Nigeria secures €20 million from Germany to support its energy transition • The funds will promote renewables, expand infrastructure, and build skills • Nigeria targets 50% renewable electricity and ...

Highlights: • Kenya leads Africa’s 2024 Electricity Regulatory Index alongside Senegal • Strong reforms and governance praised but families face high electricity bills • Legal disputes over land ...

The Senegambian stone circles stand as one of the most remarkable archaeological legacies in West Africa, spread across parts of present-day Senegal and The Gambia. These megalithic monuments offer ...

Master Plastics receives undisclosed funding from Nedbank and Investec to expand sustainable packaging production. • Metier Capital Growth Fund III replaces Fund II in ownership shift, signaling a new ...

Rwanda targets $335.4 million in private capital to strengthen climate resilience in agriculture The plan aims to support 170,200 farmers and 375 businesses through sustainable financing Investment ...

Sri Lankan textile group, Star Garments, inaugurates its first factory in Africa with an anticipated 4,520 jobs by 2030. • This $15 million project, backed by global lingerie provider Komar and ...

West Africa’s regional exchange is exploring a shift from T+3 to same-day settlement Global markets are already adopting faster cycles like T+1 and T+0 Experts say the move could raise efficiency but ...

Olam Agri to onboard 5,000 small-scale farmers in Kwara State under a new soybean supply initiative. • Partnership with IDH and Arzikin Noma offers credit, mechanization, and training to boost local ...

Highlights: Moody's confirms confidence in Bank of Africa's Moroccan operations but raises concerns over asset quality in Sub-Saharan Africa BOA's diversification supports profitability but exposes it ...

Laurent Gbagbo’s PPA-CI and Tidjane Thiam’s PDCI have joined forces to challenge what they call a rigged Ivorian presidential election process. Both leaders remain banned from the electoral list.

Key Highlights • Somalia inaugurates its first stock exchange, the National Securities Exchange of Somalia (NSES), in Mogadishu. • NSES will start trading in early 2026, focusing on stocks and sukuk, ...

EU and EIB provide CFA27 billion to fund Congo’s Digital Acceleration Project (PATN) Investment targets education, health systems, administrative interconnection, and youth training Project aligns ...