The $164 million project will increase Kananga’s drinking water capacity to about 125,000 cubic meters per day. New and upgraded infrastructure is expected to provide water to nearly 1.5 million ...

Afreximbank is giving more East African businesses access to its Africa Trade Gateway through a new deal with the EABC. The platform connects companies with verified buyers and suppliers, financing, ...

Chad and Egypt will cooperate on pharmaceuticals, medical devices and regulatory standards. The deal adds to an August agreement covering hospitals, training and specialized medical care. Egypt’s ...

Senelec and Sonelgaz signed a cooperation deal weeks after power disruptions exposed strains in Senegal’s electricity system. Algeria will provide energy-sector expertise to support Senegal’s ...

ESS is expanding into microfinance in Cameroon, giving the group a second microfinance operation in CEMAC after Gabon. The new unit broadens ESS’s financial services beyond capital markets, asset ...

Senegal has activated a regional emergency plan after heavy rains and a forecast for more rainfall. Authorities are working to protect water and power supplies, reopen roads and provide immediate aid.

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...