Nigeria’s Pension Funds Pledge US$182 Million to Infrastructure
Nigeria pension funds pledge about US$182 million for pension infrastructure investment, but nothing is invested yet and deployment is due...
September 28, 2026Topic
infrastructure
Gabon, Cameroon and Four Neighbours Back Shared Energy Data System
Six Central African states with 67 million people cannot say how much power they produce. In Gabon, ministers backed one...
September 27, 2026
Ghana Finds Only 5 of 30 Fire Hydrants Working in Its Government District
Only five of about 30 fire hydrants work in Accra's Ministries enclave, home to Ghana's finance and energy ministries. One...
September 27, 2026
Ghana Floods Destroy 93 Homes and Food Stocks, Leaving 246 People Homeless
Floods in northern Ghana collapsed 93 houses and left more than 246 people homeless, washing away stored grain and cutting...
September 27, 2026
Three Fibre Cuts in One Day Knock Out Mobile Service in Northern Ghana
Three fibre cuts in one day left 1,215 mobile sites in northern Ghana down or degraded, adding to 8,578 cuts...
September 26, 2026
Volta Economic Forum in Ghana Asks Investors for Signatures, Not Speeches
The Volta Economic Forum met in Ho in September 2026 with a blunt theme: turn pledges into signed projects. Five...
September 25, 2026
US Firm Wins US$700 Million-Plus Deal to Service Guinea’s Iron-Ore Trains
Guinea's economy is smaller than Iceland's, yet a US firm will earn more than US$700 million maintaining the trains on...
September 25, 2026
IMF and World Bank Rewrite Debt Rules for 70 Poor Countries, Most in Africa
The IMF and World Bank approved a debt rules overhaul for about 70 poor countries, 39 in Africa. One in...
September 25, 2026
Kenyan Builders Sue, Saying Tax Breaks Help Chinese Firms Underbid Them
Kenyan contractors say unpublished Chinese tax breaks give foreign rivals a 25 to 35 percent cost edge. They want a...
September 24, 2026