• Chad seeks digital partners to overcome landlocked connectivity barriers• Plans include fiber links with Egypt, Nigeria, and Congo-Ocean line• Progress slow; TSB project only 32% complete as of March 2025 Chadian authorities are increasing their efforts to improve the country's digital connectivity, holding a meeting with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and seeking...

• Burkina Faso secures €187.8M IsDB loan for road projects• 187.8 km of roads to be rehabilitated, key trade routes improved• Projects aim to cut transport costs, boost security, aid exports Burkina Faso's government has approved a loan of 187.83 million euros ($220 million) from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) for a series of road projects, according to a cabinet meeting...

• Cameroon shifts from tax exemptions to tiered investment tax credits• Syndustricam says reform risks sidelining SMEs, lacks clarity• Ordinance bypassed parliament, raising concerns over democratic process In the latest issue of "Chroniques de l’industrie,” Syndustricam, the Cameroon Union of Industrialists, offers a critical reading of the ordinance signed on July 18, 2025, by...

• Norway channels 70% of Norfund energy funds to Africa• Scatec leads large-scale solar projects in Egypt, Tunisia, Botswana• Empower targets decentralized solar for Africa’s commercial sector Norway is quietly building a significant footprint in Africa’s renewable energy sector through a coordinated strategy involving its state investment fund and two private companies. In 2024, 70%...

• Burkina Faso reassures investors amid new mining code concerns• Guinea promotes Simandou project as economic transformation driver• Mixed signals on West Africa’s mining climate at Perth conference Messages about the business climate in West Africa were mixed at the Africa Down Under 2025 conference, an annual event in Perth that connects Australian mining companies with leaders from...

• AGRA urges holistic overhaul of Africa’s fragile food systems• Climate change, urbanization worsening hunger and food insecurity• Youth inclusion seen as key to sustainable agricultural transformation Africa must adopt a more holistic approach to its food systems to achieve sustainable and resilient growth, according to a new report by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa...

• President Faye reshuffles cabinet to accelerate national reforms• Cheikh Niang, Yassine Fall, Cissé get key ministerial roles• Sonko calls for disciplined, round-the-clock government action President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has reshuffled Senegal's government, making three key changes aimed at accelerating reforms and tackling pressing national challenges. In a decree signed by Faye on...

Doubling Africa’s R&D to 1% of GDP by 2030 could unlock $60–70 Billion annually in agriculture, tech, and manufacturing. Africa spends <0.5% of GDP on R&D, far below the global 2.2% average, limiting innovation and global competitiveness. Afreximbank’s ARIH aims to link research with industry, turning ideas into market-ready products and industrial growth. At the launch of...

Kenya's 2+2 program sends 20 students to Tianjin to train as Mandarin teachers for public schools. Kenyan lecturers co-wrote the syllabus and will sit on the graduation board in China next summer. Graduates will return to teach Mandarin in Kenyan classrooms under Kenyan payroll rules. Kenya is broadening the African journey on reshaping the teaching of Mandarin—by taking control of...

• Trump boosts Bitcoin with a Strategic Reserve while regulating stablecoins to reinforce dollar demand.• Bitcoin tops $110,000 and $2.2T market capitalization, gaining legitimacy as digital gold despite high volatility.• Dollar still anchors African central banks reserves, with stablecoins deepening its role in remittances and digital finance. Washington is reshaping the global...