WHO Africa releases new breast cancer guidance for primary care, while Burkina Faso distributes 15 million mosquito nets to fight malaria. The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of ...

Ogun State and DP World plan to develop a deep-sea port and a 10,000-hectare special economic zone in an integrated project expected to attract more than $7 billion in initial investment. The Gateway ...

Nigeria’s arbitration win removes a major legal obstacle for the long-delayed Mambilla hydropower project, but it does not mean construction can start immediately. The project’s financing, final ...

The United States has added $267 million to the Ebola response, bringing its direct health and humanitarian assistance for the outbreak to $887 million. The DRC remains the center of the crisis, with ...

Namibia has awarded a TotalEnergies-led consortium a three-month bulk fuel supply contract covering 345.3 million liters and expected to save the government about $13.5 million. The deal significantly ...

Madagascar is a small cocoa producer, with most output concentrated in the Sambirano basin and accounting for less than 1% of global supply. Its cocoa industry is strongly export-oriented and stands ...

Algeria was Africa’s largest date exporter by volume in 2025, but Tunisia earned far more from smaller shipments because its dates commanded a much higher average export value. Egypt is Africa’s ...

SunCulture has secured $10 million in financing that will let it turn future farmer repayments into cash sooner and use that money to finance more solar irrigation customers. Solar pumps still reach ...

Namibia has suspended domestic and international livestock trade after detecting foot-and-mouth disease in 63 cattle. The outbreak occurred in an area officially recognized as free of the disease ...

Burkina Faso’s airport operator will test new software aimed at digitizing airport operations, coordination, security and performance monitoring. The pilot will determine whether SACOS can work with ...

Uganda Airlines will launch four weekly flights to Accra on October 27, giving travelers and businesses another air link between East and West Africa. The Accra route is part of a wider expansion that ...

African governments have stepped up clean cooking policies since the 2024 Paris summit, and access is now expanding faster than in previous years. Funding is starting to move, with more than one-third ...