Drafted tenth overall by the NBA's Phoenix Suns, 18-year-old center Khaman Maluach represents South Sudan's growing ambition to become a rising force in international basketball. On the evening of ...

Business leaders met in Abidjan to assess West Africa’s industrialization progress • Challenges include infrastructure gaps, affordable energy, and skilled labor shortages • Côte d’Ivoire ranks 13th ...

Investors seem to keep focusing on yields, which are high for the moment • New Leadership might seek to address rating concerns • April 2026 allows testing investors’ sentiment with a call option on a ...

ECOWAS Bank funds 47.7-km stretch of strategic 700-km road project • Lagos-Calabar highway seen boosting regional trade and investment • Part of broader plan to modernize Nigeria’s transport ...

The World Bank convened a series of meetings in Brazzaville, Congo, in May, bringing together key economic stakeholders, including finance ministers, from the Economic and Monetary Community of ...

ENGIE installs 15 mini-grids with 1.4 MW capacity in three Nigerian states. • Project aims to cut diesel use and reduce CO₂ emissions by 33,000 tonnes. • Abu Dhabi’s Ignite Power plans to acquire ...

Senegal's peanut output is forecast to drop 54% to 731,000 tons in 2024/2025 Poor rainfall, bad inputs, and a 35% cut in harvested area are key factors A rebound is expected in 2025/2026 with higher ...

Algeria grants commercial 5G licenses to top three telecom operators: Mobilis, Djezzy, and Ooredoo • License award comes on stream as part of the national strategy for digital development aimed at ...

Dangote Group to build urea and nitrogen fertilizer plant in Somali region. • Ethiopia aims to reduce fertilizer imports and boost local production. • Construction to take 40 months, with $3 billion ...

Sante Fe Minerals signs deal to acquire Eburnea gold project from Turaco Gold. • Transaction gives Sante Fe full or majority stakes in Satama and Bouaké North permits. • Ivory Coast’s stable business ...

IFAD initiates a program worth $358.26 million to bolster dairy sector in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda • The program, called DaIMA, aims to strengthen the resilience of dairy systems, with a ...

Mailo solar plant begins feeding 25 MW into Zambia’s grid, part of a 110 MW project. • Zambia aims for 50% electricity access by 2030 with 1,000 MW of solar by end-2025. • AfDB report urges stronger ...