Google launched Flight Deals, an AI feature that finds the cheapest tickets. Airfares in Africa remain among the highest globally due to heavy taxes and limited liberalization. Wider use of AI ...

Galileo Resources launched a reverse circulation drilling campaign on license PL253. The project targets copper deposits in the Kalahari Copper Belt, a key exploration zone. Copper discoveries have ...

Sonadrill signed two contracts for offshore drilling campaigns starting late 2025. Angola’s oil production dropped below 1 million b/d in July, the lowest since 2023. New projects and refinery plans ...

Kubota signed a 3-year agreement with SMBC to boost farm machinery sales in Africa. The Japanese group aims to ship 4,000 tractors annually to Africa by 2030, five times current levels. Africa’s ...

Moody’s will become majority shareholder of Egypt-based credit rating agency MERIS. MERIS will keep its local management and brand while tapping Moody’s global expertise. The move follows Moody’s 2024 ...

President Alassane Ouattara, 83, has submitted his bid for a fourth term in October’s vote. Opposition leader Laurent Gbagbo, still barred from the voter roll, was also put forward by his party. The ...

Tunisia gets $51M AFD loan to modernize civil protection Project includes AI-powered ops rooms, drones, and rescue units New training school, digitization align with national tech strategy Tunisia ...

With support from Huawei, Ethio Telecom is installing panels on cell towers to reduce diesel use by 40%, though the ambitious rollout remains limited in scope. State-owned Ethio Telecom has begun ...

The agreements, signed during the Emirati president's visit to Luanda, are expected to impact sectors from public finance to military cooperation and port management. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) ...

With domestic production expected to double, the government will use strategic reserves to cover the remaining shortfall, a move that may affect regional trade. The Zimbabwean government announced a ...

Facing critical drug shortages, the government will create a new fund and enact reforms to cut costs and break the influence of intermediaries. Botswana's President Duma Boko announced on Monday the ...

With strategic investments in energy, technology, and infrastructure, the Emirates are anchoring their economic future to the continent’s development. United Arab Emirates' State Minister for Foreign ...