ARISE Integrated Industrial Platforms (ARISE IIP), a pan-African developer, has secured a significant US$700 million capital injection from Vision Invest, a Saudi Arabian infrastructure firm.

• This funding will bolster ARISE IIP’s expansion across Africa and the development of sustainable industrial ecosystems.
• Founder and CEO Gagan Gupta highlighted the partnership's role in building resilient industrial ecosystems.
• The deal marks one of the largest private infrastructure capital raises in Africa to date.

A $3.35 million (Sh443 million) project has been launched in Kenya and Africa to breed climate-friendly cows that emit less methane while boosting productivity. This three-year initiative aims to leverage genetics and traditional livestock knowledge to improve indigenous breeds.

• ILRI (International Livestock Research Institute) launched the project with support from the Bezos Earth Fund and the Global Methane Hub.
• Livestock in Africa account for 18 percent of global livestock methane emissions, with cattle responsible for 70 percent in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• The program, Accelerating Reduced Emissions in Indigenous Breeds in Africa, will focus on measuring methane from 3,000 cows across five African countries and aims for a 12 percent cut in livestock methane over 20 years.

African aviation experts from 19 countries have endorsed a model bilateral air services agreement aimed at accelerating the liberalization of African skies and integrating markets under the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM). This move seeks to harmonize fragmented air service rules and simplify bilateral deals across five regional blocs.

• An International Air Transport Association (IATA) study estimates that liberalizing just 12 key African markets could unlock US$ 1.3 billion in annual GDP and generate 155,000 jobs.
• Daoud Ali Abdou, chief of the Djibouti Civil Aviation Authority, stated the template fosters a "more integrated, prosperous and connected Africa."
• 34 nations, including Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt, Kenya, and Morocco, have signed onto SAATM, representing over 80% of the continent’s aviation market.