African cultural event inspired by FESMAN but plans to use a different name. Culture Minister Jean-Michel Abimbola confirms the openness during the Vodun Days cultural festival. The initiative aligns ...

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed held high-level talks in Djibouti on regional security, trade, and economic cooperation. The visit comes amid tensions following Ethiopia-Somaliland port access agreements and ...

The Summit marks a significant shift, prioritising a multipolar approach over traditional bilateralism, with Germany and India attending. Emmanuel Macron has acknowledged France’s economic gaps in ...

Somalia is shifting from crisis management to policy-led reconstruction under IMF-backed reforms. Fiscal discipline and institutional rebuilding now anchor economic governance. ⁠Debt relief has opened ...

Egypt signed $1.8 billion in solar and battery storage agreements with Scatec and Sungrow. The deals include Africa’s largest solar-plus-storage project and a battery factory in the Suez Canal zone.

Governments plan to raise CFA3,908.5 billion on the BEAC public securities market The total is down from CFA5,272.8 billion mobilized between January and October 2025 Cameroon, Gabon, and Congo ...

Lucara plans a share placement of at least C$70 million to fund Karowe UGP The Lundin family will subscribe up to C$70 million to maintain its stake The underground expansion is expected to cost $779 ...

Chariot signs MoU with Chinese trader to develop Nigerian lithium assets Deal follows planned acquisition of Continental Lithium portfolio, closing Q1 2026 Partnership may provide financing as ...

Global food commodity prices rose in 2025, FAO index up to 127.2 Vegetable oils, meat and dairy hit highs despite cheaper cereals, sugar Higher prices strain net food importers, especially in ...

La Mancha Resource, controlled by Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris, cut its stake in Endeavour Mining from over 15% to 11.1% since early 2025. The latest sale of 3.5% generated $437 million, ...

Rwanda and Oman signed four memorandums of understanding covering logistics, aviation, airports, and digital technologies. Oman Air announced plans to launch direct Muscat–Kigali flights starting June ...

Niger integrated 11,015 contract teachers into the civil service without competitive exams. The government aimed to ease social tensions and address chronic teacher shortages. Authorities sought to ...