• Harmony’s costs surged 20% in FY25, outpacing rivals AngloGold and Gold Fields.• Stock up 62% this year, but lags sector’s 85% advance amid margin concerns.• Miner targets copper to make up 40% of output by 2035 as a hedge. South Africa’s Harmony Gold Mining Co. is cashing in on record gold prices, yet surging labor and power bills are eroding margins and raising questions about...

Thirty officials from South Sudan’s Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management are attending a 14-day seminar run by experts from China’s Hunan International Business Vocational College. The program, launched in Juba this month, covers crisis management for floods, droughts, inter-communal conflicts, and disease outbreaks—recurring threats in a nation struggling to stabilize...

• Ghana to legalize commercial motorcycle and tricycle transport• New rules require DVLA licenses and mandatory driver training• Reform targets safety, jobs, and informal transport regulation Ghana’s Ministry of Transport has announced a revision of the 2012 Road Traffic Regulations (L.I. 2180) to officially legalize motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles for commercial passenger transport....

• Niger to integrate traditional medicine into formal healthcare system• Plan includes training, oversight, and job creation in the sector• Move targets informal economy, youth employment, and healthcare access Niger’s Health Minister Garba Hakimi announced on Sunday that the government plans to integrate traditional medicine into the country's formal healthcare system. Speaking at the...

• ReconAfrica’s Kavango West 1X well is drilling toward the Otavi reservoir, with first real results due by the end of November.• Investor optimism is strong, with a C$19 m oversubscribed raise and shares up 54% from June lows on the Frankfurt exchange.• Success would confirm Namibia’s onshore oil potential, complementing offshore finds by Shell and TotalEnergies. The windfall well,...

• Senegal’s ARTP seeks deeper regulatory ties with ITU• Strategic plan targets AI, climate, data, and network governance• Digital growth continues with 121% mobile, 60.6% internet penetration Sénégal’s Telecommunications and Posts Regulatory Authority (ARTP) is seeking to deepen its cooperation with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on regulation. The two organizations...

• Gold hits record $3,500/oz; silver reaches $40/oz high• Silver outpaces gold with 34% YTD rise, supply deficit cited• Gold-silver ratio drops to 87 amid silver’s strong rally Gold’s spot price surged above $3,500 an ounce in early Tuesday trading, surpassing a previous all-time high set last April. Despite a 30% rise since January, the precious metal has been...

• Burkina Faso and Switzerland begin talks on their next cooperation program for 2026–2029• The new plan will replace the 2021–2025 program, which carried a budget of 156.5m CHF ($195m)• Switzerland has supported Burkina Faso since 1961, with priority status since 1976 The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Burkina Faso, Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré, met on September 1 with Stefanie Burri,...

• CAR plans to raise up to CFA17.5bn ($31.9m) in Q3 on the BEAC securities market• CFA15bn already secured in July, nearly reaching the quarterly ceiling• Year-to-date issuance stands at CFA81bn, close to the CFA95bn annual target The Central African Republic (CAR) plans to raise up to CFA17.5 billion ($31.9 million) on the public securities market of the Bank of Central African States...

• Mali’s food security commissioner says national sovereignty depends on food sovereignty• Government plans 2024–2033 projects to boost farming and cut reliance on imports• Africa spends $50bn a year on food imports, weakening state sovereignty, Afreximbank says National sovereignty cannot exist without food sovereignty, said Redouwane Ag Mohamed Ali, Mali’s Commissioner for...