Egypt wants to accelerate gas pipeline projects and refine more Libyan crude oil at its facilities. Egypt's declining gas production has increased its reliance on costly LNG imports. Libya's aging ...

Between June 2024 and June 2025, Africa recorded the strongest regional increase in maritime connectivity worldwide, according to UNCTAD. Cameroon gained 54% and Namibia 43%. That improvement is ...

The ANC won 30.89% of the vote, down 14.7 percentage points from 2021. No party secured an outright majority in 127 of the country's 213 municipal councils. Coalition negotiations will be crucial to ...

The Sudanese Businessmen and Employers Federation (SBEF) and the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at expanding trade and ...

Egypt has reopened its historic embassy building in Tripoli after 12 years, strengthening ties with western Libya following the resumption of diplomatic operations in 2021. Cairo reaffirmed support ...

The additional financing from the International Development Association raises total funding for the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes program to $1.2 billion. The funding will support ...

Morocco has halted new tomato export permits for African markets to boost supplies at home and bring down prices, with no end date announced. Mauritania and Senegal are among the buyers most exposed, ...

Dutch development bank FMO is considering up to $164 million in senior debt for Tamba Solar. The project combines a 100 MWp solar plant with a 180 MWh battery storage system. A 25-year power purchase ...

Turaco Gold has awarded GR Engineering a $13 million contract to help prepare Côte d’Ivoire’s Afema gold project for construction, though no construction contract has been announced. Engineering and ...

Libya has terminated Webuild's 2013 contract for a 400-kilometer highway section. The Italian contractor reportedly proposed raising the contract value from €940 million to nearly €2.4 billion. Delays ...

The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development is using ten existing loans to back a new bond issue. The transaction offers investors CFA61.5 billion in bonds with maturities of five and seven years.

Afreximbank has committed $2 billion to Africa’s creative industries for 2024–2027. Traditional bank loans often fail to match the financial needs of film, music, and fashion businesses. CANEX’s ...