Eskom supplied electricity for 231 consecutive days in 2025 without load shedding. Improved maintenance lifted energy availability to 69.1% in December 2025. Eskom expects about 16 billion rand in net ...

MSC will add a direct Cape Town call to its Iroko service from late January 2026. The extension links China and Singapore directly to Southern, Central and West Africa. MSC will operate the service ...

The Bank of Ghana plans to sell up to $1 billion on the FX market in January 2026. The central bank aims to limit exchange-rate volatility without targeting a fixed level. The cedi gained 40.67% in ...

OPEC+ kept production targets unchanged for January–March 2026. Eight core producers account for more than half of global oil supply. The IEA expects a 3.8 million bpd oil surplus in 2026, slightly ...

Zambia launched or advanced more than 385 MW of solar projects between late 2025 and early 2026. Authorities commissioned or started construction of three 100 MW solar plants as part of power mix ...

The mines minister partially and temporarily lifted the suspension on artisanal copper-cobalt processing entities in Lualaba. A compliance review found all processing entities in violation of the ...

Ivory Coast expects $623 million in cashew kernel export sales in 2025, up 67% year on year. Processors plan to nearly double processed volumes to 659,579 tonnes. The country operated 37 processing ...

Malawi abolished public secondary school fees nationwide from January 1, 2026. The government removed exam and school development fees, which the state now fully covers. Only 49.7% of pupils ...

The Vodun Days are a major cultural event held in Benin to celebrate, promote, and raise awareness of vodun, an ancestral religion deeply rooted in the country’s history and identity. Launched by the ...

Nigeria aims to place its economy on a $1 trillion GDP trajectory by 2036 under a new growth acceleration plan. The government targets job creation and investment through macroeconomic stability and ...

Chevron started production at the South N’dola field in Angola’s offshore Block 0. The field could produce about 25,000 barrels of oil per day and 50 million cubic feet of gas. Angola is accelerating ...

Ghana produces about 300,000 graduates each year, and nearly 60% fail to secure stable employment. Youth unemployment reached 32% among people aged 15–24 in 2025, according to official data.