Scatec and the EBRD have agreed to create a renewable energy investment platform in Egypt. The EBRD will own 40% of the platform and commit up to $221 million, including about $170 million in equity.

The Central African Banking Commission revoked 17 licenses in 2025, with most decisions accompanied by industry bans lasting five to ten years. Five license revocations in the microfinance sector led ...

Mobile money transactions in WAEMU reached $374 billion in 2025, up 39.7% from 2024, while transaction volumes rose 37.3% to 16.37 billion. Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal and Burkina Faso accounted for 79.12% ...

BluEnergy and IBS Crafts have launched a 25.6 MW solar project in Ekurhuleni, fully funded by the private developer. The plant will generate an estimated 40 GWh annually, with electricity sold to the ...

Togo's largest companies want simpler tax rules and targeted incentives to encourage investment and business growth. Business leaders also called for cheaper energy, more financing options, and ...

Eni is looking for contractors to build a 75 MW gas-fired power plant in Mozambique's Inhambane province. The $130 million project comes alongside the company's $7.2 billion Coral Norte LNG ...

Violent protests erupted in Kolwezi after artisanal miners faced restrictions on mineral sales and access to mining sites. Authorities want to remove unauthorized miners and security personnel from ...

Nigeria has approved a 90-day action plan to lower living costs, improve food access, and attract investment. Annual inflation slowed to 14.63% in September, but food inflation remained high at 19.59% ...

Togo has begun work to turn the African Union's Kampala Declaration into national agricultural policies and investments. The government plans to build on its agricultural modernization program, which ...

Somalia wants to enter Iraq's livestock market after export volumes fell 20% between 2023 and 2025. Livestock product export revenue dropped 3% to $922.9 million in 2025. Iraq offers a potential new ...

Nearly 48.7% of CEMAC's microfinance institutions were classified as very fragile at the end of 2025. Nonperforming loans jumped 33.2% to CFA236.8 billion, while the sector's net profit plunged 89.4%.

DR Congo suspended two senior mining officials over alleged failures to prevent illegal artisanal mining on licensed concessions. The suspensions follow government inspections in Lualaba, where mining ...