Moroccan engineering firm REMORA has completed a wheat flour mill in Senegal with capacity of 500 tons per day. Wheat consumption in Senegal has risen sharply, with imports climbing more than 30% in ...

Cameroon, UNHCR discuss linking refugee hosting with national development Country hosts nearly one million internally displaced people Talks focus on economic inclusion and documentation for displaced ...

DR Congo launches construction of 69-km Batshamba-Gungu-Kakobola road Project built by China’s CISC-SA under Sino-Congolese cooperation programme Road upgrade aims to improve transport and ...

Event focuses on expanding insurance access for low-income and informal workers Talks will examine InsurTech and solutions to boost insurance penetration Togo will host the 11th Regional Conference on ...

Cameroon prepares €198.8 million financing for Ebolowa–Akom II–Kribi road Works expected to start between March and April 2026 Project aims to improve access to Kribi port corridor Cameroon’s Minister ...

Resolute Mining plans La Debo gold project scoping study in 2026 Project currently hosts estimated 643,000 ounces of inferred gold Company advancing three Côte d’Ivoire projects, including Doropo mine ...

Rand Merchant Bank and the Development Bank of Southern Africa are preparing a five-year $122 million green bond. The bond will finance nature-based watershed restoration and will link disbursements ...

The Kribi Port Industrial Zone (KPIZ) is forecast to raise Cameroon’s economic growth by between five and eight percentage points over the next 15 years and generate up to 150,000 jobs. Patrice Melom, ...

African-born artists generated $77.2 million in auction sales in 2024, down 31.9% year-on-year. Women artists accounted for about $22 million in 2024 sales, or 52.8% of total lots sold. African art ...

Funding expands flood protection in Tunis, Gabès and Djerba ResCat programme now totals $175 million since 2021 The World Bank announced Wednesday, March 4, an additional $50 million in financing for ...

Nigeria orders power distributors to refund meter buyers within 12 months Refunds cover 20.33 billion naira owed under MAP programme Policy aims to expand metering and reduce estimated electricity ...

FOB in Douala on March 3, surpassing cocoa prices for the first time. Cocoa traded at 1,521 FCFA/kg FOB and around CFA1,000–CFA1,150/kg in producing areas. Analysts expect a global cocoa surplus in ...