Economic information from Africa
Nigeria moves 2027 presidential election to Jan. 16, 2027 Change avoids overlap with...
Read more |  5 March 2026
African-born artists generated $77.2 million in auction sales in 2024, down 31.9% year-on-year. Women...
Read more |  5 March 2026
The World Bank approved $200 million to finance the sixth phase of Ethiopia’s...
Read more |  5 March 2026
Robusta coffee reached CFA2,074/kg ($3.68) FOB in Douala on March 3, surpassing...
Read more |  5 March 2026
Talks focus on CARDIP regional programme for connectivity and e-commerce Internet penetration remains...
Read more |  5 March 2026
Cameroon plans $540 billion CFA refinery and fuel storage projects in Kribi Refinery capacity...
Read more |  5 March 2026
Nigeria orders power distributors to refund meter buyers within 12 months Refunds cover...
Read more |  5 March 2026
Project will add 378,000 cubic metres of petroleum storage capacity Expansion aims to...
Read more |  5 March 2026
Funding expands flood protection in Tunis, Gabès and Djerba ResCat programme now totals $175...
Read more |  5 March 2026
IFC leads package with support from Proparco, BII, OPEC Fund Programme could finance...
Read more |  5 March 2026
Gabon president demands rapid action as power outages hit Greater Libreville SEEG asked...
Read more |  5 March 2026
Côte d’Ivoire could become world’s third-largest natural rubber producer Rubber exports quadrupled to...
Read more |  5 March 2026
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced in a statement released on...
Read more |  5 November 2016
Morocco’s leading bank, Attijariwafa Bank, has announced on September 19 that it...
Read more |  21 September 2016
UK’s recent exit from the European Union (Brexit), should impact the economy...
Read more |  15 September 2016
Only eight African countries have been listed among the countries with low...
Read more |  17 December 2015

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reddot Agriculture

Egypt’s EHCSS secures €12 million EU-backed grant for wheat storage Funding to build five...
Read more |  17 December 2025
As project sponsors, borrowers, lenders and investors gathered at the Africa Investment...
Read more |  9 November 2018
Yesterday, the Moroccan sugar company Cosumar announced that it acquired a 55%...
Read more |  3 October 2018
In Ghana, fees for shipping cocoa to Europe will decrease from 39...
Read more |  2 October 2018

reddot Electricity

Following deliberations last July 25, the African Biofuel and Renewable Energy Company...
Read more |  13 December 2018
The African Development Bank Group, in partnership with the French Development Agency,...
Read more |  26 October 2018
Ghana and Burkina Faso inaugurated the 225 KV power line linking them....
Read more |  8 October 2018
Tanzania will need $3.611 billion to complete the nine power plants and transmission...
Read more |  27 September 2018
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) announced that it provided $25 million to...
Read more |  26 September 2018

reddot Mining

South African miner Harmony Gold said it has successfully produced the 1.1...
Read more |  20 July 2016
AIM-listed Bostwana Diamonds and joint-venture partner Alrosa began exploration at the PL...
Read more |  24 March 2016

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In Kenya, Facebook will soon start reporting fake news published on its...
Read more |  5 October 2018
On October 26-27, the second edition of Les Panafricaines, the forum of...
Read more |  4 October 2018
From October 29 to November 1, 2018, Tunis, Tunisia’s capital will host...
Read more |  3 October 2018
Last September 27, Rwanda’s parliament passed a law punishing the caricaturing of...
Read more |  1 October 2018
Reuters just extended its video offers aimed at Africans by launching Africa...
Read more |  21 September 2018
Start Network, a global network of forty national and international humanitarian organizations,...
Read more |  4 September 2018

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South African Banks Plan $122 Million Green Bond to Restore Water Catchments

Rand Merchant Bank and the Development Bank of Southern Africa are preparing a five-year $122 million green bond. The bond will finance...
Nigeria moves 2027 presidential election to Jan. 16, 2027 Change avoids overlap with...
Read more |  5 March 2026
African-born artists generated $77.2 million in auction sales in 2024, down 31.9% year-on-year. Women...
Read more |  5 March 2026
The World Bank approved $200 million to finance the sixth phase of Ethiopia’s...
Read more |  5 March 2026
Robusta coffee reached CFA2,074/kg ($3.68) FOB in Douala on March 3, surpassing...
Read more |  5 March 2026
Talks focus on CARDIP regional programme for connectivity and e-commerce Internet penetration remains...
Read more |  5 March 2026
Cameroon plans $540 billion CFA refinery and fuel storage projects in Kribi Refinery capacity...
Read more |  5 March 2026
Nigeria orders power distributors to refund meter buyers within 12 months Refunds cover...
Read more |  5 March 2026
Project will add 378,000 cubic metres of petroleum storage capacity Expansion aims to...
Read more |  5 March 2026
Funding expands flood protection in Tunis, Gabès and Djerba ResCat programme now totals $175...
Read more |  5 March 2026
IFC leads package with support from Proparco, BII, OPEC Fund Programme could finance...
Read more |  5 March 2026
Gabon president demands rapid action as power outages hit Greater Libreville SEEG asked...
Read more |  5 March 2026
Côte d’Ivoire could become world’s third-largest natural rubber producer Rubber exports quadrupled to...
Read more |  5 March 2026
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