Niger plans a $1.9 billion refinery and petrochemical complex in Dosso with capacity to process 100,000 barrels of oil per day The project is designed to sharply expand domestic fuel production, ...

Tunisia’s economy is still growing, but the pace slowed to 2.3% in the second quarter of 2026 from 2.6% in the previous quarter Agriculture and construction remained strong growth drivers, while ...

A Moroccan media report placed the country 54th out of 161 economies in a 2026 economic freedom ranking, with a score of 63.74, attributing the figures to the Legatum Institute. That figure cannot ...

Nigeria’s civil aviation authority says the use of forged Schengen travel documents is increasing, with some cases detected during transit and others on arrival in Europe. Royal Air Maroc has expanded ...

Valmore Holding, the Egyptian-Kuwaiti group formerly known as Egypt Kuwait Holding, posted first-half 2026 revenue of $392 million, up 13% year over year. Net profit attributable to shareholders fell ...

Aton Resources raised $2.8 million to advance its Hamama gold project. The company targets the start of production in 2027. Egypt wants mining to contribute 6% of GDP, up from less than 1%. Aton ...

GoldBod will no longer rely on the Bank of Ghana to finance gold purchases. It has secured an initial $75 million from commercial banks. GoldBod exported about 103 tons of artisanal and small-scale ...

EDSA has started grid works to prepare for the 108.4 MW NANT power plant. The $417 million project is expected to start supplying electricity in Q3 2027. Sierra Leone has just over 140 MW of available ...

The 869 MW project represents an estimated $800 million investment. Egypt aims to raise renewables to 45% of electricity generation by 2028. Egypt has agreed to buy electricity from Voltalia’s planned ...

KBR will conduct pre-FEED studies for ORNX’s green ammonia project in Laâyoune. The planned plant would produce about 560,000 tons of ammonia a year. The project is part of Morocco’s $34.5 billion ...

Agricultural export revenue rose 24% to a record $1.1 billion in 2025/2026. Rwanda credits stronger infrastructure, quality controls and market diversification. The country targets more than $1.5 ...

KFS and the Kenya Space Agency are exploring satellite-based forest monitoring. Kenya loses an average of 84,716 hectares of forest each year. Satellite data could help track the survival of trees ...