Since November 2, 2026, new regulations have governed interoperable person-to-person electronic money transfers across the eight-member West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) through the ...

Mogo has partnered with Chinese smartphone maker ZTE and Kenyan distributor RSC to offer smartphones through installment payments, with deposits starting at 100 Kenyan shillings ($0.77). Rising device ...

Guinea expects to create between 2,000 and 2,500 direct jobs in the first year of a waste management partnership with Ghana’s Jospong Group. Infrastructure development: The agreement covers the ...

The World Bank forecasts copper at $13,000 per ton in 2027, well above recent annual averages but below the DRC Budget Ministry’s $14,350 forecast. Copper accounted for nearly 80% of the DRC’s goods ...

ExxonMobil has agreed to raise its stake in Mozambique’s Rovuma LNG project to 50% through a deal with Eni, while remaining its operator. The project is designed to produce 18.6 million tons of LNG ...

Tunisia’s draft 2027 budget proposes $10.9 billion in public investment, up 14.1%, including about $400 million for roads. Highway upgrades and rural road improvements could help businesses in ...

Africa Diamond Invest has secured a licence from the West African Monetary Union’s financial markets regulator, becoming Togo’s second licensed brokerage and investment management firm. Regional ...

Dangote Group has launched a fuel storage and pipeline project in Namibia valued at about $2.6 billion, aiming to supply Nigerian-refined fuel across southern Africa. The planned facility would store ...

West Africa’s BRVM has delayed its derivatives market launch from December 2026 to 2027 because regulatory and technology work remains unfinished, with no new opening date announced. The first planned ...

Senegal estimates it needs $24.9 billion by 2035 to cut emissions and protect communities from flooding, drought and coastal erosion. Planned projects include renewable energy, cleaner public ...

South Africa’s Platreef mine remains short of commercial production nearly a year after startup, with operational problems delaying higher output and expected revenue. Ivanhoe Mines raised Platreef’s ...

Benin has appointed Damien Mama, a former senior UN official with more than 25 years of development experience, to help oversee its regional development reform. The reform will group the country’s 77 ...