For the inaugural year of a four-year cycle dedicated to African cinema, the Locarno Film Festival is highlighting six projects from the continent, betting on these talents to support a thriving ...

WIA Gold announced a 38% increase in resources at Namibia’s Kokoseb gold deposit, now totaling 2.93 million ounces Of this, 1.81 million ounces (62%) are newly classified as 'indicated,' enhancing ...

Spark+ and Envirofit completed Ghana’s first carbon credit sale under Paris Agreement Article 6.2 Credits from cleaner cookstoves will be bought by Switzerland via the KliK Foundation Backed by $6.85M ...

Ghana is in talks with TAP Portugal to revive a national airline Partnership options include technical support or equity stake The plan aims to boost trade and make Accra a regional aviation hub In ...

President Duma Boko launched the Botswana Economic Transformation Programme (BETP) on June 15 BETP aims to cut diamond reliance by boosting services, investment, and sustainable growth It follows a 50 ...

The report indicates that significant cuts to U.S. aid will likely lead to less favorable 'strategic assets for support' agreements for low-income countries. This could make these nations more ...

Kuvimba Mining to begin construction in Q3 2025, production set fsor 2027 • Project will add 600,000 tons of concentrate to growing national supply • Chinese-backed investments drive expansion despite ...

Agreement will supply modern machinery and certified seed units • ARC targets water-efficient, high-yield wheat varieties and better practices • Wheat area is shrinking while imports remain high at ...

Alpha MBM and state oil firm UNOC lead Kabalega Industrial Park project • Training program launched to prepare over 1,600 Ugandans for oil sector jobs Uganda is expanding its oil development strategy ...

Treasury secures CFA364 billion in oversubscribed bond issuance • S&P cuts Senegal’s rating to B- after discovery of hidden debt • Over CFA1,260 billion raised year-to-date on the WAEMU debt market ...

Auto and agriculture sectors face steep losses under new U.S. trade measures • U.S. to apply 30% tariffs on South African imports starting August 1, 2025 • Unemployment already near 43% when including ...

Key Highlights • New national plan “Tchad Connexion 2030” earmarks $1.5 billion for digital transformation. • Government aims to boost internet penetration from 13.2% in 2025 to 30% by 2030. • ...