Senegal wants technology to support traditional knowledge in environmental protection. About 34% of the country’s land, or 6.86 million hectares, is degraded. Senegal lost an average 15,500 hectares ...

Afreximbank has granted Chad a €110 million ($127 million) facility, its largest-ever financing for the country. The funds will support trade-enabling projects, including infrastructure and trade ...

Moulin Sako has added a flour mill with capacity of 250 tons per day. Wheat consumption has risen 34% in three years to about 777,000 tons. Côte d’Ivoire also reexports wheat products to several West ...

Zambia’s open-access regime is widening the pool of electricity suppliers available to mining companies beyond the traditional utility-centered model ERB records already show miners including First ...

China’s Jasan Group will invest $117 million in a textile and apparel complex in Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone. The three-phase project will create about 6,000 direct jobs and export 90% of its ...

Tanzania, Uganda and Vitol plan a $20 billion-plus energy hub in Tanga. Tanga and Dangote’s Lamu refinery could compete for East African markets. Uganda sits at the center of the rivalry, with Hoima ...

WIA Gold needs $475 million to build the Kokoseb mine, with production targeted for late 2028. The project could produce 1.83 million ounces over 14 years and average about 150,000 ounces annually in ...

FAO’s review of its $21 million Togo portfolio finds 95% of funding concentrated on agricultural production and natural-resource management, while resilience and social protection receive 5% The ...

EGENCO has commissioned a 10 MW solar plant in Salima as the first phase of a planned 50 MW project. The $13.55 million first phase was financed from the state-owned utility’s own resources. The ...

Nigeria has created an interministerial platform to coordinate family planning and human capital policies. The government wants to turn rapid population growth into higher productivity through health, ...

B2Gold cut Fekola’s 2026 production target to 420,000 ounces from 460,000 ounces. Delays at Fekola Regional are expected to weigh on output in the second half. Fekola’s first-half revenue nearly ...

Wheat imports rose 8.5% to 982,106 tons in 2025, the fifth consecutive annual increase. Wheat consumption per person has risen sharply as the grain takes a larger place in Senegalese diets. New ...