Burkina Faso-based financial group, Vista Group Holding, has acquired a majority stake in Société Générale Burkina Faso (SGBF). •The move is part of Vista Group's pan-African expansion strategy and ...

Mali plans to increase its total cotton cultivation area to 672,000 hectares in the 2025/2026 season, marking a 7.8% or 50,000-hectare increase from the previous area. • Along with this expansion, the ...

Tanzania Railways Corporation inaugurated freight service on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) between Dar es Salaam and Dodoma. • The SGR is part of a $6 billion strategy to turn Tanzania into East ...

• Gabon signs two major financing agreements with Afreximbank totaling over $3.2 billion. • Projects target mining sector transformation, expanded energy capacity, and improved transport ...

World Bank advocates for green jobs as a strategic solution for Gabon's economy and youth unemployment. • Despite natural wealth, training in sustainable sectors is lacking, hindering job creation. • ...

Nigeria’s decision to slash the approval timeline for oil exploration and production contracts from three years to just six months has reignited investor enthusiasm for its oil sector. This bold ...

• Afreximbank to mobilize up to $1.5 billion for Chad’s private sector development. • Agreement supports key sectors, including agropastoral industries, export agriculture, and oil refining. • ...

(WAVE) - Wave Mobile Money, Africa’s fastest-growing mobile money platform, has raised EUR 117 million in debt financing to advance its mission of making affordable, user-centric financial services ...

In 2024, only 38% of Africa’s population had internet access, significantly lower than the global average of 68%, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). To bridge this gap, the ...

Cashews made up 93% of 2023 export revenue. Guinea-Bissau has transported 208,833 tons of cashew nuts from production zones to the capital, Bissau, the country’s main port, as of mid-2025. This figure ...

Egypt has launched construction of a new solar photovoltaic industrial complex in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), located in Ain Sokhna. Work began on Thursday, June 19, as part of the ...

Aims to ease supply disruptions, boost rural access, and create local jobs. Gabon is advancing on the long-awaited Alembé-Mikouyi road development and paving project, a 300-kilometer stretch crossing ...