Connectivity for SMEs: Liquid says it has rolled out 26,000 km of fibre and 261 LTE base stations in Zimbabwe, plus 300 hotspots and 52 Edu Zones, aiming to bring cloud and cyber security to local businesses. Regulatory whiplash: A new push to use Nigeria’s eNaira for salaries, pensions and welfare could speed adoption—while Nigeria’s e-invoicing mandate tightens compliance from July 1 for large firms. Illicit trade crackdown: South Africa’s SARS seized R245m in goods in North West raids, warning counterfeit and smuggling are hurting jobs and local suppliers. SME finance & insurance access: Jubilee Holdings flags low insurance penetration in East Africa and plans a retail, tech-led push; Pearl Bank Uganda highlights value-chain lending aligned to ATMS. Trade expansion: Ghana screens 1,000+ SMEs for AfCFTA opportunities to prepare them for intra-Africa markets. Energy business matchmaking: Africa Energy Indaba launches Solar Africa Expo to connect solar builders, investors and battery makers with power-hungry industries. Local enterprise growth: South Africa’s Enterprise Room expands from consultancy into programme delivery, backing thousands of SMEs. Policy debate: Ghana’s resource nationalism fight is framed as a contradiction between investment rules and calls to deny mining renewals.