Flutterwave gained a BCEAO license to operate in Senegal, expanding to 35 African countries. It targets growth in Africa’s booming $1.5T digital payments market despite lacking profitability. Faces ...

Côte d’Ivoire has pre-sold 850,000 tons of 2025/26 cocoa, nearing the 1.3M ton cap The cap aims to reduce delivery risks amid uncertain weather High cocoa prices prompt Barry Callebaut to forecast a 7 ...

Russia to supply 50% of North Africa’s wheat imports in 2024/2025, led by 13.5M tons shipped Russia dominates Egypt’s market and overtakes France in Morocco; strong gains in Libya and Tunisia ...

UTB’s restructuring delayed to end-2026 due to incomplete audits; reorganization plan expected by March. Despite a CFA 15.2B injection, the bank still violates key prudential rules and faces ...

The former Nigerian president has passed away. A feared military figure and controversial head of state, he left a lasting mark on several generations of Nigerians, beginning in the 1960s. News of ...

The Emerald Sea is a vast turquoise lagoon located in the northern part of Madagascar, just a few kilometers from the town of Antsiranana (formerly Diego Suarez). Protected by a coral reef, this ...

Guinea’s government terminated its deal with Emirates Global Aluminium’s (EGA) subsidiary, triggering over 2,000 job cuts. The dispute centers on EGA’s alleged failure to build an alumina refinery as ...

Nigeria’s government launched a partnership to integrate digital literacy into rural primary and secondary schools. The initiative aims to tackle youth unemployment above 40% by equipping students ...

Rwanda cut multidimensional child poverty nearly in half among 5–14-year-olds—from 25.3% to 11.9% between 2016 and 2024. • Free basic education and expanded rural school access drive this progress. • ...

The world’s renewable energy capacity grew by 582 GW in 2024 but still falls short of the 2030 tripling target. Africa’s renewable capacity increased only 7.2% in 2024, half the global average growth ...

Chad shipped 1,045 tonnes of gum arabic to the USA between January and May 2025, an 81% increase year-on-year. Sudan’s gum arabic exports to the USA fell sharply due to ongoing civil conflict, ...

South32 plans to revise its 2026 production forecast for the Mozal aluminium smelter due to unresolved energy supply negotiations. The current electricity supply contract with Hidroeléctrica de Cahora ...