The new chief executive of AFG Holding will be expected to continue the strategy pursued in recent years, marked by acquisitions and a presence across multiple markets on the continent. Mehanvais ...

SADC reviews regional strategies to strengthen water security, resilience Nearly 40% lack safe water, 60% lack sanitation access Bloc targets 75% water access, expanded irrigation by 2027 The Southern ...

Pilot targets 10,000 households, reducing reliance on wood fuels Country aims 25% clean cooking access by 2030 The Sierra Leonean government and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ...

AfDB provides €5 million guarantee to secure trade finance operations Facility targets SMEs and key imports, including essential goods Move supports a banking sector with low financial inclusion ...

Ghana begins final IMF review of $3 billion program Inflation fell to 3.2% by March 2026 Government shifts focus to growth, plans IMF exit April 2026 Ghana has begun the sixth review of its program ...

A new report finds that nearly 73% of 2022’s cohort were still active in 2025, challenging conventional wisdom about tech failure rates. Nearly three-quarters of African artificial intelligence ...

Government approves three major rail projects in Lagos, Kano, and Kaduna Green Line in Lagos to carry up to 1 million passengers daily Projects aim to ease congestion but face funding and cost ...

Fund to finance research and structure iboga value chain Government introduces stricter rules to regulate access and use Move aims to capture value amid rising global interest in iboga Gabon has ...

Draft law allows foreign insurers to enter market under ownership limits Foreign stakes capped at 40% per firm and 49% combined Reform aims to boost competition in a sector with low penetration ...

Assimi Goïta assumes defense portfolio after reshuffle Move follows deadly attacks and the death of former defense minister Security situation worsens as jihadist groups step up operations Mali’s ...

ENTP signs $103 million deal with China’s Kerui for drilling rigs Contract supports Sonatrach’s $60 billion plan focused on exploration Algeria targets gas output of 200 bcm by 2030 The National Well ...

Zambia rejects preferential terms for U.S. companies in its mining sector Dispute tied to tensions over a $2 billion health aid agreement Lusaka insists on separating mineral deals from health ...