• Boeing projects Africa’s aircraft fleet to double to 1,680 units by 2044• Passenger traffic expected to grow 6% annually, driven by urbanization and rising incomes• Forecast calls for 1,205 new aircraft and 74,000 additional aviation professionals Africa’s commercial aircraft fleet is expected to more than double to 1,680 units by 2044 to keep pace with rising demand, according to...

FERDI urges African nations to strengthen state-backed deposit institutions to mobilize savings Report cites a $1.6 trillion SDG financing gap and declining foreign funding Stronger governance, trust-building, and simple savings products seen as key solutions African countries can reinforce the role of their state-backed deposit institutions in mobilizing domestic private capital....

The U.S. suspended immigration requests from nationals of 19 countries—10 of them African—on December 2, following a November 26 shooting in Washington. The new policy blocks green-card applications, naturalization procedures and all other administrative steps for affected nationals, including those already in the U.S. USCIS will reexamine all cases of nationals from these countries who...

Liberia, the EU and UNIDO began building a new TVET center in Tubmanburg to expand technical and vocational training for rural youth. The project, financed under the Youth Rising program, will offer practical training in technical and artisanal trades on the C.H. Dewey High School campus. Liberia faces major labor challenges, with youth unemployment at 2.13% in 2024 and nearly 80% of jobs in...

ECOWAS sent a high-level delegation on December 1 to negotiate a return to constitutional order after the military seized power ahead of the publication of presidential results. Guinea-Bissau’s foreign minister said the one-year transition deadline will go to ECOWAS heads of state for approval on December 14. The UN said the electoral commission cannot publish results because it has...

South Africa launches a 496 m rand ECCE Outcomes Fund for preschool learning Program targets 2,000 centers and 115,000 children aged 3-5 Initiative addresses major gaps in early learning and literacy outcomes The Education Outcomes Fund (EOF) launched the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Outcomes Fund in South Africa on Tuesday. The independent trust fund is dedicated to...

SNIM commissions 12 MW solar and 30 MW thermal plants in Tiris Zemmour New facilities support mining operations and power Zouerate and F’derick Solar addition aligns with SNIM’s decarbonization strategy under EU CBAM Mauritania’s state-owned mining company SNIM has commissioned two new power plants in the northern Tiris Zemmour region. The facilities are intended to ensure...

Orange Sierra Leone opens €23m Bo data center as disaster-recovery site Facility expands rural connectivity and supports national digital resilience Operator now runs 616 sites and holds 51% of mobile market share Orange Sierra Leone opened a data center in the southern city of Bo on Saturday. The facility, which cost 23 million euros (26.7 million dollars) to build, is an...

Côte d'Ivoire launches Tradepost to digitize and streamline regional postal logistics System harmonizes customs and tracking to ease cross-border ECOWAS trade Initiative supports growing e-commerce market valued at 280 billion CFA Côte d'Ivoire launched Tradepost on Monday, a new system designed to modernize postal logistics and support cross-border trade within the ECOWAS...

Weeks ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Francophone public broadcasters are seeking to secure the rights to show more matches free-to-air. Their efforts highlight a familiar dilemma: how to balance tight budgets with massive public demand for major sports events. The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is set to begin on December 21 in Morocco with a match between Morocco and...