Benin has established a National Digital Committee to oversee public digital projects, assess their results and recommend corrective measures. The committee will operate alongside the Agency for ...

Taranis has acquired a majority stake in Ethiopia’s Corbetti geothermal project, located about 250 km south of Addis Ababa. The energy investment firm plans to commit up to $27 million, including $17.

The deal is Digital Africa's first investment in Ethiopia, with the amount, stake and valuation undisclosed. Daily orders stood at 3,000 in September 2024, according to the company's co-CEO. ChipChip ...

Digital transformation in Madagascar’s agricultural sector could support the creation of 250,000 additional jobs by 2031, according to the GSMA. Agriculture accounts for about 70% of employment and 22 ...

African companies raised $13.3 billion through foreign-currency bond issues in the first nine months of 2026, the strongest pace in five years, according to Bank of America (BofA). Credit conditions ...

Ghana aims to end raw mineral exports by 2030 under a phased policy announced by President John Dramani Mahama. The proposed restrictions would cover bauxite, manganese, iron ore, lithium and diamonds ...

Egypt and Fertiglobe are studying an integrated phosphate fertiliser complex in Ain Sokhna, with investment exceeding $1.5 billion and annual capacity of 1.3 million tonnes of diammonium phosphate ...

Afreximbank forecasts Zimbabwe’s inflation to fall to 3.9% in 2026, from an estimated 55% in 2025. The projection rests on the stabilisation of the ZiG currency and rising foreign-currency inflows, ...

The Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC) raised $222 million through its first international bond issue on October 13, 2026, equivalent to just over CFA130 billion. The transaction ...

Angola’s Caculo Cabaça hydropower dam is scheduled to commission its first turbine in June 2027, with the remaining three units expected to follow at three-month intervals. With an installed capacity ...

De Beers has raised its 2026 production target to 25–28 million carats, from an initial range of 21–26 million carats, despite the suspension of operations at its Venetia mine in South Africa. The ...

Angola and Namibia signed eight cooperation instruments on October 19, covering border infrastructure, fisheries, tourism, sports, culture and other areas. The two countries agreed to establish a ...