Zambia secures $63m World Bank funding to extend 2,000 km of fiber and expand last-mile broadband. Project will connect 500+ government institutions, schools and higher-education sites, with $8m in co-investment. Program supports Vision 2030 goals, adds digital ID, e-gov, and skills training to boost fintech and agritech jobs. Zambia secured $63 million in financing...

Top 20 fossil fuel producers plan to more than double output allowed under Paris deal. By 2030, coal, oil, and gas output could surpass 1.5°C pathway by 500%, 31%, and 92%. Report raises concerns ahead of COP30 in Brazil over weak net-zero commitments. By 2030, the world’s biggest fossil fuel producers plan to extract more than twice the coal, oil, and gas that would be...

Dutch firm De Heus to build new feed factory in Korhogo, expanding its footprint. Move follows €8 bln CFA ($14.4 mln) investment in Attinguié poultry feed plant in 2023. Côte d’Ivoire targets doubling chicken output to 200,000 tons by 2030, boosting feed demand. Dutch animal feed producer De Heus plans to build a new production facility in Korhogo, northern Côte...

Nigeria’s economy grew 4.23% year-on-year in Q2 2025, up from 3.19% in Q1. Oil sector expanded 20.42% with output rising to 1.68 million barrels per day. GDP rebasing lifted economy size to $243 billion but kept Nigeria 4th in Africa. Nigeria’s real GDP grew by 4.23% in the second quarter of 2025 compared with 3.19% in the first quarter, the National Bureau of...

Only 67% of primary teachers in West Africa meet national qualification standards, and attrition rates reach over 20% in some countries. UNESCO, the EU and the African Union launched regional initiatives to modernize curricula and boost teacher training. Countries including Ghana, Nigeria and Gambia have begun reforms to improve teacher retention and professional...

AJN starts early works at Ethiopia’s Okote gold project after $10m JV deal with Godu. 600 trench samples under review; results to guide 1,500m drilling plan. Move marks AJN’s gold entry as prices surge 40%+; Ethiopia attracts more juniors. Canadian junior miner AJN Resources announced on September 22, the start of preliminary works on the Okote gold project in...

Zhejiang Hengsheng invested $70 million in a new textile factory in West Qantara. The plant is expected to create 1,300 direct jobs and generate $300 million in annual revenue. Egypt targets $10 billion in textile exports and 1 million jobs by end-2025. Egyptian authorities officially launched the Zhejiang Hengsheng-funded textile plant project in July 2024....

Women account for nearly half of Sub-Saharan Africa’s agrifood workforce but face systemic barriers to land and resources. About 64% of the region’s population suffered moderate or severe food insecurity in 2024, affecting 11.2 million more women than men. A 1°C increase in long-term temperatures cuts household income in female-headed homes by 34% more than in male-headed...

South Africa rejects EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) but seeks flexibility. CBAM threatens South African exports of steel, aluminum, iron, and fertilizers to the EU and UK. Pretoria advocates for recognition of its domestic carbon tax and calls for industrial diversification. The European Union's (EU) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will fully enter into...

Global rutile market projected to reach $6.4 billion by 2033. Fortuna Metals initiates exploration on two new Malawian projects. Sovereign Metals' Kasiya project holds the world's largest unexploited rutile deposit. The global rutile market expects to reach $6.4 billion by 2033, climbing from $4.2 billion in 2024. As historic African deposits, spanning from Sierra...