Senegal Power Cuts End as US$690 Million Plan Is Set
Senegal power cuts in Dakar ended in late September, Senelec says, as the energy minister set out a US$690 million...
October 2, 2026Topic
World Bank
Uganda MPs Demand Answers on Late School Land Titles
Uganda's auditors found 196 of 212 land titles for a US$500 million World Bank schools and clinics programme came late,...
October 1, 2026
Nigeria Plans 24-Hour Power for Lagos, Abuja and Kano
Nigeria plans 24-hour power zones for Lagos, Abuja and Kano. Distributors collected only about US$1.75 billion of US$2.77 billion in...
October 1, 2026
Angola Says Industrial Plants Rose 44% in a Year as It Looks Beyond Oil
Angola, which earns more than 90% of its exports from oil and gas, says its industrial units rose 44% in...
September 27, 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
Mozambique Wants a Digital Government by 2029, Cost Still Unknown
Mozambique plans to link its scattered state systems online by 2029. Its Citizen Portal offers about 26 services so far,...
September 24, 2026
Kenya’s Digital Skills Gap: Few University Students Take Computing Courses
New data from Kenya's university regulator sharpens the Kenya ICT skills gap: few students pick computing, and employers still cannot...
September 24, 2026
Kenya Bank Lending to Companies Grows at Fastest Pace in Years
Kenya's private-sector credit growth hit 10.6 percent in June 2026 as banks cut lending rates and the Central Bank eased...
September 23, 2026
Burkina Faso Asks Its Banks to Help Fund a US$63 Billion Growth Plan
Plan RELANCE, Burkina Faso's US$63 billion development plan, drew bank and microfinance chiefs to a funding meeting on 22 September...
September 22, 2026