Central African trade ministers and government representatives agreed on October 23 in Brazzaville to develop a regional roadmap for 2027–2030 aimed at increasing women's and young people's ...

Tunisian officials discussed modernizing Tunisair’s fleet with Boeing, but no aircraft orders or purchase agreements have been announced. Tunisair owns only seven of its 19 aircraft, and financing ...

NSIA Banque Côte d’Ivoire’s first-half 2026 profit fell despite a 6% rise in net banking income to CFAF 53.7 billion ($91.5 million). The bank increased its net risk charge to CFAF 6.5 billion from ...

Angola’s first industrial-scale rare earth mine is now expected to start production in early 2028, a year later than previously planned, amid funding delays. Longonjo is 30% complete, and Pensana is ...

Djibouti is working to accelerate $30 million in World Bank-funded digital projects to improve internet access, digital skills and regional connectivity. Nine activities remain under the Digital ...

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 ...