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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 plans to allocate 2,414.15 billion dinars ($17.7 billion) to social transfers in 2027 to help households cope with living costs. The allocation is included in the draft 2027 budget, presented ...

Microfinance raises Senegal's account ownership rate to 67.1% of adults, compared with 27.4% for banks, post offices, savings banks and the treasury. The BCEAO reports a bank lending rate of 5.98% in ...

AKORA Resources is in talks with the World Bank and the EU over developing Madagascar’s Bekisopa iron ore project. A prefeasibility study estimates an initial investment of $61 million for a six-year ...

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, ...