Askadar Housmane Sanou has been appointed to lead Burkina Faso’s state investment fund, CDI-BF. The fund, created in 2023, is central to mobilizing long-term domestic capital for strategic sectors.

Algeria’s state utility Sonelgaz has sent a technical team to Niger to prepare a new gas-fired power plant. The project comes as Niger faces electricity shortages and reduced imports from Nigeria.

President Yoweri Museveni announced a 5 billion Ugandan shillings ($1.4 million) public fund to support digital content creators. Authorities will channel the resources through a savings and credit ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo reduced emergency spending to 10.78% of total expenditure in Q4 2025, down from 20.97% in Q2. Security outlays accounted for more than 93% of total emergency spending ...

Mauritania will recruit 3,000 civil servants through a fully digitalized system. Authorities will conduct online applications, automated diploma verification, tablet-based exams, and instant grading.

Macky Sall has formally entered the race to become the next UN secretary-general, with his candidacy submitted by Burundi on behalf of the African Union. The current mandate of António Guterres ends ...

Atomic Eagle increased Muntanga’s mineral resources to 58.8 million pounds, up 24% from 47.4 million pounds. The update added 11.4 million pounds, including new deposits at Chisebuka and Muntanga East ...

Central Bank of Nigeria said 20 commercial banks have met new minimum capital requirements, with the deadline set for March 31, 2026. Banks have raised 4,050 billion naira ($2.94 billion), including 2 ...

National Oil Corporation (NOC) resumed production at the Mabruk field at 25,000–30,000 barrels per day (bpd) using an early production unit. Authorities target combined output of around 40,000 bpd ...

On February 27, 2026, AfDB's board approved a €6.5M investment in Saviu II — €4.5M in equity and €2M first-loss via the EU's Boost Africa programme. Saviu II targets around 20 B2B tech startups at the ...

Namibia launched a national Task Force and a Support Fund to protect its livestock sector from foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). South Africa reported outbreaks in eight of nine provinces since 2025 and ...

Afreximbank increases CARICOM financing ceiling from US$3 billion to US$5 billion to accelerate regional transformation and value addition. Announced by Dr. George Elombi at the 50th CARICOM Heads ...