Sierra Leone Is Trying to Turn a Diamond Reputation Into a Minerals Business
Sierra Leone critical minerals ambitions rest on iron ore, a financed gold project and offshore surveys, with growth easing to...
September 4, 2026Topic
infrastructure
Djibouti Earns Its Living From One Neighbour and One Map
The Djibouti Ethiopia corridor generates more than 75 percent of GDP, while Chinese lenders hold close to half of a...
September 4, 2026
A New Fund Wants Pension Money to Build Nigeria’s Infrastructure
A new Nigeria infrastructure fund from Africa Finance Corporation seeks domestic pension money, backed by a US$253 million Green Climate...
August 29, 2026
Tunisia’s Saied Calls the Power Cuts Sabotage and Names No One
Tunisia power cuts and water outages were deliberately planned sabotage, President Kais Saied said, without naming a suspect, agency or...
August 29, 2026
South Africa Blames Its Water Crisis on the Municipalities
Ramaphosa told parliament the water crisis stems from municipal failures, as audits put 47 percent of South Africa's wastewater works...
August 28, 2026
Congo Signs the Lobito Corridor Rail Concession With Mota-Engil
The Lobito Corridor concession signed in Kinshasa on 26 August covers 1,004.5km of railway and an indicative US$1.258 billion investment.
August 27, 2026
Zimbabwean CBZ Puts US$100 Million Into a Highway, Repaid by Tolls
CBZ has committed US$100 million to rebuild the Harare-Chirundu highway, with repayment ring-fenced against ZINARA toll collections.
August 27, 2026
Venezuela’s Maiquetía Airport to Partially Reopen in Coming Weeks
Minister Garcés says Maiquetía Airport will partially reopen within weeks, with full recovery taking 10-12 weeks. Cargo flights already resumed.
August 26, 2026
Nigeria’s Power Grid Fell to 1,132 Megawatts
Nigerian electricity generation collapsed to 1,132 megawatts on Saturday night. Distributors began load shedding and no official explanation followed.
August 24, 2026