• Parliament approves Virtual Asset Service Providers Bill 2025 to regulate digital assets• Central Bank and Capital Markets Authority to share oversight of the crypto sector• Law aims to attract investors and position Kenya as Africa’s digital finance hub Kenya’s Parliament has passed a landmark bill this week to regulate digital assets such as cryptocurrencies, aiming to attract...

• $5.4 billion production-sharing contract covers Illizi Basin exploration• 30-year agreement includes a $288 million exploration phase funded by Midad• Algeria targets stronger energy sovereignty despite rising foreign partnerships Sonatrach announced on October 13, 2025, the signing of a $5.4 billion production-sharing contract with Midad Energy North Africa, a subsidiary...

Ethiopia’s $1bn bond talks collapse, prolonging its default and potentially blocking access to markets despite G20 and IMF-backed reforms. Dispute over solvency against liquidity stalls debt deal, as bondholders reject deep haircuts and Addis Ababa cites fiscal strain. Failure threatens FX reserves, reforms, and investor confidence, testing the G20 Common Framework’s credibility in...

• AgDevCo provides a $10 million senior debt loan to Hybrid Poultry to build a modern abattoir.• The project is expected to create 270 new direct jobs and support local skills development.• Hybrid will serve domestic demand and export to Lubumbashi (DRC), using sustainable processing technologies.  Specialist agriculture investor AgDevCo has committed a $10 million senior...

• The structure relies on asset-based security and a local bank wrapper to mitigate airline risk.• Regional operators, such as Air Ghana, are already gearing up for growth.• Scaling the model requires legal improvements, Foreign exchange risk management, and replicable underwriting standards. In early October 2025, TLG Capital and Wema Bank sealed a $10 million facility for Falcon...

(AXIAN ENERGY) - Côte d'Ivoire is taking another step towards energy independence with the construction of the Kong Solaire photovoltaic project. Located in the Tchologo region, this large-scale project confirms the country's commitment to diversifying its energy mix and improving access to clean, reliable and affordable electricity for its population. Led by the consortium Amos Holding, AXIAN...

• INP-HB and tech firm Stellenium signed a memorandum to build sovereign cloud and data infrastructure in Côte d’Ivoire.• The project will train engineers, data scientists, and AI governance leaders to reduce reliance on foreign infrastructure.• Côte d’Ivoire aims to become a regional innovation hub across education, health, finance, and agriculture. Côte d’Ivoire is stepping up...

• Namibia is in talks with Angola to use the Angosat-2 satellite to expand telecom coverage, particularly in rural areas.• The project could support Namibia’s goal of achieving 100% telecom coverage by 2030.• Angosat-2, operational since 2023, already connects over 300,000 people across Africa and supports high-speed Internet, TV, and voice services. Namibia’s government announced on...

• The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Commission will provide a blended financing package worth up to €95 million ($110 million) to BioNTech for its mRNA vaccine factory in Kigali.• The Kigali facility, under construction since 2022, could become Africa’s first commercial mRNA vaccine manufacturing site.• The project aligns with the African Union’s goal to produce...

• The International Nickel Study Group (INSG) expects a global nickel surplus of 261,000 tons in 2026 despite production cuts in Indonesia.• African projects by First Quantum Minerals, Ivanhoe Mines, and Lifezone Metals are advancing despite weak prices.• Nickel prices have fallen 50% since 2022 to around $15,200 per ton on the London Metal Exchange. Nickel prices have been sliding...