Recently appointed to lead the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) operations in Africa, Ethiopis Tafara visited Lomé as part of “Africa Leads,” a forum bringing together project leaders ...

Nigeria outlines plan to produce renewable aviation fuel Strategy targets fuel shortages and import dependence in the sector Six-part roadmap includes regulation, funding, logistics, and innovation ...

IFC plans a $25 million senior loan to strengthen BOA Congo’s SME lending At least 10% of the funding will go to women-led businesses Final approval expected at IFC board meeting on June 16, 2025 The ...

Mali applies to reopen Loulo-Gounkoto gold mine, closed by Barrick since January Court decision expected May 15; new management could oversee operations Dispute over unpaid taxes between Barrick and ...

Agreement signed on May 14, 2025, to prevent income double taxation Deal aims to attract Czech investment in Tanzanian manufacturing Trade between both countries reached $20 million in 2023 Tanzania ...

Ghana will reintroduce tolls via digital systems to ease traffic and raise funds The move follows revenue losses after tolls were scrapped in favor of the E-Levy Smart tolling will support the Abidjan ...

InterSAT is in talks with Eutelsat to add LEO satellite capability to its network The plan would start in East Africa but no deal has been signed yet The company aims to boost coverage in a region ...

BRVM and Africa50 signed a deal to create new infrastructure financing tools The plan includes issuing infrastructure bonds and attracting long-term capital Target investors include pension funds, ...

Bboxx chosen for World Bank’s $300M DARES solar electrification initiative Program aims to bring off-grid power to 2.7M households and businesses Nearly 90 million Nigerians still lack reliable ...

Morocco loses 30% of citrus harvest yearly due to poor logistics infrastructure Drought has reduced orchard area and cut exports by nearly one-third Government aims to revive exports with incentives ...

Tidjane Thiam re-elected as head of Côte d’Ivoire’s PDCI party with 99.77% of the vote • He dismissed recent criticism and pledged to focus on leading the party back to power • His leadership faces ...

Decisions on Venus and Kudu oil and gas fields expected by late 2026 TotalEnergies to submit Venus development plan by July 2025 Namibia aims to fast-track monetization of offshore resources Namibia ...