IFC plans to grant a $30 million loan to Banque El Amana, pending June 2025 board approval. • The funding will increase credit access for MSMEs, with 25% earmarked for women-led businesses. • The ...

Uganda, South Sudan, and the Central African Republic launched a 1,100 km road project. • The corridor is intended to reduce trade costs, connect landlocked markets, and ease isolation. • Logistics ...

Nigeria and Benin have deployed the SIGMAT system at the Sèmè-Kraké border to improve customs efficiency. SIGMAT digitizes goods-in-transit processes, cutting wait times and reducing fraud. The system ...

Cairo has launched the operational testing phase of a 35km BRT segment with 14 stations. The corridor is part of a 110km network designed to improve urban mobility and reduce congestion. The BRT will ...

This development underscores Ghana’s growing emphasis on digital sovereignty, consumer protection, and structured engagement with global tech players as part of its broader digital transformation ...

Ghana is considering a strategic partnership with China to combat illegal fishing. • China remains the world’s top IUU fishing offender despite joining an international treaty. • Nearly 90% of ...

Morocco will generate 25,000 jobs through a new energy and water infrastructure deal. Over 10,000 of those jobs will be permanent once construction is complete. The project supports Morocco’s push to ...

Algeria may establish a National Sugar Office to manage output, demand, and exports. The new Tafadis refinery in Boumerdès can produce 2,000 tons of sugar daily. With sugar demand second only to Egypt ...

Before, farming was an unattainable dream. Today, I feed my children from the land.' These words from Assia Obakar Hassan, a mother from the village of Kalaf, epitomize the profound transformation ...

Initiative, starting in Kenya. The program includes cyber risk management, simulations, and public-private cooperation. Kenya recorded 860 million cyberattack attempts in 2023, highlighting urgent ...

Ghana plans to cut liquid fuel costs by half through a new natural gas plant. • The project could reduce untreated gas losses of $151 million annually and stabilize power costs. • An inter-ministerial ...

Over 90% of Africa’s trade passes through ports, now increasingly targeted by cyberattacks. • In 2024, 174 port-related cyber incidents were recorded globally, with South Africa among the hardest hit.