Africa needs more trained workers to operate and maintain water systems and ensure reliable access to safe drinking water. A global report found that only 26% of surveyed countries have enough staff ...

Malawi has secured the final major permit for its first uranium export shipment since production resumed in August 2025. Four containers carrying about 145,000 pounds of uranium concentrate are ...

Mozambique plans to invite private companies to operate parts of its rail network to expand freight services and attract more cargo. The country's three major rail corridors connect its ports to ...

Somalia's domestic revenue could increase by 6 percentage points of GDP by 2033 under a comprehensive fiscal reform scenario modeled by the World Bank. Domestic revenue stood at an estimated 6.3% of ...

Gabon’s industrial fish and shrimp catches fell 2% to 4,729 metric tons in 2024, while industrial fishing revenue dropped from CFAF 4 billion to CFAF 2.7 billion Gabon’s shrimp fishery, operated by a ...

Average monthly Treasury issuance rose from UGX 616 billion in 2015 to 2019 to more than UGX 1,267 billion since 2020 A one-point improvement in the fiscal balance is associated with a one-year ...

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund’s annual budget rose from ₦320.3 billion (about $238 million) in 2023 to ₦1.6 trillion in 2025. Institutions with overdue projects risk losing approval for new ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...