This week, Africa’s health news has been dominated by the worsening Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, prompting the United Nations to release additional emergency funding.

New fault discovered in the Karoo Basin could increase risks for future fracking Natural earthquakes show local faults are already under geological stress The findings add a new hurdle to South Africa ...

Cameroon expects oil and gas activity to fall 24.6% in 2027. The government attributes the decline to lower crude oil and natural gas production. Officials expect the sector to recover from 2028 as ...

Six countries have adopted shared guidelines for ethical and responsible AI. The initiative aims to help governments develop AI policies suited to African realities. The framework also seeks to ...

The Gambia has banned all fundraising activities in public basic and secondary schools to strengthen enforcement of its No-Levy Policy The directive reinforces reforms introduced in 2018, which ...

Dynacor has begun commissioning its first gold processing plant in Senegal. The facility is the first step in rolling out the company's artisanal gold sourcing model across West Africa. The initiative ...

Cocoa prices reached six-month highs on July 9, with London futures trading at $6,094 per tonne and New York prices at £4,521 per tonne, as El Niño raised supply concerns. West Africa, which supplies ...

West Med Container Terminal (WMCT) secured €196.7 million ($224.9 million) in long-term financing from a consortium of Moroccan banks to support the first phase of Nador West Med’s East Terminal. The ...

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) signed an exploration and production-sharing agreement with Qatar’s UCC Holding for Block 47 in the Ghadamès Basin. UCC Holding aims to raise crude oil ...

Burkina Faso has approved a mining permit for the state-owned Bouboulou gold project, paving the way for SOPAMIB’s fourth mine The project is expected to produce 7.27 metric tons of gold over 15 years ...

UK Export Finance is guaranteeing most of the financing for the Ebolowa-Akom II-Kribi road project. The backing is expected to unlock construction of a strategic corridor serving the Port of Kribi.

NSIA Banque Côte d’Ivoire signed a partnership agreement with Groupe scolaire Madeleine Daniélou to support girls’ education and human capital development. The bank aims to promote academic excellence ...