The Port of Mombasa handled 45.45 million tonnes in 2025, up 10.9% year on year. Transit traffic rose 19.5% to 15.88 million tonnes, while container volumes climbed 5.5% to 2.11 million TEUs. Kenya ...

Tanzania invested $9 million in irrigation equipment to accelerate nationwide irrigation projects. The government plans to drill 500 irrigation wells across 178 districts in fiscal year 2025/2026.

Madagascar launched the ASAN’AI program to train 1,300 people for digital customer relations and BPO jobs. Authorities aim to train tens of thousands of young people in digital skills by 2028 through ...

Lucara Diamond closed a C$165 million ($121 million) equity financing to support the expansion of its Karowe diamond mine in Botswana. The underground expansion, now expected to start production in ...

Senegal has inaugurated a vegetable oil refinery with a capacity of 600 tons per day. The CFA60bn project aims to cut imports and strengthen food security. The plant is expected to support local ...

Niger’s telecom regulator launched a real-time monitoring platform to strengthen technical, economic, and regulatory oversight of mobile networks. Mobile penetration edged down to 59.73% in early 2025 ...

Liberia is preparing a national agricultural traceability system to comply with the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) due to fully apply in late 2026. EU agri-food imports from Liberia more than ...

The year 2025 stands out as a turning point for the WAEMU public debt market. Not because it marked a rupture, but because it exposed the balances, tensions, and paradoxes of a market that has reached ...

IGAD, with World Bank support through EARDIP, held a three-day workshop to validate a PPP framework for expanding digital infrastructure and services. Launched in June 2023, EARDIP aims to build a ...

Mali approved the transfer of the Kobada mining license to Canada’s Toubani Resources. The decision clears the way for construction after approval of the 2023 mining code and environmental permit. The ...

Sasol issued a precautionary force majeure notice over potential gas supply disruptions from Mozambique. Flooding damaged roads in Mozambique and disrupted logistics linked to gas production, ...

The IMF approved program reviews, enabling an immediate $91m disbursement to Mauritania. Total IMF financing to the country since 2023 now stands at about $258mln. Authorities met most quantitative ...