Care365 Health Hub to provide affordable, patient-centered digital health services Initiative aligns with Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope” agenda and health sector strategy Health budget rises to 2.38tr naira in 2025, with $2.5bn for primary care by 2026 Nigeria launched Care365 Health Hub on September 2, 2025, a digital platform designed to improve access to affordable,...

Net profit up 10% to CFA53bn ($94m), backed by stronger balance sheet and equity Total assets rose 6% to CFA3.72tr, while equity grew 12% to CFA446.8bn Bank builds on 2024 AAA rating and multiple awards in 2025 Société Générale Côte d’Ivoire (SGCI) presented its first-half 2025 results at a press conference on September 2, attended by CEO Patrick Blas, his deputies, and CFO...

Regional food demand projected to surge to $480bn by 2030, up from $126bn in 2010 Trade hampered by fragmented standards and road checkpoints across borders Experts call for stronger political will to unlock intra-regional food commerce West African countries still face major hurdles in developing agricultural trade, limiting the role of intra-regional commerce in advancing food...

Construction phase runs Sept 2025–end 2027, starting in Casablanca region Project includes 600 km of electrified tracks, new stations, and 9 maintenance hubs Line designed for 320 km/h, to cut Tangier–Marrakech trip to 2h40 by 2030 Morocco’s national railway operator ONCF has announced the launch this month of the heavy construction phase of the Kenitra–Marrakech high-speed rail...

TTCL plans 1,400 towers by 2027, linked to national broadband backbone First phase to deliver 626 towers by June 2026, second to add 774 in 2027 Project aims to cut digital divide, boost services, and support Vision 2050 Tanzania Telecommunications Corporation (TTCL) will deploy 1,400 new telecom towers by 2027 to expand network coverage in rural and underserved areas. The announcement was...

Kuwait’s Metro Holding eyes investment in Algerian renewables and green hydrogen Europe remains the main market, with 30–40 TWh export target by 2040 Gulf players offer co-production and technology transfer, not just capital Algeria received a delegation from Kuwait’s Metro Holding Company on September 1, led by its chairman Sheikh Mishaal Al Jarrah Al Sabah. Talks with...

JCR affirms Afreximbank at A-/stable; CCXI keeps AAA/stable rating Bank’s strong capital base and steady profits highlighted by Asian agencies Fitch and Moody’s cite sovereign risks, weaker funding, and PCS concerns After China’s CCXI confirmed Afreximbank’s AAA/stable rating at the end of August 2025, Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR) has also reaffirmed the bank’s...

Two lithium mines, Goulamina and Bougouni, raise transfer pricing concerns Sales tied to foreign parent companies risk lowering taxable revenues Authorities tighten scrutiny to ensure Mali captures fair share of lithium With the launch of the Goulamina lithium mine in 2024 and Bougouni in 2025, Mali is increasingly exposed to transfer pricing practices in its mining sector....

Law sets prison sentences of 2–5 years and fines for same-sex relations Foreign offenders face harsher penalties, including expulsion on repeat offense Reform also updates nationality rules, marriage age, and civil majority to 18 Burkina Faso’s Transitional Legislative Assembly has passed a law criminalizing homosexuality, making it punishable by two to five years in prison...

Morocco to launch 5G in Nov., starting in 8 cities and airports. Operators commit to 45% coverage by 2026, 85% by 2030. Move positions Morocco as digital hub, supporting smart cities. Morocco will roll out commercial 5G services in November, the National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (ANRT) said Sept. 2, marking a major milestone in the country’s digital transformation...