Morocco’s Communal Equipment Fund secures €150M loan from AfDB plus $950k in technical aid. Financing will support 26 projects in 30+ municipalities, covering water, transport, and energy. Stable revenues position CEF to absorb new debt as Morocco advances decentralisation strategy. The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved an additional €150 million...

Gotion to build $5.6B battery gigafactory in Kenitra, Morocco Plant to produce 100 GWh annually, powering 2M EVs Project supports Morocco’s energy shift amid coal dependency Chinese group Gotion High-Tech is set to invest $5.6 billion in a new battery gigafactory in Kenitra, Morocco. The facility is scheduled to begin operations in the third quarter of 2026, according...

Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau sign deal to boost cultural ties Agreement includes exchanges, education, training, and festivals Deal  builds on existing cooperation in media and transport Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau have signed an agreement to strengthen cultural cooperation, according to a joint statement released on Tuesday, September 16, 2025. The agreement calls...

Lindian names Zekai Komur to lead Malawi’s First  rare earth project $59M raised for Kangankunde mine, production starts late 2026 Project part of projects under development to diversify global rare earth supply Lindian Resources has appointed Zekai Komur as executive director, the company announced in a note on Monday. Komur, who previously served as a non-executive...

· Morocco, Mistral AI sign deal to boost local AI expertise · Partnership targets training, research, and ethical AI adoption · Strategy aims for 270,000 digital jobs, $4.45B exports by 2030 The Moroccan government has signed a memorandum of understanding with French generative AI company Mistral AI to collaborate on strengthening local expertise in artificial intelligence. A...

• PIPL licensed by FSRA to operate in Abu Dhabi Global Market• Firm to raise global capital for key African growth sectors• License enables advisory, fund management, and deal structuring Premier Investment Partners Limited (PIPL), an investment advisory and fund management firm, has been licensed by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of the Abu Dhabi Global Market...

• DRC unveils $20.3B 2026 budget, up 16.4% from 2025• Budget targets revenue growth, reconstruction, inequality reduction• Reforms planned amid conflict, economic, and fiscal challenges Judith Suminwa Tuluka, the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, presented the 2026 finance bill to the National Assembly on Monday. The proposed budget is set at $20.3 billion, a...

• Eskom’s Energy Availability Factor (EAF) stood at 71.6% in early September, with unplanned losses of 7,394 MW.• South Africa recorded 119 consecutive days without scheduled blackouts between May and September 2025.• Power outages cost the economy an estimated 2.8 trillion rand ($161.3 billion) in 2023, according to CSIR. Eskom has cut unplanned outages below 8,000 MW in recent months,...

• Orange has partnered with UK-based Synamedia to boost its CDN services across Africa and the Middle East.• The deal integrates Orange’s Content Delivery Boost with Synamedia’s Quortex Switch to improve low-latency streaming.• Africa’s video-device market is valued at USD 54 billion in 2025, with growth expected to add USD 16 billion by 2035. Orange is set to strengthen its position...

• The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has granted Zambia a three-month extension for its Extended Credit Facility (ECF) program, pushing the deadline to January 30, 2026.• The extension allows Zambia time to complete the ECF's sixth review and lay groundwork for future program engagement, following Lusaka's request for a 12-month extension in July.• The ECF program, initially $1.3...