Réunion Region and the French State invest €84M in a tourism vocational school in Saint-André. 522 students from CAP to BTS level, opening September 2028. A response to the structural skills gap in the island's tourism sector.
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Hagasata Rakotoson, founder of Solidis S.A. (Madagascar fintech), is among Africa's Business Heroes 2026's 20 semi-finalists, chosen from 24,000+ applications. She competes in Nairobi on Aug 21-22 for a $1.5M prize pool.
Cloud9 acquires Chpter (4,500+ merchants, 1M+ transactions) in an all-stock deal. Founder Tesh Mbaabu reclaims his first company to layer financial services on its merchant base. Cloud9's second acquisition in 3 months.
AFC raised CHF 350M (~$430M) via Africa's first digital bond on a regulated exchange, setting records on SIX Swiss Exchange. 90% of demand came from Swiss investors. Proceeds will fund African infrastructure.
