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Yinka Adegoke

Yinka Adegoke

Editor, Semafor Africa

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Yinka Adegoke is the Africa editor of Semafor.

DR Congo inks soccer deals with Barcelona, AC Milan, Monaco

The Central African nation inked a $51 million shirt sponsorship deal with Spanish football giant FC Barcelona, its third such partnership this year.
Lamine Yamal signs contract extension with FC Barcelona.Albert Gea/Reuters

Côte d’Ivoire seeks US imports amid tariff uncertainty

Côte d’Ivoire officials met with the State Department in Washington this week to lobby for greater American agricultural imports.
A worker carries a sack of cocoa to load it into a truck in Soubre, Côte d’Ivoire.Luc Gnago/File Photo/Reuters

South Africa’s auto sector warns of US tariff impact

The country faces 30% tariffs on all exports, as well as a new 25% levy specific to auto exports.
Employees work on manufacturing a car at a Volkswagen plant, South Africa.Michael Sheehan/picture alliance via Getty Images

Mauritania to meet Israel at Trump White House meeting

The West African country is set to take a step toward resuming diplomatic ties at a White House meeting brokered by US President Donald Trump.
The White House.J. David Ake/Getty Images

Standard Bank CEO raises concerns on African credit ratings, geopolitical headwinds

Sim Tshabalala pushes back at credit ratings by Fitch, Moody’s, S&P.
Sim Tshabalala at Semafor’s World Economy Summit in 2024Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Semafor

The contradictions of Trump’s ‘commercial diplomacy’ in Africa

“Somebody, maybe Boulos, needs to tell him that this directly hurts US business.”
Tony Fittrel at US-Africa Business Summit 2025Tony Fittrel courtesy of Corporate Council on Africa

Trump to host DRC-Rwanda peace deal — adviser

Washington will host the heads of state of DR Congo and Rwanda in the “coming weeks,” his senior Africa adviser said on Tuesday.

Activists sue East African governments over torture claims

Boniface Mwangi and Agather Atuhaire are taking East African authorities to court.

Trump’s top Africa diplomat to step down

Senior Bureau Official Troy Fitrell becomes the latest senior Africa official to leave his post.

Chinese pullback reshapes African energy investment landscape

As Chinese finance scales back, Africa’s clean energy future increasingly hinges on the appetite of private capital to fund innovation and scale.

Washington prepares for US-African Leaders Summit

The talks, due to take place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in September, will focus on economic growth.

The White House is planning an Africa leaders summit this year

A US State Department official said the US policy for the continent would be “Trade, not aid.”

Danone doubles down on Nigeria investment

Danone has long been operating in Nigeria, and recently invested in developing milk distribution capacity in the country’s north.

Africa looks to unleash local capital as US drives global uncertainty

Policymakers and bankers are eyeing institutional sources, such as pension funds, to fund vital infrastructure.

Bill Gates ‘horrified’ by cuts to US aid overseas, warns children will die

Gates plans to give away up to $200 billion by 2045, when he will sunset his foundation.

African countries mull migrant deportation deals with Trump admin

Rwanda acknowledged it is in discussions with the White House, while Angola, Benin, and Equatorial Guinea have also reportedly held talks.

Trump to end backing for African Development Bank fund

The Trump administration plans to slash funding for the bank’s main development fund as part of its sweeping cuts to foreign aid.

Ghana’s gold regulator orders foreign players to leave market

The West African country is looking to curb smuggling and streamline gold trading by small-scale miners.