Nigeria plans to integrate 14 million small farmers into the cassava bioethanol value chain Ethanol blending could save over naira 3000 billion a year by cutting fuel imports The strategy targets both ...

At a critical juncture for Africa’s development trajectory, the Organization of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD) enters a renewed phase of leadership and institutional consolidation. This ...

A stronger Congolese franc has reduced the local value of external financing, creating a $836 million budget gap in the DRC’s 2026 fiscal framework. World Bank and AfDB project financing, capped in ...

Sahel Capital provided a $2.4 million working-capital loan to Kuapa Kokoo Limited on Jan. 26, 2026. The financing flowed through SEFAA, Sahel Capital’s agribusiness debt fund active in 13 Sub-Saharan ...

Gabon’s banking penetration rate reached 25.06% as of Dec. 31, 2023, according to the BEAC. BCEG signed a partnership with Bamboo Microfinance on Jan. 23, 2026 to expand banking access outside major ...

Ivory Coast ranks as the world’s third-largest latex producer, with 722,502 hectares of rubber plantations. The rubber producers’ federation estimates annual potential supply of more than 1.65 million ...

The Dugbe project could produce 2.27 million ounces of gold over 14 years, according to a 2022 feasibility study. The acquisition values Pasofino Gold at C$141.6 million ($103 million) in an all-cash ...

Zijin Gold agrees C$5.5 billion acquisition of Canada’s Allied Gold Deal expands Zijin’s African footprint into Mali and Côte d’Ivoire Allied Gold assets could produce up to 800,000 ounces annually by ...

Fitch Solutions estimates that Africa could account for about 7% of global rare earth production by 2034. The projection is largely based on the current pipeline of projects under development across ...

Osiriz estimates Sub-Saharan Africa rice imports rose 13.7% in 2025 Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal account for 35% of regional imports Ample supply, India exports and high stocks keep global ...

Ghana launches 2,000-unit housing project for Armed Forces Project is first phase of 10,000-unit plan over five years Initiative targets housing deficit amid rising construction costs Ghanaian ...

The IEA sees geothermal energy gaining attention as a stable, low-carbon source New technologies could allow geothermal to meet up to 15% of demand growth by 2050 Kenya stands out, with geothermal ...