Canadian firm Allied Gold operates the Sadiola gold mine in Mali and received a new 10-year mining permit in 2024. The company also owns a nearby deposit which is expected to boost its production in ...

Orezone Gold operates the Bomboré gold mine in Burkina Faso. In 2024, the Canadian firm expected the mine to deliver between 110,000 and 125,000 ounces. The Bomboré gold mine in Mali has produced 118, ...

Benin has been subjected to several terrorist attacks attributed to jihadist groups, like many other countries in the West African sub-region. On January 8, 28 soldiers were killed in an attack in ...

For the second year in a row, funding raised by African startups has declined. East Africa remains the continent's leading region for attracting such investments. In 2024, African startups raised $2.2 ...

The Seychelles passport is the most powerful in Africa for international travel this year, according to the 2025 ranking of the world’s most powerful passports published by Henley & Partners, a ...

Rawbank, the leading bank in the Democratic Republic of Congo, conducts its second issuance of negotiable debt securities (commercial paper), amounting to USD 10 million. This issuance is targeted at ...

The report highlights that the ongoing rate cuts by major central banks should keep driving up gold and silver prices amid ongoing geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainties. Gold and silver ...

Due to oversupply, cobalt prices fell by 50% in the past two years. CMOC has significantly contributed to the excessive supply. The Chinese firm runs two major copper-cobalt mines in the Democratic ...

The U.S. Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has approved a $150 million loan for Australian graphite mine owner Syrah Resources. However, the ongoing political crisis in Mozambique has halted the ...

With these first issuances, Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire are pioneering the introduction of this innovative financial mechanism. According to FinAfrique Partners, this model could be replicated in other ...

The report recommends that African countries unite their voices to negotiate from a position of strength and hold preparatory meetings with their partners to identify projects of mutual interest in ...

In 2023, the 2G and 3G telecom networks covered almost the entire Ethiopian population, according to the GSMA. In contrast, the 4G and 5G networks covered 33% and 1% of Ethiopians, respectively. Ethio ...