Africa’s total trade rose by 13.9% to $1.5 trillion after shrinking in 2023 • Intra-African trade grew by 12.4%, driven by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) • Afreximbank plans to boost ...

Food production uses nearly 15% of global fossil fuel demand, says IPES-Food • Fertilizers, plastic packaging, and transport tie food security to oil and gas markets • Experts urge agroecology, food ...

The Malala Fund will invest $50 million over five years to promote girls’ education • Nigeria is a priority due to wide gaps in access to secondary school, especially in six states • The initiative ...

Experts at Cyber Africa Forum 2025 stress consumer education to fight cyber threats • Social engineering scams, phishing, and money mule schemes are rising across Africa • GSMA urges mobile money ...

Bannerman raises A$85M to advance Etango uranium project in Namibia. • Funds target pre-construction ahead of 2025 investment decision. • Etango may produce 52.6M lbs over 15 years; full funding still ...

Algeria and Angola to boost energy ties in oil, gas, and mining. • Plan includes expert exchanges and joint project studies. Algeria and Angola announced stronger energy sector cooperation on Monday, ...

Rwanda wants to mobilize $500 million to fund biodiversity protection projects • The goal aligns with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework adopted in 2022 • The country plans to reduce ...

Côte d’Ivoire opens $235M cocoa complex, doubling Transcao’s capacity to 100,000 tons. • Site includes storage and training center to boost local processing. • Aims to raise value-added production and ...

Global public funding for clean energy in developing countries hit $21.6 billion in 2023 • South Africa and Nigeria rank among the world’s top five beneficiaries • South Africa focuses on industrial ...

Burkina Faso to tax interest on new WAEMU bonds from Aug 1, 2025, excluding its own. • Ends unregulated tax exemption causing state revenue losses. Burkina Faso will begin taxing interest earned on ...

Madagascar began celebrations two weeks ago to mark the 65th anniversary of its independence from France. These festivities, which culminated on June 26, National Day, with a military parade, hold ...

The Houphouët-Boigny National Polytechnic Institute (INPHB), established in 1996 through the merger of several schools, is now considered Côte d’Ivoire’s leading educational institution. Despite past ...