• AgDevCo provides a $10 million senior debt loan to Hybrid Poultry to build a modern abattoir.• The project is expected to create 270 new direct jobs and support local skills development.• Hybrid will serve domestic demand and export to Lubumbashi (DRC), using sustainable processing technologies.  Specialist agriculture investor AgDevCo has committed a $10 million senior...

• The structure relies on asset-based security and a local bank wrapper to mitigate airline risk.• Regional operators, such as Air Ghana, are already gearing up for growth.• Scaling the model requires legal improvements, Foreign exchange risk management, and replicable underwriting standards. In early October 2025, TLG Capital and Wema Bank sealed a $10 million facility for Falcon...

(AXIAN ENERGY) - Côte d'Ivoire is taking another step towards energy independence with the construction of the Kong Solaire photovoltaic project. Located in the Tchologo region, this large-scale project confirms the country's commitment to diversifying its energy mix and improving access to clean, reliable and affordable electricity for its population. Led by the consortium Amos Holding, AXIAN...

• INP-HB and tech firm Stellenium signed a memorandum to build sovereign cloud and data infrastructure in Côte d’Ivoire.• The project will train engineers, data scientists, and AI governance leaders to reduce reliance on foreign infrastructure.• Côte d’Ivoire aims to become a regional innovation hub across education, health, finance, and agriculture. Côte d’Ivoire is stepping up...

• Namibia is in talks with Angola to use the Angosat-2 satellite to expand telecom coverage, particularly in rural areas.• The project could support Namibia’s goal of achieving 100% telecom coverage by 2030.• Angosat-2, operational since 2023, already connects over 300,000 people across Africa and supports high-speed Internet, TV, and voice services. Namibia’s government announced on...

• The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Commission will provide a blended financing package worth up to €95 million ($110 million) to BioNTech for its mRNA vaccine factory in Kigali.• The Kigali facility, under construction since 2022, could become Africa’s first commercial mRNA vaccine manufacturing site.• The project aligns with the African Union’s goal to produce...

• The International Nickel Study Group (INSG) expects a global nickel surplus of 261,000 tons in 2026 despite production cuts in Indonesia.• African projects by First Quantum Minerals, Ivanhoe Mines, and Lifezone Metals are advancing despite weak prices.• Nickel prices have fallen 50% since 2022 to around $15,200 per ton on the London Metal Exchange. Nickel prices have been sliding...

• Madagascar faces a political crisis as President Andry Rajoelina reportedly fled the country amid mass protests and army unrest.• The crisis comes as the IMF supports key reforms through $107 million in recent funding under its Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF).• The unrest threatens to derail fiscal consolidation and energy-sector...

• Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) owes 32.5 billion cedis ($2.7 billion) and faces production falling 40% since 2020.• Ghana uses less than 50% of its 504,780-ton cocoa processing capacity due to raw bean shortages.• Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang calls for blended finance and EU partnership to boost local processing. Ghana, the world’s second-largest cocoa producer after Côte...

Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s top cocoa producer, began its 2025–2026 marketing season on October 1 with a weaker start than expected. Early port arrivals reached 48,000 tons between October 1 and 12, down 52% from the same period last season, according to exporters cited by Reuters. The sluggish pace points to a slow harvest across major cocoa-growing regions, as producers face poor road...