Gaborone is tightening local-content rules and pushing exploration beyond diamonds toward copper, silver, and critical minerals. A 13 billion pula expansion of the Khoemacau copper mine, worth about ...

Namibia’s state-backed financing will help Andrada significantly increase tin production at Uis, supporting jobs, royalties and tax revenues while expanding the country’s mining output. The project ...

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 ...

Egypt is expanding its commercial fleet with two new 82,000-tonne bulk carriers as part of a broader push to strengthen shipping capacity and reduce dependence on foreign operators Cairo wants to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Copper could become the main mineral bottleneck to faster EV adoption, with producers needing to add new mine capacity more quickly than they have historically Cobalt appears less exposed to supply ...

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 ...

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, ...

Checkers Sixty60 grew sales 34.5% to R25.5 billion in the year to June 28, 2026, close to five times the pace of Shoprite's core South African supermarket business. Group merchandise sales rose 7.2% ...