Kenya Manufacturers Warn Logistics Costs Undercut Intra-African Trade Gains
The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has warned that logistics costs across major African trade corridors remain so high and...
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South Africa’s Kusile Power Station Reaches Full Capacity, Ending Years of Setbacks
South Africa’s Eskom Kusile Power Station is now operating at full commercial capacity, marking a generational shift in the country’s...
Tunisia Plans Trans-Saharan Land Corridor to Open Sahel Trade Routes
Tunisia is developing a continental land corridor to connect its northern coast to sub-Saharan Africa, Trade and Export Development Minister...
Africa, Latin America Seek Stronger Trade Ties at WTO Meeting
African and Latin American leaders are seeking to deepen trade and economic ties, highlighting untapped potential between the two regions...
Nigeria’s State Oil Company Shifts Focus From Reserves to Sustained Revenue
Nigeria’s national oil company is repositioning itself around commercial discipline and partnerships after years of underperformance, with its chief executive...
Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery to Export Petrol After Meeting Domestic Demand
Nigeria’s Dangote refinery will export up to 20 million liters of petrol daily after surpassing domestic demand, a milestone that...
Côte d’Ivoire Studies Botswana Mining Model to Strengthen Resource Governance
Côte d’Ivoire’s mines minister, Mamadou Sangafowa-Coulibaly, visited Botswana this week to examine how the country has translated mineral wealth into...
Cameroon Opens Nine Oil and Gas Blocks to Investors
Cameroon has opened nine oil and gas exploration and production blocks to investors under its current licensing round, with proposals...
Gabon Partners With South Africa to Drive Mining Expansion Beyond Oil
Gabon signed a cooperation agreement with South Africa’s Council for Geoscience to strengthen geological research and accelerate development of its...
‘Intra-African Trade Gains Depend on Private Sector Uptake’
The African Continental Free Trade Area will fall short of delivering meaningful economic gains unless the private sector actively uses...
Lesotho Launches Five-Year Industrial Strategy Targeting 50,000 Jobs
The Lesotho National Development Corporation has launched its Letsema Strategy 2026-2031, outlining a five-year plan to accelerate industrial growth and...
Gabon Bans Broiler Chicken Imports to Boost Local Output
Gabon’s government has set a January 2027 deadline to ban all broiler chicken imports as it pushes to build a...
Morocco’s Olive Harvest Hits Record 2 Million Tons Amid Heavy Rainfall
Morocco recorded a harvest of 2 million tons of olives in the current agricultural season, a 111% increase over the...
Benin Finance Minister Wadagni Wins Presidency in Landslide
Romuald Wadagni, the technocrat who spent a decade reshaping Benin’s public finances, has won the country’s presidential election after securing...