Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire’s former colonial capital, draws visitors with its colonial-era architecture, palm-fringed beaches and rich cultural life. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the coastal city ...

Supply disruptions from Nigeria have exposed the risks of relying on a single source of gas to fuel power plants in Ghana, Benin and Togo. Earlier attempts by Benin, Togo and Côte d’Ivoire to build ...

African governments continue to focus on youth while the continent's elderly population is growing rapidly. Weak pension systems and limited elder care leave most seniors without adequate protection.

Africa supplied 14% of the world's lithium in 2025, up from 6% in 2023. New mines in Zimbabwe and Mali drove the continent's rapid production growth. The next challenge is turning higher output into ...

Kenya has appointed Dar Al-Handasah Consultants to oversee the modernization of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport The project will expand JKIA’s annual passenger capacity from 7.5 million to 22 ...

Nasco plans to open a $100 million sugar refinery in Cameroon in 2028 with an annual capacity of 300,000 tons Cameroon imported 298,000 tons of sugar worth $197 million in 2024, as domestic production ...

Nigeria has launched a $552 million education program expected to benefit nearly 29 million children and more than 500,000 teachers HOPE-EDU will fund school construction and renovation, teacher ...

Mozambique awarded a 25-year concession for the $117 million Dondo dry port, which is expected to open in 2027 The terminal will transfer some cargo operations from the port of Beira inland, helping ...

ReconAfrica’s Kavango West 1X well produced natural gas and liquids, marking Namibia’s first hydrocarbon flow from an onshore well The results do not yet establish commercial viability because ...

Benin and the World Bank Group launched their first 10-year partnership framework, expected to mobilize more than $2.6 billion between 2027 and 2036 The plan prioritizes job creation and private ...

WIA Gold appointed mining veteran John Mussett to lead development of its planned Kokoseb gold mine in Namibia Kokoseb could produce up to 177,000 ounces annually and cost $358.8 million, subject to a ...

This week’s African health brief covers the worsening Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda’s progress toward ending its own outbreak, and an acute diarrhea outbreak in ...