China–Africa Trade: Windfall Gains for Resource Giants in Q1 2026, but a Deeper Structural Reality Behind
“Private Investors Are Not Philanthropists: Risk Must Be Shared” — Tarek Toko Chabi, BOAD
Nigeria Approves $75 Million Investment in Flutterwave Ahead of NGX Listing
Togo Unveils Sahel Strategy amid Growing Ties with Alliance of Sahel States
Orange Côte d’Ivoire Introduces Mobile Pro for a Workforce That Runs on Phones
Seychelles President Visits Russia and UAE, Seeking Deeper Ties and Investment
Guinea Revives Stalled Digital TV Project With $77.7 Million in French-Backed Financing
Mozambique Moves Toward 5G but Basic Connectivity Remains Out of Reach for Most
380 MW Solar Project Reaches Financial Close in South Africa, Backed by Private Buyers
Botswana Enters the VR Race With a Locally Built Program
Battery-powered mining trucks advance beyond trials as majors pursue net zero targets
ReconAfrica Eyes 2028 Launch for Namibian Onshore Oil Project
Angola Secures $750 Million World Bank Loan for 2026 Budget
Nigerian Airlines Pull Back From Planned Shutdown, Pinning Hopes on Wednesday Talks
Egypt Plans $27 Billion “Spine” City, Expands Its Bet on Mega Urban Projects
AI’s Energy Appetite Could Double Data Center Power Use by 2030, Report Finds
Tanzania Seeks Canadian Expertise to Cut Food Imports and Modernize Agriculture
EcofinAgency
Debt, Taxes and Hard Choices: Africa Must Maintain Its Fiscal Reform Momentum" — Era Dabla-Norris, IMF
Senegal Partners UNDP to Advance AI and Digital Governance
DRC Launches Nationwide Inspections to Enforce Local Hiring Laws
Ecobank Calls Vote on a New $500 Million Bond, With Eyes on a June 2026 Capital Cliff
Sungbo Eredo: Nigeria’s forgotten great wall reshaping African history
Virtus Commits $700 Million Bet on Copper-Cobalt Assets in DR Congo
Guinea Weighs $500 Million Sukuk as It Seeks New Path to Fund Simandou Plan
Afreximbank Leads $4bn Syndicated Loan for Dangote Refinery as Africa's Fuel Supply Dynamics Shift
Rio Tinto to Name New CEO by End of 2025 as Stausholm Plans Exit
Morocco Signs Agreements to Boost Local Beldia Cannabis Industry
Copper Deficit Could Reach 30% by 2035, Warns IEA
10 African Fintech Unicorns and Upstarts Make World’s Top 300
Côte d’Ivoire’s Fuel Price Cuts Haven’t Slashed Transport Costs–Yet
Finance
AfDB lends Tunisia €180 million to reduce regional disparities
Attijariwafa Bank to build giant tower in Casablanca Finance City
ODI says Brexit could cost developing nations about €400m
Nigeria: Inflation spikes to highest in 11 years after naira is floated
Zambia’s currency appreciates 13% after Glencore approves $1.1 billion project
Control Risks’ ranking of African countries by political risks
Algeria will build a port linked to main highways to transport goods to Africa
Agricultural Bank of China and a Congolese consortium inaugurate Banque Sino-Congolaise pour l’Afrique
Equity Bank gets green light from regulators to buy ProCredit Bank in DR Congo
Public Management
86 million “climate migrants” will come from sub-Saharan Africa by 2050, World Bank indicates
Burkina Faso generated CFA1,022 billion from mining activities in 2016, the ministry of mines reports
Agriculture
Egypt To Build Five Wheat Silos With $14.1M EU-Backed Funding
"Africa’s Food Future Plays Out A Few Feet Underground," (Simon Heck)
Africa agribusiness, a US$1 trillion business by 2030
Agri-tech can turn African Savannah into global food basket – African Development Bank
Ghana to lose $300 million as a consequence of bearing price drop of cocoa on the international market
Côte d’Ivoire: Cocoa producers generated CFA1,356 billion during 2017/2018 campaign (government)
Guinea : Cosumar acquires 55% stake in Comaguis
Côte d’Ivoire : Cocoa farm gate price set to CFA750 per kilo for 2018/2019 season
Ghana : cocoa freight fees reduced by 9.4%
Electricity
ABREC increases capital by CFA182 million to improve operations
African Development Bank urges power sector to capitalize on women’s capabilities
Ghana and Burkina Faso inaugurate a 225 kV power line
"Mamane le Gondwanais" plans a renewable energy awareness-raising campaign in Niger
Tanzania seeks $3.6 billion for 9 energy projects
OPIC backs SET Fund for off-grid solar projects in Africa and Asia
Jacobs Engineering SA commissioned to upgrade electrical infrastructures in Benin
Kenya : Kipeto Wind Energy to build a 100MW wind power plant in Nairobi South
Burkina Faso plans large electrification projects to extend its electricity network
Mining
South Africa: Harmony Gold achieves output target for 2016
Botswana: Botswana Diamonds and Alrosa start exploration in Orapa
Telecom
Morocco: ANRT orders Maroc Telecom to publish its offer for unbundling before mid-October
DR Congo: the installation of fiber optic has been “disastrous” according to Thomas Lukaha Losendjola
Orange group strengthens its position in Méditel capital and takes over control of Board
Comms
Kenya : Facebook to partner with Africa Check to report fake news
“Panafricaines”: 2nd edition to be held in Morocco on October 26-27
Tunisia: Cinema as a tool for fight against corruption
Rwanda: Caricaturing officials is now a punishable offense
Tunisia: 2 residents out of 3 have no faith in the media (Barr Al Aman)
Côte d’Ivoire: Disney and UniFrance organize the first edition of Festival Afrique Junior
Reuters launches an Africa-focused video service
10 countries are expected to attend Abidjan for the FEJA, the biggest eSport and video game event powered by Paradise Game
Senegal: Start Network launches insurance policy to cover drought-related risks
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