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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. • ...
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 ...
Telecom operators report a rise in vandalism since May, affecting services nationwide • Critical equipment like fiber cables, generators, and batteries are being stolen or destroyed • ALTON calls for ...
IFC issued a 24 billion Rwandan franc ($17M) local currency bond to boost Rwanda’s capital market and fund digital infrastructure. • The 8-year 'Umuganda' bond was oversubscribed 1.75 times and offers ...
Micro, small, and medium enterprises received over half of business loans in WAEMU in 2024 - Bank loans to SMEs rose by 13.5%, while lending to large firms increased by only 3.8% - Service and ...
Africa is estimated to hold about 30% of the world's critical mineral reserves. While discussions often focus on metals like graphite, lithium, or rare earths, the continent's resources are broader, ...