Highlights: • The academy will train professionals locally. • Sector faces aging fleet, financial issues at TAAG, and lack of domestic training infrastructure • New academy part of broader reforms to ...

Highlights: • $20 billion in investment pledged by Chinese firms for agriculture, mining, automotive, steel, and energy sectors. • Projects aim to support food security, job creation, and Nigeria’s ...

TRC begins phase 2 of the Intermodal and Rail Development Project backed by a $200 million IDA credit • The project will rehabilitate 2,707 km of meter-gauge railway to improve regional connectivity • ...

Citic Construction commits $250 million over five years to develop 100,000 hectares in Angola. • Initial clearing underway on 8,000 hectares; target to cultivate up to 20,000 hectares by next year. • ...

Candi Solar plans to raise “tens of millions” in new Series D funding by 2026. • Current funds will deepen its footprint in South Africa and India’s fast-growing solar markets. • The company targets ...

Uganda partners with Bukona Agro Processors to produce bioethanol from maize. • Over 10,000 farmers will supply 30,000 tonnes of maize annually for blending fuel. • Experts warn of rising food ...

President Mahama launched phase two of the Blekusu coastal protection project on July 19 • The four-year project will cover 8 km of coastline and includes community development works • Ghana remains ...

Congo’s cobalt embargo and China’s rare earth restrictions pushed prices up sharply. • Lithium and graphite prices continued to fall amid oversupply and delayed production. • Manganese prices rose but ...

Zimbabwe's lithium exports jumped 30% year-on-year by mid-2025, despite an 80% global price drop. • National production surged 222% in 2024, with further growth expected this year. • Mining firms in ...