• Rwanda cut multidimensional child poverty nearly in half among 5–14-year-olds—from 25.3% to 11.9% between 2016 and 2024.• Free basic education and expanded rural school access drive this progress.• Challenges remain, especially for female-headed households and remote communities. Rwanda is reducing child poverty by focusing on education, health, and social programs that target its...

South32 plans to revise its 2026 production forecast for the Mozal aluminium smelter due to unresolved energy supply negotiations. The current electricity supply contract with Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB) expires in March 2026, and tariff talks remain unsettled. South32 previously cut its 2025 production forecast to 350,000 tonnes after post-election unrest disrupted...

The world’s renewable energy capacity grew by 582 GW in 2024 but still falls short of the 2030 tripling target. Africa’s renewable capacity increased only 7.2% in 2024, half the global average growth rate, capturing just 1.57% of global capacity. Sub-Saharan Africa must triple its renewable capacity by 2030 to meet energy access needs and climate goals, but current progress risks...

Chad shipped 1,045 tonnes of gum arabic to the USA between January and May 2025, an 81% increase year-on-year. Sudan’s gum arabic exports to the USA fell sharply due to ongoing civil conflict, dropping from nearly 1,500 tonnes to less than 600 tonnes. Chad now supplies 16% of all US gum arabic imports and ranks second globally after France. Chad and Sudan dominate the global gum...

Guinea’s government terminated its deal with Emirates Global Aluminium’s (EGA) subsidiary, triggering over 2,000 job cuts. The dispute centers on EGA’s alleged failure to build an alumina refinery as required by Guinea’s push for local mineral processing. Other companies, such as China’s SPIC, are advancing their own alumina refinery projects in Guinea, signaling a shift in...

Nigeria has announced a partnership with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to equip Nigerian youth with advanced digital skills, entrepreneurial training, and global exposure. The initiative was unveiled by the Minister of Youth Development, Mr. Ayodele Olawande, during a 4-day high-level visit to the UAE from July 8-11. It aims to foster innovation, create jobs, and integrate Nigeria’s young...

Malawi’s Mount Mulanje and Cameroon’s Diy-Gid-Biy added to UNESCO World Heritage List Africa still holds 25% of endangered sites, despite recent removals UNESCO boosts 2025 Africa funding to 27% under "Priority Africa" strategy On Friday, July 11, two African sites officially joined the UNESCO World Heritage List: Mount Mulanje in southern Malawi and the Diy-Gid-Biy cultural...

DRC launches campaign to diversify investors in government securities 98% of bonds now held by banks; aim is to reduce risk and broaden access Part of wider African push to deepen local debt markets Doudou Fwamba, the Finance Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has launched a program to raise awareness of public securities issuance, including Treasury bills and bonds. The...

Millenial Potash secured $3M from the U.S. DFC to fund a feasibility study for its Banio potash project in Gabon The study will assess the technical and economic viability of a deposit estimated at 185 million inferred resources Project development also requires an environmental assessment before a mining license can be issued Gabon's Millennial Potash announced on Wednesday,...

After two decades of unsuccessful efforts to revive its state-owned refineries, Nigeria may be heading toward selling them. The head of NNPC, appointed just a few months ago to get the plants back on track, now admits the overhaul is proving far more complex than initially expected. Nigeria is now openly considering the sale of its state-owned oil refineries. Bayo Ojulari, the newly appointed...