Egypt raised $500 million from international investors, securing additional funding despite regional tensions and pressure on government finances. Reopening existing bonds helped limit issuance costs, ...

South African municipalities owe Eskom 122.5 billion rand in unpaid electricity bills. Poor collection rates are straining local finances and threatening the utility's recovery. Government repayment ...

Kenya Railways has introduced a freight service for vehicles imported through Mombasa. The first train carried 21 vehicles to Nairobi in eight hours. The operator aims to transport 700 vehicles a ...

Senator Amara Konneh has called for a Senate inquiry into shipping delays, citing limited container yard space and prolonged dredging at Monrovia’s Freeport. APM Terminals raised selected port charges ...

Grindrod has completed a freight train trial on South Africa's public rail network. Rail and port failures cost coal and iron ore producers an estimated $6 billion in export revenue between 2021 and ...

Foreign portfolio investment reached $7.09 billion in the second quarter of 2026, compared with $1.15 billion in direct investment, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria. The Institute of ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...