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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kenya’s BasiGo unveils KL-9 electric bus with King Long, assembled locally by KVM. • Company targets 20 buses a month by 2026 and 1,000 in circulation by 2027. • Strong backing includes $42 mln Series ...

MSMEs spend $3.5B yearly on generator power in Nigeria • Generator costs consume up to 40% of business expenses Nigeria's national power grid collapsed on Wednesday, the Nigerian Independent System ...

Gabon plans joint venture to expand fiber optic network • Project targets 1,800 km extension, cost-sharing, better coverage • Moov and Airtel partnership marks first step in rollout Gabon is planning ...

Djamo has obtained the first microfinance license issued by the BCEAO to a fintech. The license allows Djamo to offer regulated products including remunerated savings accounts up to 6% annual interest ...

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 ...

Morocco signs deal to develop a national platform for responsible AI. • Project to focus on LLMs tailored to Moroccan language, culture, and law. • Initiative part of Digital Morocco 2030 strategy to ...