Focus
India Hops Onto Global Race for Critical Minerals
On 27 February 2025, Indian Ministry of Mines Secretary Kantha Rao announced that India aims to secure access to #CriticalMinerals
FINANCE
Madagascar Climate Plan Requires Nearly $25B or 5% of GDP Annually
During the 14th UNCTAD International Debt Management Conference in Geneva from 17 to 19 March 2025, Malagasy Minister of Economy
AGRIBUSINESS
Madagascar Registers a Drop in Shrimp Exports in 2024
On 4 March 2025, the Malagasy Minister of Fisheries and the Blue Economy Paubert Mahatante reveled that Madagascar exported USD
MINING
Ivory Coast Ambitions to Become Top Gold Producer Amidst Gold Reaching Record Price
In 2024, Cote d’Ivoire produced 58 tonnes of gold and targets 62 tonnes for 2025. Ghana is the top producer
HEALTH
AfDB, DFC and IFC Inject $45M for VaxSen to Boost Vaccine Production in Senegal
On 13 December 2024, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the US Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the World Bank International
INFRASTRUCTURE
China to Invest $1.4B to Rehabilitate TAZARA
During the Zambia International Mining and Energy Conference (ZIMEC) which kicked off in Kitwe on 19 March 2025, the CEO
ENERGY
Niger Expels Three Chinese Oil Executives for Allegedly Infringing Local Labor Laws
Following the expulsion of Chinese executives, Niger Oil Minster Sahabi Oumarou had to intervene to clarify that the Chinese were
MANUFACTURING
ARISE IIP Secures Another $450M from Afreximbank to Boost Industrialization in Africa
In support of the #industrialization drive in Africa, the Africa Export and Import Bank (Afreximbank) approved a line of credit
TECHNOLOGY
TSMC Announces Another $100B Investment in USA
On 4 March 2025 during a press conference at the White House, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) CEO C.C. Wei
