India is investigating soybean shipments declared as originating from Niger after customs suspected that some cargoes may actually have come from neighboring Nigeria to benefit from duty-free access.

Millennial Potash Corp expects the Banio potash project to start production in 2029, with a final investment decision targeted for early 2027. Gabon is seeking to broaden its mining base beyond ...

A few kilometers from central Luanda, Angola, the National Museum of Slavery preserves the memory of a painful chapter in African history. The museum occupies the former Capela da Casa Grande, a ...

Cameroon has cleared another financing step for the Douala-Bangui corridor, a route that carries more than 80% of the Central African Republic’s foreign trade. The broader World Bank program will ...

The Abidjan Call and Commitments makes youth employment and women’s economic empowerment central priorities for West Africa and the Sahel. It calls for more investment in skills, apprenticeships, ...

Benin secured €99.79 million in new financing agreements covering electricity, agriculture and forensic capacity. Nearly €80 million will support power-grid expansion, including more than 120,000 new ...

From November 2, 2026, sending electronic money stays free up to 8,000 CFA francs ($13.7) per day for one user at one participant. Above that, providers may charge up to 0.8% before tax. Receiving ...

BP will operate three offshore blocks in the Walvis Basin after Namibia's Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy approved the deal on October 1. The approved program includes no drilling at this ...

Niger has sent 500 young people to Algeria for vocational training in 19 specialties selected to match labor-market needs. The program targets a major employment challenge in Niger, where youth ...

Burkina Faso and the World Bank Group launched their 2026-2031 Country Partnership Framework (CPF) on Friday, October 2, with three priority areas: health and education, electricity access, and ...

Gabon has launched the ProxiGab digital platform to connect SMEs with banks, investors and business support organizations. The platform aims to improve project visibility, simplify access to financing ...

Gabon has given TGS a 10-year mandate to manage and market deepwater seismic data, aiming to make offshore exploration easier for oil companies. ExxonMobil, BP and Shell have all signed preliminary ...