Govt to drill 500 wells across 178 districts, benefiting nearly 59,000 farmers • $498.2M invested from 2015–2025, but funding still falls short of full potential • Only a fraction of 29.4M ha of ...

DRC signs deal with China’s Zhongshi Wozen to build 450 km Kinshasa–Banana highway • Project to support Banana deep-water port and reduce supply chain costs • No timeline or budget disclosed; ...

Sovereign Metals signs MoU with ESCOM to secure hydropower for Kasiya project • Initial energy demand set at 30 MW, rising to 60 MW by year six • Mine expected to produce 233,000 t of graphite and 222 ...

Fire on Chevron’s Benguela Belize platform may delay operations and impact exports • Angola risks production shortfalls amid efforts to maintain 1.1M barrels/day output • One person missing, 17 ...

Axian discusses telecom and tech investments with Algerian authorities • Move aligns with broader African expansion following deals in Togo and Free • Algeria reports mobile penetration of 85.9% and ...

DRC’s cobalt output forecast to drop 45% by 2030 due to declining ore quality • Indonesia’s cobalt production projected to rise 80% by 2040 as a nickel byproduct • Shift may reduce DRC’s global supply ...

Cameroon plans to raise up to CFA200 billion ($345 million) on international markets • The country faces CFA1,795 billion in financing needs this year, driven by heavy debt service • Investors remain ...

Landlocked Chad aims to reduce reliance on Cameroon for international internet access • Plans include new IXPs and regional redundancy links with Algeria, Libya, and Nigeria • Connectivity disruptions ...

Burkina Faso had the most affordable mobile phones in West Africa in 2023, at 15.1% of average monthly income In Cape Verde and Guinea, buying a phone cost more than 60% of an average monthly salary ...

B to upgrade trains and signaling systems via PRASA 600 new trains planned; 275 delivered via Gibela-Alstom JV Passenger trips expected to triple to 186M by 2027/28 South Africa has proposed a $3.7 ...

Canal+ receives conditional approval from South Africa’s Competition Commission Acquisition targets expansion in English and Portuguese-speaking Africa Canal+ currently holds 41% of MultiChoice and ...

Rwanda to receive $1.04B in UN support for sustainable development goals Funds aligned with Rwanda’s 2024–2029 strategy and Vision 2050 goals New framework emphasizes inclusion, green growth, and ...