• Sayona and Piedmont merge in $623M deal, forming Elevra Lithium.• Combined firm inherits Piedmont’s 22.5% stake in Ghana’s Ewoyaa mine.• Project stalled as Atlantic Lithium seeks tax relief amid price slump. Australia’s Sayona Mining Ltd. has completed a $623 million merger with U.S.-based Piedmont Lithium Inc., creating a jointly owned company with assets in Canada,...

• Nigeria seeks Brazil's biotech aid to boost stagnant cotton output.• MoU targets tech transfer, pest resistance, and seed trials for growth.• Textile industry revival hinges on increased local cotton supply. On August 25, during President Bola Tinubu's state visit to Brazil, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Nigeria and Brazil, focusing on science, technology, and...

• CEEC to invest $1B in Egypt, shifting regional HQ to Cairo.• Egypt targets 10m m³/day desalination, 42% renewables by 2030.• Gulf rivals expand solar/wind, CEEC bets on integrated water-energy. China Energy Engineering Corp. (CEEC) plans to invest $1 billion in Egypt over the next five years, targeting renewable energy, desalination, and storage projects as it makes Cairo its...

• Sasol to use methane as bridge fuel until LNG imports start around 2030.• South Africa faces gas supply gap as Mozambican reserves decline.• Industry warns LNG tax clarity, guarantees needed in 2025 to stay competitive. Sasol Ltd. plans to use methane-rich gas as a stopgap supply between 2028 and 2030, ahead of South Africa’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals coming online,...

• Senegal passes first whistleblower protection law for corruption cases• Law ensures anonymity, immunity, and rewards up to 10% recovered funds• Part of broader reforms to boost transparency and governance Senegal's National Assembly passed its first-ever law to protect whistleblowers in cases of corruption and economic crimes on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. The legislation grants...

According to the ODI Global think tank, the policies could reduce exports and aid by an amount equivalent to 0.5% of the affected countries’ GDP, with some nations facing losses exceeding 30% of their economy. The world's 114 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) could lose a combined $89 billion annually from lower exports to the United States as a result of new reciprocal tariffs,...

• African Food Systems Forum opens in Dakar, focuses on youth• Leaders highlight youth's role in transforming agriculture sector• Event draws 6,000+ participants, spotlights new CAADP roadmap The 2025 African Food Systems Forum (AFSF) opened in Dakar, Senegal, with a focus on youth as a driver of agricultural transformation. Hosted by Senegal after Kigali (Rwanda) in 2024, the event is...

• Nigeria approves Renewed Hope Plan to boost $1T GDP by 2030• Plan follows subsidy cuts, currency reforms, and inflation control• Targets jobs, infrastructure, and inclusive economic growth Nigeria's National Economic Council (NEC) has approved a new development plan called the "Renewed Hope Plan (2026-2030)," the government announced in a press release on its website Friday, August...

• Egypt seeks $2.6B private investment for 2025–26 agriculture plan• Focus on desert farming, irrigation, and strategic crop expansion• Aims to cut food imports; Egypt leads Africa in food purchases Egypt is targeting 127.4 billion Egyptian pounds ($2.6 billion) in private funding for agriculture as part of its investment plan for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the Ministry of Planning,...

• $27M program launched to support 1,800 Ugandan students• 80% of scholarships target girls from rural communities• Focus on STEM education, employability, and academic access  The Mastercard Foundation and the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) have launched a new educational program in Uganda worth 95.3 billion Ugandan shillings (about $27 million). The program...