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Africa's gas output fell 17 bcm in 2024 • Algeria led decline due to aging production fields • Delays, underinvestment threaten Africa’s export reliability Africa's natural gas production declined in ...
Togo’s GDP grew 17.7% in Q4 2024 • Agriculture, construction, services drove sharp year-end rebound • Electricity, hospitality, and public sector saw major declines The Togolese economy accelerated ...
From Dakar to Nairobi, Kampala to Abidjan, mobile money has become a lifeline for millions of Africans. What started as a tool for sending and receiving cash by phone has turned into the backbone of ...
Kenya’s BasiGo unveils KL-9 electric bus with King Long, assembled locally by KVM. • Company targets 20 buses a month by 2026 and 1,000 in circulation by 2027. • Strong backing includes $42 mln Series ...
Burkina Faso announced visa-free entry for all African nationals under its 2025 supplementary finance law. The measure seeks to boost tourism, business travel, and regional integration while ...
Africa registered a 12% increase in international tourist arrivals in H1 2025, the highest global growth. North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa both achieved double-digit growth. Global tourist arrivals ...
Gabon plans joint venture to expand fiber optic network • Project targets 1,800 km extension, cost-sharing, better coverage • Moov and Airtel partnership marks first step in rollout Gabon is planning ...
Leviathan Gold will acquire Cura Botswana, issuing 37M shares and 5.5M warrants, with Cura holders owning 42.9%. • The deal includes 16.5M contingent shares tied to defined uranium and copper resource ...
Morocco signs deal to develop a national platform for responsible AI. • Project to focus on LLMs tailored to Moroccan language, culture, and law. • Initiative part of Digital Morocco 2030 strategy to ...
MSMEs spend $3.5B yearly on generator power in Nigeria • Generator costs consume up to 40% of business expenses Nigeria's national power grid collapsed on Wednesday, the Nigerian Independent System ...
Acumen rolls out second KawiSafi fund with $90 million capital, $40 million secured. • Fund targets 50 million people, avoiding 50 million tons of CO₂ emissions. • Focus on clean energy, transport, ...
(AfDB)-African leaders, experts, the African Development Bank and development partners have called for urgent reforms to strengthen governance, deepen regional integration, and drive inclusive growth ...