(Ecofin Agency) - While raising funds remains essential to finance budget deficits and infrastructure spending, the ongoing high interest rates may significantly strain these countries' repayment ...

The IMF says Ghana has successfully met its quantitative targets for the end of June 2024. Last week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reached a staff-level agreement with Ghanaian authorities on ...

Struggling to stay competitive, Tmcel is focused on boosting service quality to stand out in the national telecom market, where it faces competition from Vodacom and Movitel. Mozambique’s state-owned ...

BOA Mali’s net profit surged in the first half of 2024, reaching CFA4.8 billion, driven by a 44% drop in risk costs and a modest 4% increase in net banking income, despite inflation, rising resource ...

Guinea-Bissau is set to expand its blockchain-based payroll management platform to cover all government employees. By November 2024, this solution may track the information of approximately 26,600 ...

The approach aims to speed up Rwanda's continental trade by grouping the goods of its businesses into a single shipment, thus optimizing logistics and reducing costs. Rwanda has sent its first ...

Following Gabon's example, the 'debt-for-nature' approach is becoming more popular in Africa, particularly among nations with heavy debt burdens and rich biodiversity. If the IUCN's initiative ...

Authorities in Senegal are stepping up to push the country's digital sector to a higher level. By 2030, the sector's weight in the GDP is expected to be 10%. Great projects are already on the way.

The program, launched by Heva Fund and Next Narrative Africa, aims to provide up to $5 million for each African television or film project. It seeks to support the continent's underfunded creative ...

In Q1 2024, Togo was Benin's top customer in the ECOWAS region. However, Nigeria has since taken the lead, boosted by increased exports of various products, including rice. Nigeria now accounts for 31 ...

ARISE Integrated Industrial Platforms (ARISE IIP), a developer and operator of world-class industrial ecosystems in Africa, is pleased to announce the signing of a partnership agreement with the Port ...

The price of uranium surpassed $100 per pound in early 2024, a record it had not reached since 2007. The surge was driven by renewed interest in nuclear power worldwide, affecting demand for uranium.