The Empower Africa Business Platform is Now Live !!!
Through this partnership, YALI and Microsoft ADC will work together to equip African youth with the digital skills they need to succeed in the 21st-century workforce. The partnership will leverage the YALI network of young leaders and Microsoft’s resources to provide training and mentorship in digital skills such as data analysis, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing.
This will help young Africans acquire the technical skills and knowledge required for jobs in the digital economy, where demand for skilled workers is rapidly increasing.

Equator, a VC firm focused on supporting innovative solutions to climate change, has raised $40 million in commitments to invest in African startups tackling climate challenges.

Africa’s economic landscape is shifting, with new IMF projections for May 2026 showing how exchange rate movements, reforms, commodity prices, infrastructure investment, and industrial growth are reshaping the continent’s biggest economies.

Private equity firm Amethis has launched a $490 million pan-African fund to support high-potential companies across the continent.