Burkina Faso nationalizes SOTRACO transport firm, acquires private shares Observers say state ownership may squeeze out private bus and taxi operators Move aligns with West African trend of expanding public transport systems Burkina Faso's state transport company SOTRACO is now fully owned by the government following a buyout of private shareholders last week. The government adopted two...

Gabon plans to overhaul railway's ownership and revenue model Government to enforce direct payment of rail revenue to state Reforms include new tolls, weight controls, and revised freight rules Gabon’s President, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, met with senior executives from Setrag and the Eramet group last weekend to discuss a major overhaul of the national railway’s business model and...

Chad opens $77.2M bridge over Chari River in N'Djamena Project faced 76-month delay due to technical and financial issues Bridge aims to boost trade, ease traffic, and support urban growth A new bridge over the Chari River in N'Djamena was inaugurated and opened to traffic on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. Located in the Chagoua district, the two-lane, 320-meter bridge connects to a...

Kenya begins $678.5M upgrade of key A8 highway corridor Project to ease trade-route congestion, boost regional connectivity Part of plan to build 30,500 km of roads in 10 years Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday officially launched work to expand the 94-kilometer Gilgil-Nakuru-Mau Summit stretch of the A8 highway. The upgrade is expected to ease chronic congestion along the...

The EU’s new deforestation rules have created major hurdles for agricultural exporters since 2022. Nigeria plans to use the extended deadline to bring its supply chains into full compliance. Nigeria’s Ministry of Agriculture last week issued a national strategy to comply with the European Union’s new deforestation rules. The plan, published as the White Paper on Strategy for EUDR...

IFC to provide $21.2M financing to Senegal’s Carrefour Médical Funds to expand local production, including dialysis kit components New HQ in Diamniadio to host training and equipment support facilities The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will provide a 12 billion CFA franc ($21.2 million) local-currency financing package to Carrefour Médical, a Senegalese company...

Liquid C2 launched AI-driven “Liquid G” to boost Google Cloud use Program targets high cloud adoption barriers like cost and complexity Offers local billing, AI tools, and simplified cloud access for Africa Liquid C2, the cloud and cybersecurity arm of Liquid Intelligent Technologies, last week launched a new AI-powered distribution program called Liquid G. The initiative aims...

Nigeria’s defense minister resigned for health reasons, presidency says Over 400 people abducted since Nov. 17 amid worsening insecurity Government plans to recruit 50,000 security personnel nationwide Nigeria’s Defense Minister, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, resigned on Monday for health reasons with immediate effect, the presidency said. President Bola Tinubu accepted his...

(AGRA) - The Centre for African Leaders in Agriculture (CALA), an AGRA-led initiative and its implementing partner, the African Management Institute, proudly celebrated the graduation of its fourth cohort of senior leaders at a high-level ceremony held from 2-3 December 2025 in Accra, Ghana. The event brought together government officials, private sector actors, farmer organisations, development...

Global power shifts offer Africa leverage for economic transformation BRICS+ expansion and US-China rivalry reshape global alignments PCNS urges Africa to avoid new dependencies, prioritize self-driven growth Global geopolitical realignments are opening new opportunities for Africa, but only if the continent can convert intensifying competition among major powers into a driver of...