Tharisa raised $300 million through its first senior secured bond, mainly to fund construction of the Karo platinum group metals mine. Karo is scheduled to start production in the fourth quarter of ...

China supplied 98% of South Africa’s imported solar equipment, 95% of batteries and 80% of wind equipment in 2025. Sub-Saharan Africa’s solar imports are rising rapidly, with the region taking 10% of ...

Everest Finance, a Senegalese brokerage, launched Sama Naffa on Friday, September 11, a platform that lets individuals start saving from 1,000 FCFA ($1.7) and gradually invest on the West African ...

IFC has launched a risk-sharing initiative providing up to $700 million in guarantees to help banks, fintechs and other financial institutions overcome settlement-risk constraints. The initiative ...

Niger plans to revise its 2010 Civil Aviation Code after international audits identified shortcomings in its regulatory framework. The reform will also restructure the country’s civil aviation agency ...

Morocco and Guinea signed 25 cooperation agreements on September 8 to expand ties across finance, agriculture, customs, and transport. Commercial exchanges between both nations rose steadily between ...

Namibia says Vitol’s exclusive gasoline and diesel supply deal will end in October after a one-month extension. The government has yet to publish the new fuel import rules it said would take effect by ...

Eleven universities will integrate One Million Coders certifications into degree and diploma programs, giving students an additional route to acquire digital credentials before entering the labor ...

Namibia is examining Ghana’s gold-trading framework as it seeks greater uniformity and stronger oversight across its mining sector. The review comes as Ghana tightens controls over gold valuation, ...

Cameroon executed CFAF 45 billion ($80 million) of public investment in the first quarter, 2.5% of the year's capital allocation, as problems linked to a new budget-management platform slowed spending ...

Algeria cut diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, September 10, 2026, its foreign ministry citing 'multiplying provocative or hostile actions' by Abu Dhabi. Algeria summoned ...

Developing World Markets (DWM) announced in late August a senior secured credit facility of 80 million rand, about $5 million, for Spark Energy Services, a financing platform managed by Camco. DWM ...