Sea levels off African coasts have risen at a rate four times faster since 2010 than in the 1990s, driven mainly by ice-sheet melt. About 80% of the rise comes from added water rather than thermal expansion, a pattern that differs from the global average. Up to 117 million Africans could face impacts from a 0.3-meter sea-level rise by 2030, despite Africa producing only about 4% of global...

Ethiopia and the UK signed two memorandums of understanding covering investment reform and green energy infrastructure. The UK committed £17.5 million ($24 million) to Ethiopia’s Investment Advisory Facility for 2025/26–2028/29. Gridworks will finance $400 million in power transmission projects to support renewables, industry, and regional interconnection. Ethiopia and the United...

Zambia inaugurated a 20 MW solar photovoltaic plant in Lusaka to diversify its power mix amid climate-driven hydropower constraints. Kiyona Energy, a ZESCO subsidiary, developed the project and will allocate 2 MW directly to the Natural Resources Development College. Kiyona Energy plans to develop up to 300 MW of renewable energy projects by 2028. In Zambia, power mix diversification has...

Nigeria will temporarily cut oil export volumes by about 225,000 barrels per day due to maintenance at the Bonga offshore field. Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company expects to resume production in March after completing work on the FPSO. Authorities aim to lift national output to 2 million barrels per day by 2027, supported by new offshore incentives. Nigeria will face a...

Skechers will build a sports footwear factory in Algeria with local partner Tradifoot. The plant will start production at 300,000 pairs a year in 2027 and scale up to 2 million pairs by 2031. The project targets exports to African and Mediterranean markets and plans to create up to 1,500 jobs. U.S. sports footwear manufacturer Skechers will build a factory in Algeria in partnership with...

A civil society-led consortium plans to train 15,000 disadvantaged Nigerian youths through IBM SkillsBuild under the Reskilling Revolution Africa Phase 2. The program targets at least 50% female participation and aims to deliver a minimum of 1,500 internationally recognized IBM digital badges. The initiative responds to persistent youth unemployment, with 93% of young workers in informal jobs...

Djibouti and Tunisia opened talks on a bilateral agreement covering vocational training, employment, and entrepreneurship. Djibouti aims to draw on Tunisia’s expertise in training design and trainer education to align skills with labour market needs. Tunisia backs its employment reforms with a €90 million African Development Bank–supported program and reports job placement rates...

Voltalia selected to build 132-MW Wadi solar plant in southeastern Tunisia Project lifts Voltalia’s Tunisia solar pipeline to nearly 400 megawatts Solar push supports Tunisia’s strategy to cut gas imports, boost renewables Voltalia, an international renewable energy company, announced on Thursday, Jan. 29, that it has been selected by the Tunisian government to develop a new...

Morocco food imports rose 3.3% to 94.6 billion dirhams in 2025 Live animal imports surged 25% after duty, VAT suspensions Food trade deficit hit 7.78 billion dirhams as exports dipped Morocco’s spending on food imports rose to 94.6 billion dirhams ($10.3 billion) in 2025, according to the Exchange Office’s December foreign trade report. The figure marked a 3.3% increase from a year...

Gold reached a new all-time high near $5,590 per ounce last week. Although the upward momentum has eased somewhat in recent days, analysts continue to see room for further gains in 2026. Gold prices fell to $4,642 per ounce late Monday, Feb. 2, extending a pullback that began over the weekend. The decline followed a peak of around $5,590 per ounce reached last week. According to...