Malawi’s Mount Mulanje and Cameroon’s Diy-Gid-Biy added to UNESCO World Heritage List Africa still holds 25% of endangered sites, despite recent removals UNESCO boosts 2025 Africa funding to 27% under ...

DRC launches campaign to diversify investors in government securities 98% of bonds now held by banks; aim is to reduce risk and broaden access Part of wider African push to deepen local debt markets ...

Millenial Potash secured $3M from the U.S. DFC to fund a feasibility study for its Banio potash project in Gabon The study will assess the technical and economic viability of a deposit estimated at ...

Verdant Capital has invested $3 million in Nigerian fintech Bfree to help recover distressed loans in Africa. The deal will allow Bfree to buy and manage troubled loan portfolios from African ...

Côte d’Ivoire signed a deal with the World Bank and World Gold Council to formalize small-scale gold mining Part of initiatives to curb $4B in annual smuggling Will train miners, promote legal gold ...

After two decades of unsuccessful efforts to revive its state-owned refineries, Nigeria may be heading toward selling them. The head of NNPC, appointed just a few months ago to get the plants back on ...

Cameroonian President Paul Biya, 92, announced his bid for an eighth term, less than three months before the country's presidential election on October 12, 2025. Biya will seek another seven-year ...

Nigeria plans to retrain ex-cybercriminals for careers in digital security and tech. A new academy will launch with 500 trainees, expanding later to 2,500. The initiative aims to cut cybercrime and ...

Uganda has started work on modernizing the 87.6 km Kayunga-Bbaale-Galiraya road. The $project includes paving the road, building a bridge, and adding a ferry landing on Lake Kyoga. The upgrade ...

Ghana launches the Oncology Nurse Leadership Program (ONLEP) to train specialized oncology nurses from seven African countries. The five-year program combines in-person and online training covering ...

Ivanhoe Mines signs deal covering 100% of Kamoa-Kakula smelter’s copper output. The smelter will process up to 500,000 tonnes annually, starting at 50% capacity. Ivanhoe secured $700 million in ...

Kenya plans to roll out the ANTITRAC animal identification and traceability system nationwide. The system aims to curb cattle theft and improve animal health management. Kenya targets expanding meat ...