Mozambique has graduated its first 30 certified drone pilots under a program designed to strengthen disaster preparedness and climate resilience. The African Development Bank-backed initiative has ...

Crude averaged 1.56 million barrels a day in June, the highest since April 2020, regulator data showed Four straight monthly gains added about 255,000 barrels a day; output with condensates reached 1.

Malawi doubled annual university fees at five institutions, raising costs from 650,000 to 1.3 million Malawian kwachas ($375-$750) as the government seeks to address funding gaps. Education Minister ...

Africa's installed renewable energy capacity increased nearly 16% year on year to 82,397 MW in 2025, driven by hydropower, solar and wind, according to IRENA. South Africa remained the continent's ...

Brussels adopted the final technical rules of its anti-deforestation law on July 13, locking in a December 30, 2026, start date for large and mid-sized firms African cocoa, coffee, timber, palm oil ...

Benchmark urea has more than halved from its wartime peak since the Strait of Hormuz reopened on June 17, with U.S. Gulf barges near $350 a short ton Weak currencies, war-risk freight and import ...

Work on Algeria’s $1.5bn Arzew petrochemical complex remains suspended, with Petrofac, HQCEC and STEP Polymers still in talks, MEED reported on July 14 The plant was meant to end Algeria’s ...

The UK and Kenya have begun negotiating an agreement to reduce barriers to cross-border digital trade and support e-commerce and technology investment The talks build on broader economic ties, with ...

Transtu will acquire 18 electric trainsets for €75 million to modernize the suburban line linking Tunis with La Goulette and La Marsa The new trains will carry up to 400 passengers and run every six ...

Bisie produced 10,039 tons of tin in the first half, keeping it on track to meet its 20,000-ton target for 2026 Meeting the target would lift output more than 15% above 2025, provided operations avoid ...

Burkina Faso plans to bring mobile and Internet coverage to 1,000 communities, connecting up to 2 million people in 2026 Nearly 2,000 communities remain unserved, while only 28.3% of the population ...

Kenya’s SGR carried 4.278 million tons of freight in the first half of 2026, with average daily volumes rising 12.3% Container traffic on the Nairobi-Mombasa corridor surged 44% in May and June, ...