TotalEnergies will distribute 200,000 improved cookstoves in Rwanda. The project will generate carbon credits certified by VERRA. Rwanda targets universal clean cooking access by 2030. TotalEnergies announced on Thursday, November 13 a partnership with DelAgua, a social enterprise, to distribute 200,000 improved cookstoves in Rwanda. The initiative is expected to reach more than...

The Gates Foundation plans $1.4 billion for farmers in Africa and Asia. Philanthropic funding remains small but strategic for African food systems. Three foundations account for most philanthropic support to agriculture. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced on Friday, November 7 at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, its plan to invest $1.4 billion by 2029 to help farmers...

Canada will provide $13 million to support climate-resilient livelihoods for women farmers in Northern Ghana. The six-year CLIMB programme will train 200 agricultural agents and develop weather-indexed financial products. The project targets 14,500 women farmers, 500 agribusinesses and an estimated 315,000 beneficiaries. Canada will disburse $13 million to Ghana under a...

Proparco has made an equity investment in Kenya’s 100-MW Kipeto wind farm alongside Meridiam Infrastructure Africa Fund II. Kipeto produces 432 GWh a year, powers 250,000 households and avoids 200,000 tonnes of CO₂ annually. Meridiam acquired 88% of Kipeto in 2023, while Craftskills retains 12%. Kenya continues to expand its renewable energy mix, which relies heavily on...

Africa’s instant payment systems processed 64 billion transactions worth $1.98 trillion in 2024, according to AfricaNenda. The continent counted 36 operational instant payment systems in June 2025, including 3 regional schemes (PAPSS, GIMACPAY, TCIB). Nigeria’s NIBSS Instant Payment remains the only system to reach a ‘mature inclusivity’ level. Instant payment systems (IPS)...

Benin launched the “JaimeMaLangue” project to integrate local languages into artificial intelligence systems. The project uses nationwide crowdsourced voice data to train AI models starting with Fongbé. UNESCO warns that only 1,000 of the world’s 7,000 languages appear online, underscoring the urgency of the initiative. Benin continued its digital innovation strategy by...

RVB LLC (Wildberries & Russ Group) signed an MoU with Ethiopian Investment Holdings to localize Wildberries’ products and develop investment and technology projects in Ethiopia. EIH, Africa’s largest sovereign wealth fund with over USD 150 billion in assets, manages key Ethiopian enterprises, including Ethiopian Airlines and Ethio Telecom. RVB’s Africa expansion follows SPIEF...

Powered exclusively by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000, delivering 14 % lower fuel burn per seat and full SAF compatibility Configured for 308 pax (18J/24W/266Y) with Airspace cabin; named “Novembre 54” in tribute to Algeria’s revolution Four aircraft due by end-2025; ten total will replace ageing A330-200s and enable Beijing, Guangzhou & deeper Africa. (116) On November 13, 2025, Airbus...

South Sudan has asked CNPC and ONGC Videsh for $2.5 billion in new oil-backed loans despite already owing $2.2 billion. A London court ordered the country to pay Afreximbank $657 million after a default, while BB Energy and Vitol pursue claims for undelivered cargoes. The IMF and UN warn that rising oil-collateral debt threatens the sustainability of South Sudan’s $3.7...

(AME TRADE) - Marrakech, Morocco – The second edition of IMC Morocco will bring together ministers, CEOs, and senior leaders from across the global mining and energy value chain to explore the future of sustainable mining, critical minerals, and green industrialisation. Organised by the Federation of the Mineral Industry of Morocco (FDIM) in partnership with AME Trade Ltd, and supported at...