Eskom brought Kusile Unit 6 into commercial operation, completing the construction of Kusile and Medupi for a combined 9,600 MW capacity. The project strengthens Eskom’s Generation Recovery Plan and ...

Eskom posted a 16bn rand profit in 2025, its first in eight years, aided by debt relief, tariff hikes, and fewer outages. South Africa launched 7bn rand battery projects in the Northern Cape to boost ...

Gabon’s National Economic and Financial Committee (CNEF) says FX shortages in banks are driving demand for the black market. The CNEF warns the situation heightens risks of money laundering and ...

WIA Gold estimates Kokoseb will cost $358.8 million to build, with average output of 146,000 oz/year over 11 years. The project has a post-tax NPV of $646 million and IRR of 38%, with a 1.8-year ...

AGOA expired Sept 30, ending 25 years of duty-free U.S. access for over 30 African nations. Key exporters face steep tariffs, which threaten jobs in textiles, citrus, automobiles, and vanilla. Africa ...

The Bank of Central African States kept key rates unchanged at its September 29 meeting. CEMAC growth is forecast to slow to 2.6% in 2025, weighed down by oil and gas output. Inflation is easing, but ...

TotalEnergies has pushed the restart of its Mozambique LNG project to 2029. The $20 billion project has been on hold since 2021 due to violence in Cabo Delgado. Annual output of 13 million tons of LNG ...

Intra-EAC trade grew 22% in 2024 to over $11 billion, UN Economic Commission says. Growth was driven by agricultural and manufactured goods, including textiles and cement. Intra-African trade also ...

Climate change could cut Uganda’s growth by 3.1% by 2050 without adaptation measures. Agriculture, 24% of GDP and employer of 72% of the workforce, faces severe risks. Uganda needs $28 billion for ...

Nigeria secured a $500 million World Bank loan for the BRIDGE digital backbone project. The $1.6 billion plan will extend the national fiber network from 35,000 km to 125,000 km. Broadband penetration ...

Equatorial Guinea will open a new oil and gas licensing round in April 2026, offering 24 blocks. Oil output has fallen from 241,000 barrels per day in 2010 to 55,000 in 2023, pushing major firms to ...

The food landscape in West Africa has been undergoing a major transformation since the early 2000s. Population growth, rapid urbanization, changing lifestyles, and rising incomes have driven ...