Côte d’Ivoire Bets on AI to Grow Tourism, Now 8.7% of Its Economy
Côte d’Ivoire tourism now makes up 8.7% of the economy after 6.7 million visitors in 2025; the next plan puts...
September 28, 2026Topic
Investment
Colombia’s President Says PepsiCo Will Invest US$1 Billion Over Five Years
The PepsiCo Colombia investment plan is worth US$1 billion over five years, the president says. The company itself has yet...
September 28, 2026
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
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
Rwanda Fodder Scheme Is Small Money Against a Big Dry-Season Milk Gap
The Rwanda fodder scheme earmarks about US$68,000 for youth-run hydroponic fodder, against a national target to more than double daily...
September 25, 2026
Ethiopia Tractor Push Draws a Czech Plan to Train Mechanics
Czech diplomats toured a state training centre in Addis Ababa as the Czech Republic launched a project to build Ethiopia...
September 22, 2026
Dangote Refinery IPO Not Filed in Kenya, Securities Regulator Warns Investors
The Dangote refinery IPO has not been submitted to Kenya's securities regulator, which on 21 September 2026 told investors to...
September 21, 2026
Uganda Says Private Credit Must Rise 17-Fold for a US$500 Billion Economy
Uganda says private credit must rise to Shs490 trillion (about US$128 billion) by 2040 to build a US$500 billion economy,...
September 21, 2026
Uganda Orders Encroachers Off Koboko Airfield Ahead of Upgrade
Works and Transport Minister Fred Byamukama has ordered residents off the defunct Koboko airfield in Uganda, with no compensation, before...
September 20, 2026