(Ecofin Agency) - Nigeria, with its majority Muslim population, spends hundreds of billions annually on halal products. The government sees major potential in this sector to drive economic growth in ...

Rwanda's real GDP grew by 9.7% in Q1 2024, surpassing the 8.2% average growth rate recorded in 2023. The World Bank announced this data in a September 17, 2024 report. The strong growth was mainly ...

The Kada gold project in Guinea holds 923,000 ounces of gold, according to a 2023 estimate. To boost this estimate, Asara Resources, the project's owner, plans an exploration campaign by the year’s ...

Rio Tinto became a major shareholder in Sovereign Metals in July 2023. Through the move, Rio Tinto eyes the Kasiya project in Malawi. This project is expected to produce 244,000 tonnes of graphite and ...

In 2022, the United Nations ranked Ghana among the 16 most advanced African countries in e-governance. The digitization of administrative services is a priority in the country's development plans.

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has recognized seven African countries as cybersecurity role models. These countries have implemented national strategies, passed laws and regulations, ...

Armed men attacked Bamako, Mali's capital, today September 17, according to reports from several media outlets. Two residents confirmed the attack over the phone, but the identities and motives of the ...

The Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), the development impact investment arm of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), is pleased to announce a strategic investment in Team Drogba, ...

ORAN technology allows telecom operators to lower the cost of network infrastructure by using open, interoperable hardware and software solutions. This can reduce the capital expenditure (CAPEX) and ...

AMS-IX and Wingu Africa signed a partnership agreement to establish AMS-IX Djibouti. Since then, the traffic at Djibouti’s Internet Exchange Point (IXP), now known as AMS-IX Djibouti, has quadrupled ...

(Ecofin Agency) - On September 16, 2023, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger signed the Liptako-Gourma Charter, creating the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). A year later, this confederation unveiled new ...

Benin’s return to the WAEMU debt market on September 12 was a relative success, securing lower yields than other major issuers in the region despite a high-interest-rate environment. This comes after ...