Durban has signed an agreement to bring minibus-taxi and bus operators into the GO!Durban network. The first route, Corridor C3, is scheduled to open in December. The agreement comes 16 years after ...

ADNOC Gas says rigid contracts make it harder to respond to disruptions in global gas markets. Middle East tensions have disrupted LNG shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. The company has signed a ...

DR Congo’s justice minister has ordered investigations into suspected mining fraud, illegal mineral extraction and smuggling in the copper- and cobalt-producing provinces of Lualaba and Haut-Katanga.

Senegal aims to formalize at least half of its artisanal gold miners by 2029. The government will develop designated mining sites and introduce biometric identification. SWISSAID estimates that up to ...

President Félix Tshisekedi has replaced the chairman and chief executive of state-controlled diamond miner MIBA following months of internal governance disputes. The Congolese government, which owns ...

The 15th Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) aims to strengthen Lagos’ position as a hub for African film production, financing and distribution. The second African Film and Content Market ...

The African Development Bank’s sovereign portfolio ranked first in the 2026 Aid Transparency Index, scoring 98.8 out of 100. The World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) and the ...

Tanzania registered 209 investment projects worth $2.81 billion between July and September 2026, with the potential to create 35,638 jobs. Commercial real estate and construction attracted the most ...

Austrian agricultural technology company Pessl Instruments plans to deploy 15,000 connected weather stations in Kenya under its UpYield4Africa programme. The company targets 100,000 weather stations ...

Madagascar has secured a $1.9 million grant from Japan to equip the University of Itasy with advanced geological research equipment. The new laboratory instruments will help Malagasy students and ...

Ethiopia's central bank intends to maintain tight monetary policy over the medium term. The benchmark interest rate will remain at 16%, with an interest rate corridor of 13% to 19%. Inflation is ...

Murphy Oil has signed two production-sharing contracts covering Mauritania's offshore C10 and Tiof areas. Tiof holds an estimated 280 million barrels of oil but has yet to be commercially developed.