Egypt’s Petrojet wins $1.08B Algeria oil field contract Project includes CPF, 217 km pipelines, and infrastructure upgrades Phase 2 aims to double Hassi Bir Rekaiz crude output Egypt’s Petrojet has won a $1.08 billion contract to develop Phase 2 of the Hassi Bir Rekaiz oil field in eastern Algeria, Egyptian media reported on Oct. 21. The contract, awarded by Sonatrach after...

Mauritania, Morocco sign deal to digitize justice systems Agreement includes training, infrastructure, and legal tech reforms Digital justice aims to boost access, transparency, and efficiency Mauritania is stepping up efforts to digitize its justice system, signing a cooperation agreement with Morocco on Oct. 20. Under the deal, which covers the 2026-2027 period, Morocco’s Ministry of...

Congo regulator gives MTN, Airtel 2 more months for SIM checks Only 9% of SIMs properly registered; ID rules widely ignored Unverified SIMs raise fraud, cybercrime risks amid rising losses The Electronic Post and Communications Regulatory Agency (ARPCE) has given mobile operators MTN and Airtel two more months to complete the registration of all SIM cards, in line with current...

Nigeria targets $410B for clean energy, 277 GW by 2060 Power demand rising amid population growth, fiscal strain Reforms, private investment key to energy sector overhaul Nigeria plans to raise about $410 billion by 2060 to overhaul its power system and expand clean energy sources, Vice President Kashim Shettima said during the opening of the Nigerian Renewable Energy Innovation...

Faye visits Rwanda’s Irembo platform to study e-governance model Senegal eyes digital transformation with $2B modernization plan Kigali and Dakar lead regionally in e-government efforts Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye visited the headquarters of Irembo, Rwanda’s national digital platform, on Oct. 18, during his official trip to Kigali. He was briefed on how the system...

At the start of 2025, many expected a standoff between Niamey and China National Petroleum Corporation Niger Petroleum (CNPCNP), similar to recent disputes in Burkina Faso and Mali’s mining industries. Following the expulsion of Chinese executives and Niger’s push for stricter local content rules, a confrontation seemed inevitable. Yet operations and exports have continued uninterrupted,...

Partnership expansion takes effect on October 26, 2025 19 new destinations added across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia Move aims to enhance network connectivity and travel convenience Qatar Airways and Kenya Airways (KQ) have expanded their strategic partnership with the launch of codeshare flights covering 19 new destinations, available from Sunday, October 26, 2025. The two...

(PRESIDENCE DE GUINEE)- The Republic of Guinea has completed a major rebasing exercise of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), conducted by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) under the supervision of the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation. This revision, carried out with the support of the IMF, the World Bank, the African Development Bank, and AFRISTAT, reveals a 51.2%...

The 4.5 mtpa liquefaction unit resumes full operations after maintenance Move aims to restore Skikda’s production capacity and expand LNG exports Part of Sonatrach’s wider modernization and export optimization program Algeria’s national oil and gas company Sonatrach has restarted a major gas processing unit at the Skikda industrial complex on the country’s northeast coast,...

Moniepoint completes $200 million Series C round after securing $90 million more Funding led by DPI’s African Development Partners III with several global investors Capital to support African expansion and remittance services for the diaspora Nigerian fintech Moniepoint has closed an additional $90 million funding round, bringing its total Series C financing...