Orange Money Côte d’Ivoire launched a virtual Visa card that enables online payments across the global Visa network. The card offers fee-free transactions, competitive exchange rates and regulatory ...

Resolute Mining plans to lift annual gold output to 500,000 ounces by 2028, up from a 2025 target of 275,000–285,000 ounces. The Doropo project in Côte d’Ivoire should produce about 170,000 ounces a ...

Ghana signed an agreement with Telecel Group to train 100,000 young people under the “One Million Coders” initiative. The government targets digital skills training for 1 million people within four ...

Transnet cut its half-year loss to 1.8 billion rand from 2.2 billion rand year on year. Rail freight volumes rose to 81.4 million tonnes from 78 million tonnes. The group lifted revenue to 45.2 ...

DRC regulator ARECOMS waives strict rules, allowing miners to keep unused Q4 2025 cobalt quotas despite ongoing export delays. Bureaucratic hurdles have stalled shipments, but the decision protects 18 ...

Guinea, Cameroon and Ghana are advancing alumina refinery projects worth more than $1 billion to capture more value from bauxite. Africa holds 29% of global bauxite reserves but less than 1% of global ...

CBK rates' cuts to 9.0%, is ending the 'rentier' era. Banks must now pivot from risk-free state bonds to private lending as inflation stabilizes. Ruto’s new National Infrastructure Fund uses asset ...

Fitch upgrades Côte d’Ivoire to BB, saying political uncertainty has lifted and the country has moved beyond past election-related unrest. Strong growth, low inflation and improving debt metrics boost ...

Deadly floods hit Safi on Dec 14, 2025, killing at least 21 and damaging homes, roads, and key urban areas. No official reports of damage at OCP’s Safi site; impact on logistics and workforce access ...

Bilateral trade surged 80% to hit $143m in 10 months, while Al Mana Holding committed $200m to a sustainable aviation fuel plant in Egypt. Qatar’s return follows the UAE’s historic $35bn Ras El Hekma ...

Senegal to scrap mobile roaming charges with four neighbours Free incoming calls, local rates apply from March 2026 Move supports ECOWAS push for regional telecoms integration Senegal has committed to ...

Mauritania secures $60 million Saudi loan for major power project Funding builds 182 km Nouakchott-Néma high-voltage transmission line Project supports goal of universal electricity access by 2030 ...