Ethiopia signed a 360 million yen ($2.3 million) grant agreement with JICA to finance rice-sector machinery and equipment. Ethiopia imports about 80% of the rice it consumes, while the government aims ...

Rwanda's trade deficit widened 15.66% year-on-year to $877.81 million in the second quarter of 2026 as imports continued to outpace exports. Imports rose 28.78% to $1.61 billion, while domestic ...

Sasol will supply its Fischer-Tropsch technology to SkyNRG's Project Wigeon sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant in Washington State, marking its third SAF project since July. The project aims to ...

Nigeria says poor addressing costs the economy up to $60.2 million a year. The new system will give localities unique identifiers to make addresses easier to locate. Authorities expect it to support ...

Xinye Special Steel has started production at a 180,000-ton-per-year aluminum plant in Ethiopia. The plant will import raw materials but produce aluminum locally for the Ethiopian market. A separate ...

A new UN mechanism puts community benefits alongside Africa’s push for local mineral processing. Existing revenue-sharing systems have faced governance and community participation problems. The next ...

The Lagos State project pairs a 200-hectare bioethanol plant site with 15,000 hectares of cassava production across four states. Nigeria wants to build a cassava-based bioethanol value chain that ...

Nigeria could account for nearly 35% of the region’s off-grid solar installations by 2035. Falling equipment costs and new business models are making solar increasingly competitive with diesel. High ...

The policy will set standards for teaching materials, teacher and interpreter training, certification and accessible assessments. Ghana already has a harmonized sign language curriculum, but shortages ...

NexMetals raised Selebi’s mineral resources by 72%, adding to progress across Botswana’s copper, nickel and cobalt projects. Manganese and rare earth projects are widening the country’s ...

The ECOWAS Bank plans to present 40 projects and programs to potential financiers in Lomé. The April 2027 forum will focus on turning investment proposals into finance-ready transactions. The 2024 ...

Often associated with Victoria Falls, Livingstone deserves to be explored in its own right. A major historic center in Zambia, the city combines colonial heritage, modern infrastructure, a vibrant ...