Algeria’s parliament has approved sending troops to Niger, paving the way for its first official overseas military deployment since 1973. Authorities have yet to announce the deployment date or troop ...

Ecobank Côte d’Ivoire is developing a fully digital loan that will provide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with up to CFAF 12 million to meet short-term cash needs. But access to credit is ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ghana has launched two initiatives to help local producers reach more buyers at home and abroad. Nontraditional exports rose 30.7% to $5 billion in 2025, according to the Ghana Export Promotion ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...