Egypt, Iraq and Jordan discussed plans to develop a joint petrochemical complex during a technical meeting on November 1, as the three countries seek to strengthen regional energy cooperation. The ...

Luanda’s population could reach 20.3 million by 2050, overtaking Lagos’s projected 16.2 million, according to the World Bank. Sub-Saharan Africa’s urban population is projected to reach 1.7 billion by ...

Retail investors held CFA366.2 billion ($625 million approximately) in CEMAC government securities at the end of September 2026, accounting for just 3.3% of the regional market's CFA11.02 trillion ...

Intermediaries deducted 5% to 20% in the South, with transfer agents taking another 2% in two cases Groups received funding between one week and five months after it was promised Only one bank offered ...

Only 36% of off-grid solar customers who experienced a technical problem said their product had been satisfactorily repaired or replaced. The figure was 58% for products under warranty and 22% for ...

Ivorian packaging manufacturer FILTISAC reported a 40% increase in revenue to CFA25.69 billion ($43.8 million) in the first nine months of 2026, driven mainly by stronger sales of jute packaging. The ...

Ahead of Africa's first Youth Olympic Games, Dakar was set to host a forum on October 30, 2026, bringing together policymakers, innovators and athletes to promote better health and nutrition for young ...

Algeria’s draft 2027 budget allocates $17.7 billion to social transfers, including 717.7 billion dinars for subsidies and price stabilization. The budget includes funding for 125,675 public-sector ...

GoldBod aims to generate $1.2 billion from artisanal and small-scale gold trading in November. Ghana’s gold exports earned $11.6 billion from small-scale mining and $11.1 billion from large-scale ...

Senegal launched an AI hub with the Gates Foundation to move projects beyond pilot programs and into wider use. The initiative covers AI tools in priority sectors, digital identity and data-sharing ...

Customers in francophone Africa increased by 3.7 million over twelve months, accounting for about a third of Airtel Africa’s new mobile money users. The amount of money processed per customer rose by ...

Ghana’s President Mahama called for investment in education, science, healthcare, youth empowerment and climate resilience as part of slavery reparations. He proposed development partnerships and ...