• President Biya authorizes CFA930 billion ($1.6 billion) in new borrowing.• Funds to finance 2025 projects and settle unpaid state bills (RAP).• Public debt reached CFA14,105 billion in June, up 1.8% year-on-year. Cameroon plans to raise CFA930 billion, about $1.6 billion, on domestic and international financial markets. Finance Minister Louis-Paul Motazé received authorization from...

• Algeria approves live sheep imports from Brazil• Move aims to offset drought-hit domestic production• Brazil seeks stronger agricultural trade with Algeria Algeria has authorized imports of live sheep from Brazil, the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture announced in a statement on Tuesday. The move follows a bilateral sanitary and zoosanitary agreement between the two governments. For...

• Lindian approves Kangankunde rare earths mine investment in Malawi• Raises A$91.5M, secures $20M loan, Iluka signs offtake deal• Targets 15,300 t/y by 2026, expansion studies underway Lindian Resources announced on Wednesday a final investment decision for the construction of its Kangankunde rare earths mine in Malawi. The funding, which includes a 20 million loan from Iluka...

• Tokyo to commit $1.5 billion in impact investments at TICAD-9 in Yokohama.• Funds to target emissions reduction and sustainable development projects.• Backed by JICA and private finance, with focus on wind power and healthcare. Japan plans to mobilize $1.5 billion in impact investments to help African countries cut greenhouse gas emissions and achieve sustainable development...

Africa is accelerating its digital transformation thanks to the rapid growth of the internet. Governments are investing, startups are multiplying, and people are increasingly adopting online services. But this revolution relies on an invisible foundation: high-quality international connectivity. Chad and Niger began discussions on June 18, 2025, to connect their countries with fiber optic cables...

President Tinubu approves 16.7 billion naira ($10.8 million) for Mokwa bridge. The bridge in Niger State collapsed after deadly floods in May. Floods killed over 200 people, displaced 3,000, and devastated farmland. President Bola Tinubu has approved the disbursement of 16.7 billion naira (around $10.8 million) to rebuild the Mokwa bridge in Niger State. The facility was...

• Shell to drill 5 new exploration wells in Namibia’s PEL 39 block in 2026.• Campaign aims to better assess existing finds Graff, La Rona, and Jonker.• Technical challenges and high gas content complicate commercial viability. Shell will launch a new drilling campaign in 2026 with five exploration wells in its PEL 39 offshore license in Namibia’s Orange Basin, according to reports from...

• Ghana inaugurates a $3.5 million fertiliser blending plant in Greater Accra with 385,000 tonnes annual capacity.• The plant aims to reduce Ghana’s heavy fertiliser imports, especially NPK, which accounted for nearly 298,372 tonnes in 2024.• Invess Agriculture plans a 5 million litre liquid fertiliser plant to serve the wider ECOWAS market, positioning Ghana as a regional fertiliser...

• Africa’s young population of 426 million struggles with lack of practical skills, blocking their entry into the workforce.• Vocational training and apprenticeships remain limited, with glaring inequalities between countries and genders.• Governments must strengthen ties between schools and businesses, expand paid training, and value technical professions to turn demographic growth into...

• Uganda inaugurates its first large-scale gold mine, the $250 million Wagagai project.• Wagagai expects to produce 1.2 tonnes of gold annually, vastly surpassing Uganda’s 2023 total output.• The gold price has jumped about 30% since January, with forecasts predicting further rises to $3,700 an ounce by year-end. Uganda officially launched its first industrial gold mine with...