Ivory Coast grants two new four-year gold exploration permits to Global Industries Sarl and Rampage Exploration Sarl. • National gold production reached 58 tonnes in 2024, with a target of 100 tonnes ...

South Sudan initiates a $58 million, four-year project to transform basic education nationwide. • The program aims to directly benefit over 300,000 students and indirectly reach 600,000 others, ...

Cape Verde reclassified as an upper-middle-income country due to a 16.8% rise in GNI per capita. • Namibia downgraded to lower-middle-income after a 12.9% decrease in GNI per capita. • Cape Verde’s ...

Global coffee consumption projected to hit a record 169.4 million 60-kg bags in 2025/2026, up from 166.5 million in 2024/2025. • China’s coffee demand more than doubled in a decade, becoming the world ...

The Gerewol tradition is a fascinating ritual celebrated by the Bororo Fulani, a nomadic community primarily located in Chad and Niger. This annual festival, striking both visually and culturally, ...

The Board of Directors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) held its 92nd Ordinary Session on June 30, 2025. The Board approved a total amount of EUR 174 million and USD 125 ...

Two new H5N1 outbreaks confirmed in North West and Mpumalanga provinces. • Government plans first-ever mass poultry vaccination campaign underway. • Past 2023 epidemic led to culling of 10.5 million ...

Benin creates the Agency for the Development of Ruminant Farming (ADER) to boost local cattle, sheep, and goat sectors. • National ruminant meat production meets only 49.3% of demand, forcing imports ...

The IMF approved a $261.9 million disbursement under DR Congo’s credit program • Economic growth hit 6.5% in 2024, driven by the extractive sector • Rising security spending pushed the 2024 budget ...

The 15th edition of the annual Africa PPP Summit (#APPP2025) is set to take place on 28 – 31 October 2025 at Hilton Hotel, Windhoek, Republic of Namibia. The continent’s largest Pan-African ...

Ghana’s Parliament approved a $360 million loan from the World Bank’s IDA • The funds will help pay road sector arrears, support vulnerable groups, and fight poverty • Ghana’s total disbursements ...

In a region strained by forced displacement, poverty, and limited access to economic opportunities, an innovative initiative is leveraging the synergy between training, entrepreneurship, and support ...