Benin is attracting billions of dollars in potential investment, but approved projects show that financing alone does not guarantee that planned jobs will actually be created. The Glo-Djigbé ...

Namibia canceled its $2.4 million crop-monitoring contract over procurement concerns, but the project reflects a broader African push to use satellites and AI in agriculture. Nigeria, Kenya and Rwanda ...

Mozambique’s electricity production rose 8.8% in the first half of 2026 as stronger rainfall helped hydropower generation recover from two years of severe drought. Cahora Bassa drove much of the ...

The present value of new-business premiums rose to R5.21 billion ($318 million), although lower discount rates also lifted the reported measure. New-business value remained negative at R17 million, ...

Benin, Burkina Faso, Niger and Togo are working toward common road transport rules to make cross-border trade and transit smoother. Transporters still face major practical obstacles, including ...

The World Bank Group says it mobilized $22 billion in private capital for Africa in fiscal 2026, up from about $9 billion in 2022. Group-wide mobilization rose from $35 billion to $112 billion over ...

Headline inflation edged down to 15.39% in August, while monthly inflation slowed to 0.71% from 1.57% Rural monthly inflation rose to 1.79%, driven by transport and health, while the urban rate fell ...

On 25 November in Cotonou, public decision-makers, financial institutions and technology leaders will work on monetary sovereignty, regulation, AML/CFT, cybersecurity, cross-border payments and ...

Cairo, Accra and Port Louis are Africa’s best-performing cities in Oxford Economics’ 2026 Global Cities Index, with Cairo rising 47 places to 255th worldwide. African cities generally perform better ...

Disease outbreaks and efforts to strengthen health services marked the week’s health news across African countries. Africa CDC cautioned against declaring that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic ...

Italy’s CDP is opening a permanent office in Abidjan as Côte d’Ivoire becomes a major focus of projects financed under the Mattei Plan. Italy announced €639 million in Mattei Plan financing for Côte d ...

Benin and Rwanda have expanded cooperation well beyond aviation since 2017, covering digital government, public administration, security, agriculture, tourism and investment. Rwanda has become a ...