CBE introduced CBE Connect in partnership with fintech StarPay. The platform enables cross-border transfers and multiple financial services. The ...

A local bank pool will finance Camtel’s CFA52.2 billion network expansion. BEAC approved CFA31.3 billion in refinancing via its special facility. The funding targets 2G, 3G, and 4G rollout nationwide.

Tin production rose 7% in 2025 while EBITDA increased 25%. Output exceeded targets despite a temporary halt at the Bisie mine. Record tin prices support growth and dividend prospects for 2026.

Extractive revenues rose to CFA124.25 billion in 2023 from CFA19 billion a year earlier. The increase was driven mainly by CFA102.99 billion in debt-offset operations at SNPT. The sector accounts for ...

Africa ran a $16.7 billion agricultural trade deficit in 2023. Five countries recorded net agricultural export surpluses over 2019–2023. South Africa and Côte d’Ivoire led the ranking by trade balance ...

The DRC plans to invest CFA14.5 billion to build cereal storage silos nationwide. A pilot silo with 5,000-ton capacity will be built in Kongo Central. The project aims to strengthen food security and ...

InfraCredit guaranteed a naira-denominated debt issue for First Electric. The project will deploy 20 mesh-grid systems across three Nigerian states. More than 5,100 households and businesses are set ...

Cameroon posted the highest cotton yield in Africa at 1.54 tons per hectare. Yields were well above West Africa’s average and India’s output level. Uganda, Sudan, Egypt, and Benin complete the African ...

President Tinubu approved incentives limited to the Bonga South West oil project. The project targets output of up to 150,000 barrels per day. The government wants a final investment decision by ...

Ghana’s poverty rate declined from 24.9% to 21.9% in less than one year. More than 360,000 people exited multidimensional poverty in Q3 2025. Rural areas and northern regions remain the most affected.

Africa accounts for approximately 60% of global solar potential, while announced solar projects across the continent total about 148 GW of planned capacity. Around 600 million people in Africa remain ...

The Gambia awarded Ghana’s Margins ID Group a contract for its national digital ID system Digital IDs support governance and service delivery, but adult ID coverage remains below 70% in much of SSA ...