Smart Africa is working with 10 African countries to align e-commerce and digital payment policies. A workshop was held in Brazzaville to kickstart the harmonization process. The $1.7 million ...

Senegal launches a $247 million bond issue on the regional market as access to international financing narrows. The IMF has suspended its $1.8 billion program after uncovering $7 billion in hidden ...

Government outlines major investments in roads, health, education, and agriculture – Oil sector, renewable energy, and mining get key funding to drive economic transformation – External funding ...

Allied Gold operates the Bonikro and Agbaou gold mines in Côte d'Ivoire and the Sadiola mine in Mali. The company is currently listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange in Canada. Allied Gold has announced ...

Rio Tinto is active in Guinea, South Africa, and Madagascar. In the first, it develops the Simandou iron deposit. In the other two, it extracts mineral sands. In 2023, the company paid $117 million in ...

Paladin Energy has revised its uranium production target at Namibia's Langer Heinrich mine to 3 to 3.6 million pounds for the current fiscal year. However, new operational challenges have emerged, ...

West Africa emerged as the world’s fastest-growing gold production region, fueled by untapped reserves and increasing interest from global investors, particularly from Canada, China, and Australia. On ...

According to the World Bank, Malawi’s mining sector contributed just 0.7% to GDP and 3.5% to government revenue in 2023. Despite its modest role, the sector is poised for growth as several projects ...

Africa is gearing up to compete with China in rare earths. Projects in Malawi, Tanzania, and Namibia are driving this shift, with Malawi’s Songwe Hill mine set to supply a Polish processing plant ...

The East African Community has approved a roadmap to modernize and unify payment systems across member states. The plan targets faster transactions, lower costs, and better access for people, ...

Africa has long struggled with limited mobile network coverage, especially in remote areas where traditional cell towers are costly and difficult to deploy. Satellite-to-mobile technology could play a ...

Access to electricity remains a major challenge across Africa. To address this, various initiatives have been implemented to improve access to reliable and affordable power. Nigerian fintech Payhippo ...