Cameroon inflation averages 3.1% in year to January 2026 Food prices up 6.6%, but fall 1.9% in January IMF sees inflation easing to 2.9% in...
DRC, UNOPS sign infrastructure cooperation memorandum in Kinshasa Agreement covers development, skills transfer, strategic coordination,...
Côte d’Ivoire approved private investment rises 9.6% in 2025 Total reaches 812 billion CFA francs, led by agriculture Reforms planned under Agenda...
High-level Saudi delegation hosted at State House Entebbe Year-long Gulf investment courting enters implementation phase Luwero Coffee Park positioned...
Togo creates National Geographic Institute by ministerial decree Reform grants legal, financial autonomy to new body Institute to modernize...
Morocco is the only African country rated low risk for corporate nonpayment in Allianz Trade’s 2026 report. Côte d’Ivoire and Algeria are rated...
Senegal’s Gamers Association and the Digital Ministry signed a partnership to organize Efest Africa in Dakar. Senegal’s video game market reached...
Hayat DHC will invest 13.4 billion Algerian dinars ($103 million) to build a paper products plant in Relizane. The facility will produce 70,000...
Algeria plans to launch construction of the $13 billion Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) after Ramadan. The TSGP would transport 20–30...
The Orange Foundation Côte d’Ivoire allocated CFA60 million ($108,000) for the 2026 Ramadan and Christian Lent caravan. The foundation mobilized...
Morocco, AXA sign digital skills and AI partnership Deal covers training, R&D, internships in tech fields Supports plan to train 100,000 youths...
IMF sees Cameroon growth rising on mining, power gains GDP to recover to 3.3% in 2026, exceed 4% Fiscal deficit widened in 2025, debt risk remains...
Cameroon to raise 585 billion CFA on international markets Follows $750 million bond under 1,000 billion CFA target Funds to clear arrears,...
Togo reviews investment policy to align with AfCFTA protocol Three-day workshop held with IISD and key stakeholders Reforms aim to attract...
Ghana suspends Burkina Faso tomato imports after Titao attack Wholesale prices jump in Accra following trade halt Imports vital as domestic output...
Government meets Vodafone Egypt and Vodacom executives as part of broader group-level digital discussions Talks focus on infrastructure, e-government...
IMF Board completes 4th ECF review, unlocking $33.2M disbursement and bringing total support to $165.8M since September 2023. Burkina...
Libya awards fuel supply contracts to Vitol, Trafigura and TotalEnergies. Russian fuel exports to Libya fall sharply, from 56,000 bpd to 5,000...
Benin plans to establish a National Agency to Combat Malaria and Mosquitoes. Malaria remains endemic, with high infection and child mortality...
National humanitarian plan targets 4.47 million vulnerable people in 2026. Program is valued at CFA770 billion (about $1.3 billion). U.N....
Kenya launches $500 million Eurobond buyback maturing in 2028 and 2032. Operation financed through issuance of a new longer-dated...
Senegal, Morocco resume talks on film co-production pact Countries seek revised agreement on training, distribution Partnership produced two...
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First group of 500 trainees begins “train-the-trainer” program in Kinshasa 200 top performers will be selected to train others nationwide Five-year...
Ghana paid 10 billion cedis ($910 million) in interest under its Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). Authorities made the payment fully in cash,...
Investigation targets alleged breaches of Nigeria’s 2023 data protection law Platform processes personal data of an estimated 12.7 million...
Uzbekistan and South Africa agreed to establish a bilateral Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation and a joint working...
Fourth Global Tourism Resilience Day, Conference and Expo held from February 16 to 18 in Nairobi Ministers, tourism authorities, researchers and...
Fiscal consolidation and aggressive tax collection are draining liquidity from Ivorian SMEs, even as the headline GDP growth exceeds six per...
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