Egypt Launches Major 2026 Mediterranean Gas Drilling Programme
20/02/2026Egypt is preparing to develop its largest gas drilling programme in the Mediterranean, with drilling set to begin at the West Meina offshore field in North East Amriya. At a.
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Tourism Africa
Africa Outperforms as the Fastest-Growing Tourism Region
19/02/2026In 2025, Africa became the fastest-growing tourism region in the world. According to the latest edition of the UN World Tourism Organisation World Tourism Barometer, Africa recorded the strongest expansion.
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Trade and Investment
Kenya Pushes for Durable Trade Pact Beyond AGOA
18/02/2026Kenya and the United States will resume bilateral trade negotiations from Monday through Thursday next week, according to Kenya’s Trade Minister Lee Kinyanjui. One or two follow-up sessions will “firm.
Africa Development
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Team Africa Initiative Positions Egypt Continental Financing Hub
17/02/2026Egypt has stepped forward with a proposal to mobilise $500 billion for nearly 300 projects across the continent. At the recent steering committee meeting of the African Union Development Agency.
Economy
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ICT
South Africa’s Digital Economy Powers Telkom Growth
16/02/2026Digital connectivity has become a critical enabler of South Africa’s productivity, as Telkom had an 8.4% jump in quarterly core profit. In the three months to December 31, the state-linked.
Economy
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Travel Africa
Ethiopian Airlines Sets Sights on Australia by 2028
12/02/2026Ethiopian Airlines has announced plans to launch flights to Australia in 2028, as it closes the final continental gap in a network that already stretches across Africa, Europe, Asia, North.
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IMF Outlook 2026
Zambia Aims for New IMF Pact to Anchor Economic Growth
11/02/2026Zambia has formally requested a new IMF programme on the backdrop of its most recent $1.7 billion IMF Extended Credit Facility (ECF), which ended in January 2026. An IMF.
Africa Development
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Mining Industry
Angola Eyes De Beers Stake in Continental Diamond Play
09/02/2026Angola is set to acquire a 20–30 per cent stake in the global diamond company, De Beers. This is a tactical investment and a long-game play for influence, value retention,.
Economy
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Mining Industry
Algeria’s Strategy to Become Major Iron Ore Producer
03/02/2026Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune recently inaugurated the 950-kilometre Béchar–Tindouf–Gara Djebilet railway, which flagged off the first freight train carrying iron ore from the Gara Djebilet mine. The inaugural rail.
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Infrastructure
Mining Industry
Zimbabwe Builds Africa’s First Major Lithium Sulphate Plant
02/02/2026Zimbabwe is set to launch Africa’s first lithium sulphate plant in early 2026, developed in collaboration with Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe (PLZ), a subsidiary of China’s Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt. The US$400.