Gold Fields paid $98.8 million in gold royalties to Ghana in 2025, up 26% year on year. The company applied the maximum 5% royalty rate as gold prices remained above $2,300 per ounce. Ghana plans to introduce a new royalty scale of up to 12% as gold prices trade above $4,500 per ounce. In its financial report published on February 19, Gold Fields said it...

The Chamber of Aquaculture Ghana plans to mobilize $10 million over 10 years to scale fisheries and aquaculture businesses. Ghana faces an annual fresh fish supply deficit of nearly 700,000 tonnes despite exporting 44% of domestic production. National fish catches fell 22.6% between 1999 and 2023, while aquaculture output nearly doubled between 2019 and 2023. The Chamber...

French think tank coins “CUBITA” for six agricultural powers Group accounts for one-third of global farm exports Report says members could reshape food geopolitics Nearly 25 years after the BRICS acronym was coined, a new term is entering the global lexicon: CUBITA. Combining agricultural potential, fertile land and strategic positions in global trade, these six countries represent an...

Madagascar launches subsidized sale of 664,000 digital devices 400,000 units reserved for women and girls Initiative targets digital divide amid low internet access Madagascar on Saturday launched a national program to sell 664,000 subsidized digital devices, including 400,000 units reserved for women and girls. The initiative aims to expand access to connected devices and narrow the...

Africa’s grasslands could shrink up to 65% by 2100 Over 110 million livestock farmers risk losing incomes Globally, up to half of grazing land may become unviable Climate change could shrink Africa’s grassland area by as much as 65% by the end of the century, with severe consequences for food security, rural livelihoods and the livestock sector, according to a report published on...

Xcalibur to launch $297.8 million mapping phase in DRC Three-year surveys to cover 700,000 square kilometers Program aims to modernize data, reduce exploration risks Xcalibur Multiphysics Group is set to launch the second phase of its airborne geophysical and geological mapping program in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), one month after signing a second contract...

Gabon held the 5th steering committee for the eGabon and Gabon Digital programs on February 23. Authorities aim to strengthen interministerial coordination and improve disbursement rates. The government wants to shift from project structuring to accelerated execution. In Gabon, the Ministry of Digital Economy announced on February 23, that officials adopted strategic decisions...

The draft Cybercrime Bill would grant authorities expanded investigative powers over electronic data and communications. The Institute for Public Policy Research warned that vague provisions could undermine privacy and freedom of expression. Nam-CSIRT detected 549,556 cyber vulnerabilities and 843,490 cyber events between April and June 2025. The Institute for Public Policy...

Senegal, Canada finalize plans for Dakar-Montreal flights Air Transat to operate twice weekly from June Route expected to boost diaspora travel, trade links A technical meeting was held on Monday, Feb. 23, between the civil aviation authorities of Senegal and Canada to finalize regulatory and operational arrangements for the launch of direct flights between Dakar and Montreal....

New executives appointed at Sakima, Sokimo, Gécamines Changes align with restructuring, US-DRC minerals partnership Three state-owned mining companies in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have undergone leadership changes following presidential decrees read on state television on Feb. 23, 2026. The appointments concern Société aurifère du Kivu et du Maniema (Sakima),...