Burkina Faso has signed roaming agreements with Benin, Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal, with service expected to begin in about three months. Nearly nine years after ECOWAS adopted regional roaming rules, ...

BGFIBank ranked first in new lending across three CEMAC countries in the second quarter of 2026. Its market share in Cameroon rose to 15.86%, up from 8.60% a year earlier. The bank maintained its lead ...

Côte d’Ivoire has signed a five-year agreement with Keolis to help young people develop skills for jobs in public transportation. The partnership will provide technical training support and improve ...

Côte d’Ivoire has launched construction of the 50-megawatt-peak (MWp) Binguébougou solar power plant, nearly a decade after the project’s initial agreement in 2016. Expanded capacity: The project’s ...

The number of people living on less than $3 a day fell from more than 2 billion in 2003 to 781 million in 2024 across the countries studied Rural residents account for 73% of the world's extreme poor ...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) raised $2.5 billion through a US dollar bond offering that attracted $4.8 billion in orders, nearly twice the targeted amount. Competitive borrowing costs: The bond ...

Guinea plans to spend $621 million to keep fuel prices at GNF12,000 per liter, using nearly 10% of expected tax revenue. The revised budget also includes more funding for healthcare, water access and ...

The World Bank counts more than 400 projects in development, about 200 operating farms and licensed capacity exceeding 120,000 tons. Aquaculture generates MAD 95 million in value added, accounting for ...

Sirte Oil has brought two methanol units back to full operation after years of shutdowns and repairs. Libya plans to raise its refining capacity to 660,000 barrels per day, well above its current ...

The IMF estimates the government's potential exposure to the utility at 4.4% of GDP by 2031/32 under its baseline scenario, rising to 13.9% under severe stress EEC imports nearly 80% of the country's ...

Government securities accounted for 30.4% of banking-sector assets in March 2025, up from 21% in 2019, with the share reaching 50% to 60% at some mid-tier banks. Real private-sector credit grew by an ...

Benin and the United Arab Emirates signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) on October 25 to reduce tariffs, improve market access and strengthen investment ties. Trade growth: Non ...