Afreenergy Solar has secured a €12 million loan to expand its solar capacity for businesses in Senegal from 2.7 MWp to 14.9 MWp. The financing will fund new solar installations, refinance existing ...

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote is expanding his oil business beyond refining, acquiring a 24.76% stake in Kenya Pipeline Company for approximately $327 million. The investment gives him a foothold ...

Sudan has approved imports of more Brazilian poultry products, including chicks, hatching eggs, meat and offal. Brazilian chicken exports to Africa reached a record 1.16 million tons in 2025, up 20.3% ...

U.S.-backed Orion CMC is in advanced talks to invest in Tanzania’s Kabanga nickel and cobalt project, but the investment amount remains undisclosed. The consortium also plans to acquire 40% of ...

Sasol is discussing coal processing projects with Uzbekistan, but no final agreement has been announced. The talks include a possible role in turning coal into chemicals used to make plastics and ...

Senegalese writer Cheikh Hamidou Kane, whose two novels explored the tensions between African traditions and Western modernity, died on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at the age of 98. The author of ...

Kenya is discussing partnerships with two Indian companies to develop more than 14,000 hectares at Bura into a rice production and processing hub, with no investment decision announced. Domestic ...

Togo’s government has approved a bill to encourage industrial investment beyond Lomé through incentives linked to business location, pending parliamentary approval. The proposed framework prioritizes ...

Tinubu has urged international oil companies to award more engineering contracts to Nigerian firms, promoting domestic manufacturing and skilled jobs. Nigeria targets 70% local content in oil and gas ...

Burkina Faso has established a wine company to process locally grown grapes, with a planned $16.75 million plant in Bobo-Dioulasso. The project aims to reduce reliance on imported wine, but the ...

The 2026 International Cocoa Agreement makes farmers’ living incomes an explicit goal but provides no mechanism to enforce that commitment. Earlier attempts to stabilize cocoa prices through export ...

On a recent field visit to Togo as part of a mission focused on the SSEQCU and SWEDD+ projects, Driss Zinedine, the World Bank Group’s sector director for Health, Nutrition and Population in Western ...