross-Border Payments

Ecobank Group and Thunes have joined forces in a landmark partnership to enable instant cross-border payments across Sub-Saharan Africa, aiming to connect millions of individuals and businesses to the global financial ecosystem. Announced on 29 October 2025, the collaboration integrates Ecobank’s vast pan-African banking network with Thunes’ advanced fintech infrastructure to enhance liquidity, speed, and […]

Algeria: Another Hunger-Striking Human Rights Militant Evacuated from Prison to Hospital

Amazigh militant and human rights activist Kamal Eddine Fekhar was rushed from prison to a hospital in the city of Mina near the restive Algerian Amazigh-speaking city of Ghardaia after staging a hunger strike, local reporters said. Kamal Eddine Fekhar started the hunger strike on January 3, 2017 in protest for his arbitrary detention on […]

African mining continues to be held back by infrastructure deficit — experts

While interest in Africa’s critical mineral reserves, including those vital to combating climate change, is soaring, in some places their extraction is hindered by problems with vital infrastructure, according to several recent studies. The African mining industry, which contributes an estimated 4.5% to the continent’s GDP, has also made a significant contribution to the global […]