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Sun Media’s continental edition for the Africa, Singapore, and Asia engagement, anchored to the Africa Singapore Business Forum and produced in collaboration with the NTU-SBF Centre for African Studies and the African diplomatic community in Singapore. Nigeria leads the edition as the West Africa anchor.

20+

Years of Connecting African Markets with Singapore

2

Dedicated Publications; ONE Africa • Opportunity Nigeria

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Editions Published

4

Key African Markets Featured: Nigeria, Egypt, Rwanda and South Africa

FROM THE AFRICAN DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY

A Message From Singapore.

Africa, with its tremendous potential and growth rate, is a market of choice for many investors. Singapore’s neutrality, institutional credibility, and connectivity make it a strategic platform for African nations to engage with the broader Asia-Pacific region.

The African Diplomatic Community in Singapore

Africa Singapore Business Forum · Connecting 54 nations with Asia

Sun Media’s Africa coverage documents the Asia-Africa corridor across the continent’s 54 nations, anchored by the Africa Singapore Business Forum and produced in collaboration with the NTU-SBF Centre for African Studies and the six African foreign missions based in Singapore.

ASIA AND AFRICA, 54 NATIONS, ONE CORRIDOR

Marking the milestones that shape the corridor.

Africa and Singapore share a partnership built on the conviction that the world’s two emerging-market regions have an enormous amount to build together. Anchored by the Africa Singapore Business Forum and the six African diplomatic missions in Singapore, the corridor connects Asian capital and institutions with the continent’s 54 nations.

1965

First Diplomatic Ties with the Continent Singapore opens early relations with newly independent African nations.

1989

Olam International Founded Singapore-headquartered Olam begins its African agribusiness journey, anchoring the corridor.

2010

First Africa Singapore Business Forum ASBF launches as the flagship Asia-Africa business gathering in Singapore.

2014

NTU-SBF Centre for African Studies Institutional research and policy bridge established for the corridor.

2018

ONE Africa Continental Edition Launched Sun Media's continental publication anchored to ASBF 2018.

2019

African Continental Free Trade Area in Force AfCFTA opens 1.4 billion-person market to Asian engagement.

1965

First Diplomatic Ties with the Continent Singapore opens early relations with newly independent African nations.

1989

Olam International Founded Singapore-headquartered Olam begins its African agribusiness journey, anchoring the corridor.

2010

First Africa Singapore Business Forum ASBF launches as the flagship Asia-Africa business gathering in Singapore.

2014

NTU-SBF Centre for African Studies Institutional research and policy bridge established for the corridor.

2018

ONE Africa Continental Edition Launched Sun Media's continental publication anchored to ASBF 2018.

2019

African Continental Free Trade Area in Force AfCFTA opens 1.4 billion-person market to Asian engagement.

ANCHORED IN THE ASBF

Built around the Africa Singapore Business Forum.

Investment & Finance

The financing conversations at the heart of the forum, sovereign wealth, infrastructure capital, blended finance, and the partnerships connecting African opportunity with Asian investors.

The Digital Sphere

Africa’s digital economy at scale fintech, mobile money, e-commerce platforms, and the cross-continent partnerships shaping the next generation of African startups.

Startups & Innovation

The African founder story, venture capital flows, and the role of Singapore-based platforms in connecting African entrepreneurial talent with global markets and capital.

The African Diplomatic Community in Singapore

Six missions. Six gateways. One continent.

While Africa comprises 54 nations, only six maintain permanent diplomatic missions in Singapore. Each acts as a gateway for its wider sub-regional cluster.

EGYPT

North Africa & Arab League bridge. The first Arab nation to recognise Singapore’s independence.

NIGERIA

West Africa anchor and Africa’s largest economy. Strategic gateway to ECOWAS and the lead edition of One Africa.

MAURITIUS

Indian Ocean partnership and financial services hub. A natural bridge between Asia and Africa.

SOUTH AFRICA

Southern Africa anchor and BRICS member. Industrial economy and continental policy voice.

MOROCCO

Northwest Africa and Atlantic facade. Strategic position between Africa, Europe, and the Americas.

ETHIOPIA

East Africa and home to the African Union headquarters. Continental policy and Horn of Africa gateway.

CURRENT EDITION

Inside The 2026 Edition

The 2026 edition of One Africa captures the Asia-Africa corridor at one of its most consequential moments, with the Africa Singapore Business Forum anchoring institutional engagement, the African Continental Free Trade Area reshaping continental trade architecture, and the six African diplomatic missions in Singapore providing the gateway through which Asian capital, enterprises, and policymakers engage the continent’s 54 nations.

COVER INTERVIEW

The African diplomatic community on the Asia-Africa decade
A roundtable feature with senior voices from the six African missions in Singapore, on the continental opportunity, the institutional partnerships shaping Asia-Africa engagement, and the next chapter of the Africa Singapore Business Forum dialogue.

SECTOR DEEP-DIVE

Investment and capital flows across the continent Coverage of sovereign capital, infrastructure finance, and the institutional bridges between Singapore-based asset managers and African opportunity, anchored by the Olam International story and other Singapore success cases operating across multiple African markets.

FORUM ANCHOR

The Africa Singapore Business Forum in 2026 Coverage of the flagship Asia-Africa business gathering, the 500 plus delegates from 35 countries including 23 African nations, and the conversations across investment, fintech, halal industry, and the continental policy agenda.

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EDITORIAL PILLARS

Four threads connecting the continents.

Investment & capital flows

Sovereign capital, infrastructure finance, blended finance, and the institutional bridges between Singapore-based asset managers and African opportunity. Particular focus on the Olam International story and other Singapore success cases operating across the continent.

Trade & economic diplomacy

Africa-Singapore trade flows, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and the policy frameworks shaping commercial engagement between the two regions.

Digital economy & innovation

African fintech leadership, mobile money ecosystems, e-commerce platforms, and the venture capital flows connecting African startups with Singapore and Asian capital networks.

Institutional cooperation

The NTU-SBF Centre for African Studies, Enterprise Singapore's Africa engagement, the African Union policy agenda, and the multilateral institutions shaping the Asia-Africa conversation.

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