On Sunday, March 8, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune ordered the youth minister to investigate obstacles preventing some young people from receiving unemployment benefits. The instruction came the same ...

Algerian telecom operator Ooredoo said on Monday it had extended 5G coverage to all of the country’s wilayas, exceeding in its first year the rollout requirements set under its license and moving ...

Lifezone Metals signs exclusive deal to develop Burundi’s Musongati nickel project Company given 14 months to assess and advance project development Musongati deposit estimated at over 140 million ...

Mauritania, ITFC sign $1 billion framework to support trade Program targets energy supply, SMEs financing and agriculture productivity Initiative aims strengthen banking sector and economic ...

Kenya has launched an automated traffic management system that issues instant fines detected by smart cameras. Offenders receive notifications by SMS and have seven days to pay before penalties apply.

The African Solidarity Fund (FSA) announced on Monday that it had signed a counterguarantee agreement with Pro Garante, Cape Verde's state-backed financial institution and national guarantee fund. The ...

Zambia's real GDP growth is forecast to reach 6.1% in 2026, up from an estimated 4.4% in 2025, Fitch Solutions said in a report released Friday. The research firm attributed the acceleration largely ...

South Africa’s economy grew 1.1% in 2025, up from 0.5% Fourth-quarter GDP expanded 0.4%, fifth consecutive quarterly growth Services, trade and agriculture sectors drove annual expansion South ...

An exhibition dedicated to painter Gonçalo Ivo will open on March 20 at La Maison Gacha in Paris and run until July 9. Titled “Gonçalo Ivo — Fenêtre sur l’Afrique,” the show will run for more than ...

Belarus to ship 3,000 agricultural machines to Ghana in 2026 Partnership includes maintenance centres and technician training programmes Ghana plans 4,000 machines across 50 districts under ...

Senegal and Cape Verde have launched a joint project to improve the control, management and reduction of plastic waste, the Senegalese Ministry of Environment and Ecological Transition announced on ...

Absa Group reported a 12% rise in profit in 2025, reaching 24.76 billion rand ($1.5 billion). Operations outside South Africa contributed 31% of total group earnings. Stronger economic conditions in ...