Customers in francophone Africa increased by 3.7 million over twelve months, accounting for about a third of Airtel Africa’s new mobile money users. The amount of money processed per customer rose by ...

Egypt’s El Nasr Automotive has begun assembling Dongfeng’s MAGE EV, with local content reaching up to 45%. The company plans to produce 3,000 vehicles in the first year, with sales expected to begin ...

GoldBod aims to generate $1.2 billion from artisanal and small-scale gold trading in November. Ghana’s gold exports earned $11.6 billion from small-scale mining and $11.1 billion from large-scale ...

Standard Bank signed a financing agreement worth up to $370 million with Solarcentury Africa, with an initial $86.2 million committed. Part of the financing will fund a 59 MWp expansion of Zambia’s ...

Senegal launched an AI hub with the Gates Foundation to move projects beyond pilot programs and into wider use. The initiative covers AI tools in priority sectors, digital identity and data-sharing ...

Douala-based GIC Rating became CEMAC’s first licensed credit rating agency in August 2026 and plans to rate governments, banks and businesses. The agency has presented a microfinance rating framework ...

Luanda’s population could reach 20.3 million by 2050, overtaking Lagos’s projected 16.2 million, according to the World Bank. Sub-Saharan Africa’s urban population is projected to reach 1.7 billion by ...

Ghana’s President Mahama called for investment in education, science, healthcare, youth empowerment and climate resilience as part of slavery reparations. He proposed development partnerships and ...

Burkina Faso raised 143 billion CFA francs ($244 million) in a public bond sale, exceeding its target by 43%. The offering comprised five-, seven- and 10-year bonds paying annual interest rates of ...

Algeria’s draft 2027 budget allocates $17.7 billion to social transfers, including 717.7 billion dinars for subsidies and price stabilization. The budget includes funding for 125,675 public-sector ...

Togo’s 13th Émergence Film Festival runs from November 2 to 11 in Lomé, bringing together African and European film professionals. The competition features 38 short films and five feature films from ...

Google’s free learning platform brings together more than 15 training programs and aims to train three million people across Africa by 2030. Learners can download lessons over Wi-Fi and study offline, ...