Kenya has awarded 4,470 contracts worth 18.3 billion Kenyan shillings ($140.8 million) through its electronic government procurement (e-GP) platform since its launch in April 2025. Growing ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects annual inflation in the Democratic Republic of Congo to approach 9% by December 2026, driven by rising fuel and food prices. Monetary policy: The Central ...

Benin will establish two digital fabrication and innovation hubs, known as Innobox, in Parakou and Porto-Novo before gradually expanding the initiative to municipalities nationwide. Technology ...

Zambia is seeking German investment to extend mobile and fiber-optic networks to underserved communities, with no specific projects or company commitments announced. Rural connectivity gaps persist ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...