With support from Huawei, Ethio Telecom is installing panels on cell towers to reduce diesel use by 40%, though the ambitious rollout remains limited in scope. State-owned Ethio Telecom has begun installing solar panels directly onto its cell towers with technical support from Chinese equipment provider Huawei. The initiative comes as the incumbent operator accelerates its network expansion in a...

The agreements, signed during the Emirati president's visit to Luanda, are expected to impact sectors from public finance to military cooperation and port management. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will invest nearly $6.5 billion in the Angolan economy, formalized through 44 legal instruments signed between the two countries, according to a Monday post on the Angolan presidency's Facebook...

Facing critical drug shortages, the government will create a new fund and enact reforms to cut costs and break the influence of intermediaries. Botswana's President Duma Boko announced on Monday the establishment of the "Health First Botswana Partnership Fund," a 5 billion pula ($362 million) fund aimed at addressing a health emergency and improving the supply chain for essential medicines and...

With domestic production expected to double, the government will use strategic reserves to cover the remaining shortfall, a move that may affect regional trade. The Zimbabwean government announced a new ban on maize imports on Monday, citing improved domestic availability of the staple grain. The decision follows favorable rainfall that has boosted this year's harvest, according to Obert Jiri,...

With strategic investments in energy, technology, and infrastructure, the Emirates are anchoring their economic future to the continent’s development. United Arab Emirates' State Minister for Foreign Trade Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi's visit to Chad on August 15-16, 2025, highlights the evolving economic diplomacy of the UAE in Africa. Once primarily a donor, the Gulf nation is now positioning...

• Air Côte d’Ivoire is expecting to receive its first Airbus A330-900neo on 29 Aug 2025, marking entry into long-haul operations.• Daily Abidjan–Paris flights begin 18 Sept 2025 with a 242-seat, four-class layout, expanding passenger and cargo options.• Aircraft financing secured via a US$76.6m Sukuk from BADEA and BOAD, supporting the airline’s first wide-body fleet expansion. Air...

African startups are adopting remote work to reduce office costs and access scarce tech talent across the continent. Savings are offset by unreliable power, expensive data, and a shortfall of 100,000 cybersecurity specialists. Better broadband and targeted training could transform this cost-saving tactic into a global market competitive advantage. Across Africa, startups are adopting...

• Global carbon pricing reached $103 billion in 2024, down from $106 billion in 2023, with the EU and China leading.• South Africa’s carbon tax increased to 236 rand per tonne in 2025.• Ghana transferred 11,733 ITMOs to Switzerland in 2025, a first for Africa. Global carbon pricing revenues reached $103 billion in 2024, down slightly from a record $106 billion in...

• Yunus Group opens Ivory Coast unit to finance projects, launch Yunus Pay. • Plans Ghana and Nigeria expansion with energy and digital partnerships. • Operates in 12+ countries; aligns with BCEAO’s PI-SPI platform Yunus Group, a Cameroonian financial services firm, is expanding its footprint in West Africa with a new subsidiary in the Ivory Coast, a strategic move to tap into the...

• Gold Fields’ gold production in Ghana fell 10% in the first half of 2025 to 284,600 ounces.• Damang mine, in its final year of life, could see an extension under a new agreement with the Ghanaian government.• Gold Fields forecasts lower output at both Tarkwa and Damang in 2025, aligned with its stripping and stockpile programmes. Gold Fields, Africa’s largest gold producer, reported...