Rwanda picks Kenya for fuel supply via key pipeline
The new arrangement aims to move a greater share of Rwanda’s fuel imports to the Mombasa route, using Kenyan storage and pipeline infrastructure.
30 Jun, 2026
Guinea plans regional gold refining hub as West African race intensifies
Guinea aims to become a regional gold refining hub, its mines minister said, joining a broader push by West African producers to process bullion locally rather than exporting it to the Middle East and beyond.
29 Jun, 2026
DRC withdraws unused cobalt export quotas
DRC will withdraw unused cobalt export rights under first-half quotas and re-assign them to a state-controlled entity, its strategic minerals regulator said on Monday.
29 Jun, 2026
IMF says it shared governance assessment with Kenya, awaits comments
The IMF said on Thursday it shared a draft of its governance diagnostic assessment with the Kenyan government and is awaiting their comments.
25 Jun, 2026
Botswana’s Debswana plans 20% diamond output hike in 2026
Botswana seeing soft recovery in diamond demand, mines minister says
Namibia, Algeria removed from global dirty money grey list
War in Iran is straining African airlines, industry body
Economic reforms in Nigeria, Uganda and other African nations win back investors, major bank says
10 Jun, 2026
Uganda Airlines to buy 10 new Boeing aircraft in expansion bid
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday witnessed the signing of an aircraft acquisition agreement between state-owned Uganda Airlines and American planemaker Boeing for 10 new aircraft.
9 Jun, 2026
Ethiopia grants first foreign investment banking licence to Nigeria’s United Capital Group
Ethiopia has granted a unit of Nigeria’s United Capital Group the first foreign investment banking licence in the country, its capital markets regulator said on Monday.
7 Jun, 2026
Ethiopian Airlines set to decide on regional jet order in next three months
Ethiopian Airways will probably decide within the next three months on an order for 25 smaller commercial jets to expand its local network, CEO Mesfin Tasew Bekele has said.
4 Jun, 2026
Zambia sweetens buyback offer for $1.36 billion 2053 Eurobond
Zambia’s government on Thursday improved the terms of a tender offer to holders of its $1.36 billion Eurobond maturing in 2053.
4 Jun, 2026
Africa to add only 10 dollar-billionaires over next five years: report
Africa will add only 10 people to the elite list of US-dollar-billionaires by 2031, a 2026 Knight Frank Wealth Report projects.
1 Jun, 2026
Canadian mining company Barrick Gold considering selling its Africa mining businesses
Barrick Mining, one of the world’s leading gold miners, is weighing a possible London listing for its African business, with a potential all-share transaction with UK-listed Endeavour Mining seen as one option under consideration.
1 Jun, 2026
Egypt expects significant tourism rebound after unveiling a striking trove of ancient artefacts
Archaeologists unearthed a set of ancient artefacts in Egypt including Pharaonic funerary furniture, remains of a Roman basilica and a marble head of Aphrodite, the ancient Greek goddess of love and beauty, in a major boost for the tourism sector.
29 May, 2026
Jeff Bezos space ambitions suffer blow as Blue Origin rocket explodes during test
The explosion is the latest setback to the Amazon boss’s position in the frenzied race between private companies pushing for space exploration.
20 May, 2026
South Africa’s Eskom seeks finding for nuclear plant expansion
South Africa’s state-owned power utility Eskom is in exploratory talks with international lenders to help fund a new multi-billion-dollar nuclear build programme.
16 May, 2026
Nigeria’s economic ratings raised on improved performance
Credit ratings agency S&P has upgraded Nigeria’s long-term sovereign rating to “B” from “B-“, citing improving credit worthiness.
