Cameroon generated a GDP of $272 billion in 2019–2024, with agriculture and services driving growth. • Services rose to 55% of GDP, led by telecoms and finance, but rely heavily on consumption. • ...

Cotonou Port handled 6.7m tons in H1 2025, up 63% year-on-year, despite a slowdown in Q2 activity. • Imports rose 55% to 4.1m tons, while exports nearly doubled to 2.16m tons, boosting trade momentum.

Burkina Faso announced visa-free entry for all African nationals under its 2025 supplementary finance law. The measure seeks to boost tourism, business travel, and regional integration while ...

Africa's gas output fell 17 bcm in 2024 • Algeria led decline due to aging production fields • Delays, underinvestment threaten Africa’s export reliability Africa's natural gas production declined in ...

Wema Bank secures 150 billion naira ($100 million) through rights issue. • Capital rises to 214.7 billion naira, above central bank’s 200 billion naira threshold. • Bank strengthens ability to fund ...

Zambia and Zimbabwe sign two MoUs to deepen cooperation and strengthen dialogue. • Agreements cover private sector support and joint oil and gas pipeline project. • Trade between the two countries ...

Togo’s GDP grew 17.7% in Q4 2024 • Agriculture, construction, services drove sharp year-end rebound • Electricity, hospitality, and public sector saw major declines The Togolese economy accelerated ...

Vision Invest invests $700m in Arise IIP, Africa’s largest private infrastructure deal in 2025. Arise IIP fundraising hits $1.25bn in 2025, with Afreximbank and African Development Bank among key ...

Leviathan Gold will acquire Cura Botswana, issuing 37M shares and 5.5M warrants, with Cura holders owning 42.9%. • The deal includes 16.5M contingent shares tied to defined uranium and copper resource ...

From Dakar to Nairobi, Kampala to Abidjan, mobile money has become a lifeline for millions of Africans. What started as a tool for sending and receiving cash by phone has turned into the backbone of ...

Acumen rolls out second KawiSafi fund with $90 million capital, $40 million secured. • Fund targets 50 million people, avoiding 50 million tons of CO₂ emissions. • Focus on clean energy, transport, ...

USA Rice promotes American rice at Casablanca seminar with nine African nations. • Africa’s rice imports seen reaching 19.1 mln tons in 2025/26, up 23% in four years. • US exports about 100,000 tons a ...