• Ethiopian Airlines signs MoU with SITA to enhance operations and passenger experience.• Deal aligns with Vision 2035, aiming for 65 million passengers and 3 million tons of cargo.• Expansion includes a new Bishoftu airport backed by the African Development Bank. Ethiopian Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding with aviation technology group SITA to jointly develop solutions...

• Cameroon cocoa output faces 10% drop as black pod disease and counterfeit fungicides spread.• Ghost town lockdowns and Telcar’s suspension deepen supply shocks, hurting farmers and grinders.• Futures near $7,364/ton; volatility rises as Cameroon’s shortfall magnifies West African cocoa risks. Cameroon’s cocoa industry, the world’s fourth-largest, is facing a compounding...

• NSIF denies rumors of interest in buying Chococam, saying it is focused on other projects.• Cadyst Invest, linked to Célestin Tawamba, is rumored to acquire Chococam for about CFA 60B ($100M).• Tiger Brands confirms Chococam is a non-core asset but no sale deal has been officially announced. Speculation in various media channels, based on some background information, initially pointed...

• Nigeria has suspended the implementation of a 4% tax on the Free Government halts 4% import duty after backlash from businesses and importers.• Tax was meant to fund customs modernization but sparked price hike concerns.• Move comes amid 20.12% inflation and growing public anger over living costs. Nigeria has suspended the implementation of a 4% tax on the Free on Board (FOB) value of...

• Parliament approves constitutional changes extending the presidential term to 7 years.• Reform also creates a vice–prime minister post and lengthens deputies’ terms.• Vote comes amid Chad’s economic hardship, with poverty and food insecurity rising. Chad’s National Assembly, on September 15, endorsed the report of the Special Commission responsible for examining the proposed...

• Morocco targets 200,000 tons of olive oil in 2025, up from 90,000 tons in 2024.• Better weather conditions expected to push olive harvests to 2 million tons.• Sector eyes exports, helped by new U.S. tariffs that favor Moroccan producers. Morocco’s olive oil industry expects to produce 200,000 tons in 2025, more than double last year’s 90,000 tons, according to projections by the...

• Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas shifts focus to deepwater licenses in Namibia’s Orange Basin.• The company sells its 85% stake in PEL 98 to local operator Lamda Energy.• Move highlights both rising offshore interest and challenges in Namibia’s oil sector. Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas announced on September 16 that it will concentrate its activities on its deepwater oil and gas exploration licenses...

• Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio visited Burkina Faso on September 16.• The trip was aimed at showing support for peace and regional integration under ECOWAS.• Talks focused on bilateral ties, regional unity, and international relations. Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio paid a working visit to Ouagadougou on September 16, where he was received by Burkina Faso’s...

• Peak Rare Earths rejects $160M U.S. bid, favors China's Shenghe• Shenghe aims full control of Tanzania’s Ngualla rare earths project• Move highlights U.S.-China race for critical mineral supply chains Peak Rare Earths, the operator of the Ngualla rare earths project in Tanzania, announced on Tuesday, September 16, that it has rejected a A$240 million (about $160 million) bid...

• Sungrow to build 10 GW battery factory in Egypt• Project supports Egypt’s push to localize energy storage industry• Egypt targets 30% renewables by 2030, eyes green exports to Europe Chinese renewable energy group Sungrow Power Supply plans to build an energy storage battery factory in Egypt, the Egyptian presidency's spokesperson announced in a statement Sunday. The project was...