Côte d'Ivoire launches Tradepost to digitize and streamline regional postal logistics System harmonizes customs and tracking to ease cross-border ECOWAS trade Initiative supports growing e-commerce market valued at 280 billion CFA Côte d'Ivoire launched Tradepost on Monday, a new system designed to modernize postal logistics and support cross-border trade within the ECOWAS...

Weeks ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Francophone public broadcasters are seeking to secure the rights to show more matches free-to-air. Their efforts highlight a familiar dilemma: how to balance tight budgets with massive public demand for major sports events. The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is set to begin on December 21 in Morocco with a match between Morocco and...

BUA partners with Bühler to build a 32-ton/hour rice processing line Expansion aims to boost capacity as Nigeria imports 2.5m tons annually Rice sales are rising but remain a minor share of BUA Foods’ revenue Nigerian conglomerate BUA has signed a partnership with Swiss industrial group Bühler to expand its rice processing business. The agreement was concluded in Dubai on...

50 oil and gas blocks opened to tender (15 onshore, 19 shallow-water, 15 frontier, one deepwater) under the next licensing round planned for January 2026. Daily crude oil losses fell to ~9,600 barrels per day in July 2025, the lowest in 16 years, improving sector stability. Domestic refining capacity rises as Dangote Refinery and other projects ramp up supply of fuel locally,...

I&P closes €41m for IPAE 3, targeting €70m by 2026 Fund will invest €1-5m in 15-20 SMEs across West Africa and Madagascar IPAE 3 adds impact focus on gender and climate with technical support Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) said on Tuesday that it has held a first close at 41 million euros (47.7 million dollars) for its new fund, I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs 3...

Mali trains 40 journalists in media literacy to counter disinformation Program aims to strengthen verification skills amid declining press freedom RSF notes Mali’s fall to 119th and rising vulnerability to misinformation The Malian government held a media and information literacy training from Nov. 25 to 27. Over three days, participants were trained to analyze, verify and handle...

Platform offers courses on agribusiness, climate-smart farming and financial planning Initiative targets low regional productivity and supports broader resilience programs Namibia’s Meatco Foundation has launched an online training platform for smallholder farmers in partnership with local and international organizations. The Agribusiness e-Academy, announced on Dec. 2, aims to build...

New facility supports SMEs via cloud vouchers under Acelera Clouds program Clouds2Africa strengthens regional capacity with a third Angolan node Angola Cables has opened a third cloud node in Angola as it expands its digital ecosystem. The new facility, Luanda-02, is integrated into the company’s Clouds2Africa platform. Built to international standards, Luanda-02 improves network...

OGEFREM signs a concession with Yellowstone to finance and build the Kasumbalesa dry port, a key regional transport hub. The private partner will construct warehouses, yards, fuel storage and 1,800-slot truck parks, plus admin and service facilities. In return for its investment (≈$129M), Yellowstone will operate the port under concession, leveraging its regional logistics...

Project supports 2030 electrification goals and expanded renewable capacity National access remains 55%, with major urban-rural disparities Mauritania and France have signed a concessional loan of more than 39 million euros to finance the construction of ten solar power plants with integrated storage systems. The agreement was signed in late November in Nouakchott by Mauritania’s...