Africa CDC and ECDC will collaborate on disease surveillance, antimicrobial resistance, and vaccine-preventable diseases. The agreement builds on a successful five-year partnership funded by the ...

Koeberg Unit 2 has operated continuously for 365 days with a 99.4% energy availability factor (EAF). The reactor contributes 946 MW to South Africa’s grid and is licensed to operate until 2045. Eskom ...

BAT Kenya plans to source at least 70% of tobacco leaves locally in 2026, up from 60% in 2025. Local sourcing could save the company roughly £2 ($2.68) per kilogram of tobacco. Illicit cigarette trade ...

The DRC commissions a technical and financial audit of the Sicomines partnership covering 2008–2024. Sicomines has accumulated nearly $9 billion in debt to finance copper-cobalt mining and ...

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission confirmed Rwanda’s progress in preparing a civil nuclear energy program. Kigali plans to rely on small modular reactors (SMRs) to diversify an ...

Telecom companies in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) must open 25% of their capital to local investors by July 2027. The measure retroactively halves a ten-year compliance moratorium, affecting ...

Africa's branded hotel pipeline reached a record 123,846 rooms across 675 projects in 2026, up 18.6% year-on-year, signalling sustained investor confidence. Egypt alone accounts for over a third of ...

Burkina Faso is seeking to mobilize the expertise of its diaspora to accelerate the development of its digital ecosystem. Authorities discussed this objective during a meeting between Digital ...

Paris exhibition showcases Brazilian painter Gonçalo Ivo’s Africa-inspired works Show runs March 20-July 9 at La Maison Gacha Exhibition blends African crafts with contemporary abstract art An ...

Nigeria’s National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) launched a 10-billion-naira ($7.1 million) Sugar Project Acceleration Fund (SPAF) with the Bank of Industry (BOI). The fund will help private ...

Togo parliament adopts WAEMU law against currency counterfeiting Bill defines offences including reproduction, possession and circulation of fake notes Law strengthens BCEAO role in coordinating ...

Nigeria recorded a trade surplus of 1.712 trillion naira ($1.22 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2025. Exports reached 18.96 trillion naira ($13.5 billion) and remained largely driven by crude oil ...