Nigeria: French Retailer Carrefour Enters Nigeria, Guinea in Franchise Deals
Carrefour said it will enter Nigeria and Guinea through franchise agreements with local partners, expanding its footprint in West Africa. The move is part...
Cote d’Ivoire: Sicable Posts Loss in Q1 As Maintenance Halt, Metal...
Sicable, the Abidjan-based electric cable maker and Ivorian subsidiary of Italy's Prysmian Group, swung to a net loss of 221.7 million FCFA ($397,500) in...
Liberia: Bomi Women Cry Foul Over $44.6m Empowerment Project
-- Rural women's groups in Bomi County are accusing the county's gender coordinator of politically manipulating recruitment for a $44.6 million World Bank-backed women's...
North Africa: Egypt’s Talaat Moustafa Group Plans $27b City East of...
Talaat Moustafa Group plans to build a new mixed-use city valued at EGP1.4 trillion, or about $27 billion, on the outskirts of Cairo. The...
Kenya Targets Up to Sh150bn in Biodiversity Financing Under New Biofin...
Nairobi — Kenya is seeking to mobilise between Sh100 billion and Sh150 billion in nature-based financing over the next decade through the newly launched...
Ghana: 800km ‘Ride With Team Europe Cycling Relay’ Ends
The Grand Finale of the 800km Ride with Team Europe Cycling relay ended at the forecourt of the Embassy of the Netherlands in Ghana...
Sudan: Tracking the Shadow Wealth of Sudan’s Islamists
In March 2026, the global financial landscape shifted dramatically for the Muslim Brotherhood in Sudan. Following years of scrutiny, the U.S. State Department officially...
South Africa: President and Lesotho Leaders to Open Landmark Senqu Bridge
President Cyril Ramaphosa will travel to Lesotho this week to join King Letsie III and Prime Minister Samuel Matekane for the official opening of...
Mozambique: No Fuel Crisis in Zambezia
Maputo — There is no fuel crisis in the central Mozambican province of Zambezia, according to the provincial authorities.
Cited on Monday by the independent...
Namibia: Company Loses ‘Urgent’ Case About Petroleum Licence
A petroleum exploration licence holder claiming that a rival company was awarded an exploration licence after an intervention from State House has suffered a...