Ramaphosa urges AGOA renewal to fight youth job crisis South Africa sees 62.4% youth unemployment in early 2025 Calls for U.S. ties, trade, and skills to boost opportunities South African President ...

Morocco to launch D4SD Hub for Arab-African digital growth Talks held with Meta, UN to boost AI, skills, cooperation Initiative aims to drive public services, tackle development gaps Morocco is slated ...

Gabon launches drive to clear domestic debt backlog Firms must submit verified claims by Sept. 30 deadline Plan aims to restore fiscal order, boost business confidence Gabon's government has launched ...

Eni sold 30% of its Baleine project stake to Swiss energy trader Vitol Eni keeps 47.25% and Petroci retains 22.75%, with Eni staying operator Baleine field, producing since Dec. 2024, could reach 150, ...

Mastercard teams up with SmileID to roll out secure digital identity solutions The deal integrates SmileID’s verification tools into Mastercard’s ecosystem Partnership aims to fight identity fraud and ...

UBA’s CFA zone subsidiaries offset naira weakness, delivering a consolidated gain of ₦364bn ($ 243 million) from a 10% depreciation, while the Nigerian parent alone posted a ₦33bn loss. The CFA franc ...

The Congolese franc has strengthened 6.7% against the US dollar this month, reaching its strongest level since Jan 2024. Tight fiscal and monetary policies, plus a weaker dollar, support the franc, ...

APM Terminals and NPA partner on $60 million container freight electrification The plan is part of a $500 million investment to ease congestion in Nigerian ports Onne Port, a hub for oil, gas, and ...

Ghana sealed a $256 million bilateral debt restructuring deal with the UK The agreement unlocks five major infrastructure projects, including key roads Debt ratio fell to 44.9% of GDP in July 2025, ...

Asia Potash plans a $1.6 billion fertilizer production complex in Algeria The project will process phosphate deposits and produce ammonia, urea, and compound fertilizers Algeria holds over 4 billion ...

Kula Gold plans to begin its first drilling campaign at the Wozi niobium project in Malawi in November 2025. The company identified a “strong niobium anomaly” with grades up to 1.08% Nb₂O₅ following ...

African finance officials and investors said the continent faces an annual $130 billion funding gap for infrastructure and must better mobilize $4 trillion in underutilized institutional savings.