Government unveils Teachers’ Council, digital learning, and AI integration plans • Focus on inclusion, digital skills, and aligning education with labor market needs • Policy aims to reduce youth ...

West Africa to Europe • EIB and Islamic Development Bank among financiers of $25B project • New structure aims to centralize governance and financing for construction The $25 billion Nigeria-Morocco ...

MoU with CDCB to support projects under Benin’s Government Action Program. • Africa accounted for 47% of Proparco’s global portfolio in 2024. • New office aims to improve coordination with local ...

Copper ~880k t/y anchors flows; cobalt smaller, lithium & others emerging. • Lobito, TAZARA, Nacala/Beira now link Zambia to 3 oceans. • DP World dry-port, 90%+ warehouse use; hub role real despite ...

Audit follows 2023 review that uncovered inflated contracts and misuse of funds • Public debt hit $12.8B; external share seen rising above 70% by 2027 • Finance ministry aims to verify obligations, ...

Canada-backed project to expand with 15 more boreholes by 2026 • Part of strategy to bring 400,000 hectares under solar irrigation by 2028 • New solar systems to empower women farmers, boost incomes, ...

Cybercrime cost Africa over $3B since 2019; 90% of countries lack advanced capacity • AI-driven fraud and weak cross-border cooperation outpace national enforcement efforts • Only six countries ...

Morocco and South Africa received 60% of shipments; NGOs call for EU policy change • Report says Syngenta, BASF, Corteva among companies profiting from controversial exports • Public Eye accuses ...

South Africa’s IDC may buy AMSA for $491M, aiming to save jobs and pivot the steel sector toward green production. • EU’s CBAM carbon tariffs threaten exports, making low-carbon steel vital for South ...

Guinea gets $40M for SMEs; Nigeria to host rice plant, solar power, and industrial park • Approvals part of EBID’s push to finance regional development and energy transition The ECOWAS Bank for ...

Deal strengthens mineral export routes as US, EU push Lobito Corridor China signed a $1.4 billion agreement with Zambia and Tanzania on Monday to upgrade the TAZARA railway, a critical 1,860-kilometer ...

The Board of Directors of the Mastercard Foundation today announced that Sewit Ahderom has been selected to serve as its next President and CEO. The appointment follows the decision by Reeta Roy to ...