Rwanda and Arsenal will wrap up eight years of successful collaboration, setting the stage for a strategic expansion of the 'Visit Rwanda' brand into new markets, specifically the U.S. and Spain. According to a news first released by french media "La Tribune Afrique" the Rwanda Development Board and Arsenal Football Club will end their partnership in June 2026. The sponsorship deal, launched in...

Ghana approved a nationwide “Dig Once Policy” that mandates fiber-optic conduits and access chambers in all new road projects. Road and construction activities caused 60% of Ghana’s fiber cuts, including 10,832 outages in 2023–24, costing 138 million cedis in 2024 alone. Telecom operators expect the new policy to cut deployment costs, accelerate rollout, and reduce accidental damage...

Atlantic Group aims to expand into industrial sectors, including the creation of a cement production unit and potential mining projects. The holding, founded by Ivorian businessman Koné Dossongui, already owns AFG Bank Gabon after acquiring BICIG from BNP Paribas in 2020. The group presented its new investment roadmap to President Brice Oligui Nguéma on 17 November 2025,...

Harmony Gold, a 50% partner in the Wafi-Golpu copper project in Papua New Guinea, has an expected investment value of up to $5 billion. ARM holds a 10.9% stake in Harmony and maintains some liquidity needed to support the project's future funding. Patrice Motsepe views copper as vital for the green economy and is actively expanding ARM's assets in the sector. The Wafi-Golpu...

MCFA will provide €1 million to UpEnergy Zambia to deploy more than 40,000 efficient electric cookers by end-2029. Only 8.9% of Zambia’s population currently has access to clean cooking, while the government aims to reach 40%. MCFA recently signed another €2 million agreement with Ener-G-Africa Zambia to develop pellet-production units in Lusaka. Africa’s transition to...

Ericsson filed a lawsuit in Nigeria accusing Transsion of using several essential mobile-technology patents without a valid licence. The dispute follows nearly a decade of failed FRAND negotiations, according to Ericsson. Transsion controls more than 50% of Africa’s smartphone market as of Q2 2025, according to Canalys. Chinese smartphone group Transsion, which held more than 50% of...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) granted a $2 million subsidy for Phase 2, complemented by USD 100,000 from Egypt’s government. Phase 2 will cost $11.7 million and will update feasibility and technical studies to structure a new network of river ports. Egypt aims to increase intra-African trade by 20% by 2029 and reach $145 billion in total trade by 2030. Egypt has...

By Louis Strydom, Director of Growth and Development for Africa and Europe at Wärtsilä Energy Why a small, temporary rise in African carbon emissions is justified to reach the continent’s urgent electrification needs Africa holds 17% of the world’s people yet produces roughly 4% of global CO₂. On a per-capita basis it emits about one tonne a year, the lowest of any continent. Africa...

More than 80 countries called for COP30 to adopt a formal roadmap to phase out fossil fuels, according to The Guardian. Brazil’s COP30 presidency released a draft text on 18 November that mentions the possible adoption of such a roadmap. Africa still relies on fossil fuels for 75% of its electricity, while attracting only a marginal share of global renewable-energy investment. COP28...

Updated manual modernizes methods, clarifies NGO and local authority roles 68% illiteracy persists; women in rural areas most affected, officials say The Guinean government and its partners have launched a new initiative to improve literacy. Their goal is to help more than 2 million young people and adults learn to read and write by 2040. The plan is supported by a newly approved...