Uganda’s Parliament approved up to €207.75 million in financing for the construction and rehabilitation of 127 kilometers of roads in the Busoga region. The Jinja-Mbulamuti-Kamuli-Bukungu corridor is ...

Angola is selling a 34% stake in Standard Bank Angola that was seized from Carlos São Vicente, with the block valued at between $215 million and $261 million. Standard Bank Group has the right to ...

BP brought Egypt’s Fayoum-4 gas well online nearly two years ahead of schedule, adding about 80 million cubic feet per day to the national grid. The additional output comes as Egypt’s domestic gas ...

The DRC plans to launch the Kinshasa Stock Exchange and record its first listings and trades between June and December 2027. Before trading can begin, authorities must establish the market regulator, ...

Africa still accounts for less than 1% of the global semiconductor industry, but several countries are building capabilities in chip design, packaging, testing, research and pilot production. Morocco ...

Dakar 2026’s Learning Academy plans to train more than 400 young professionals across nine cohorts in areas such as venue operations, technology, logistics and spectator services. The program combines ...

Samb’a Finances Holding is preparing to seek regulatory approval for Samb’a Assurances Cameroun, a new microinsurance subsidiary that must be licensed before starting operations. The company plans to ...

Dakar set out a debt treatment plan on September 1 alongside a $2.2 billion IMF staff-level agreement, drawing close to $4.8 billion of Eurobonds into scope. The five series are governed by amendment ...

The UN Economic Commission for Africa began its first country-level work on Aug. 31, training officials from Botswana, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone and Togo to build health-focused economic models. Togo’s ...

The Middle East conflict and closure of the Strait of Hormuz added $21.9 billion to the fossil fuel import bill of 32 African countries between March and August 2026. Egypt, South Africa, Morocco and ...

A tailor’s debilitating illness sends him back to Africa, where his search for healing becomes a deeper struggle over identity, belonging and the place of traditional medicine. Deffo’s work in a ...

Nigeria could at least double the energy investment it receives within five years as it deepens cooperation with the International Energy Agency. Reaching the country’s 3 million-barrel-per-day oil ...