Ghana has approved the commercial viability of the Akoma-1X gas well in the Cape Three Points offshore block • The move comes as gas demand rises, with local production still falling short of national ...

Kenya and ASR sign deal to reduce risk on projects worth up to $2 billion. • Risk cover will target infrastructure, energy, logistics, and trade sectors. • Agreement aims to cut capital costs and ...

Ghana plans to shift 16,000 public services online through the Ghana.gov platform by end-2025 • The updated portal will be fully linked to the national biometric ID, the Ghana Card • The goal is to ...

President Ramaphosa criticizes the U.S. tariff as based on a disputed trade imbalance. • South Africa says most U.S. goods enter its market duty-free and calls the tariff unjustified. • Talks remain ...

The U.S. imposed a 20% tariff on cashew exports from Vietnam and a 40% tax on suspected transshipments. • Vietnam supplies 90% of U.S. cashew imports and may reduce raw nut purchases from African ...

Nigerian household debt reached a record $38.7 billion in April 2025, according to the Global Debt Monitor from the Institute of International Finance (IIF), a Washington-based association ...

Loulo-Gounkoto mine remains shut as Mali’s administrator seeks to restart it by selling stored gold • Barrick halted operations in January over export blocks; legal disputes are ongoing • Reopening ...

As work on the first phase of the Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport expansion continues, Guinean authorities have announced their intention to move forward with phase two. The goal is to support ...

Hive Coega has officially entered its construction phase, with tenders now out for its core infrastructure. This milestone comes four years after the project was first launched. Hive Coega involves ...

Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s leading cocoa producer, has set an ambitious target: to process 100% of its cocoa crop at the first stage by 2030. While the government is actively encouraging investment in ...

Senegal raised $2.25 billion regionally in H1 2025 after IMF funding froze over $7 billion in hidden debt • Public debt hit 119% of GDP; debt service costs rose sharply despite strong economic growth ...

Nigerian Clarion Shipping West Africa Limited debuts vessel aimed to service the cabotage market in the country, and potentially beyond. • The move aligns with broader efforts to support the African ...