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Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia's abundant renewable electricity resources provide a strong strategic foundation for transitioning from diesel-powered transport to electric mobility, according to TradeMark Africa.

Addis Ababa -- Psychiatrists from Ethiopia and across Africa have convened in Addis Ababa to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) and digital psychiatry can expand access to quality mental healthcare across the continent, according to the Ministry of Health.

Victoria University Vice Chancellor Prof. Lawrence Muganga has challenged insurance brokers to urgently embrace artificial intelligence (AI), warning that those who fail to adapt risk losing business to competitors who use the technology to work faster, reduce costs and reach more custom

Avec un investissement annoncé de 11,7 milliards de francs CFA dans un vaste projet agro-industriel consacré notamment à la transformation de la mangue, l'international sénégalais veut franchir un nouveau cap.

Buy Zimbabwe is set to intensify its campaign for consumers to support local brands through the Buy Zimbabwe Week in November, as the organisation seeks to build on the country's record US$320.6 million trade surplus recorded in July 2026.

The Hub Unconference is set to return for its 12th edition in Harare next week, bringing together young Africans to debate the growing influence of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies on society.

The World Bank Group mobilised a record of $112 billion in private capital for developing economies in the financial year 2026, more than tripling the amount raised alongside its own financing over the past four years, according to the bank.

Baía Farta -- The "Calombolo Química" chemical products factory, located in the municipality of Baía Farta, Benguela Province, with an annual production capacity of 50,370 tonnes of concentrated products, began operations on Thursday.

Cairo -- Business leaders from the renewable energy sector expressed interest this week in investing in Angola during the Arab-African Conference for Investment in Water and Energy (Aqult Expo 2025), held from 14 to 16 September in Cairo, Egypt.

Luanda -- New toll charges on Angola's National Road Network come into force this Friday (18), with a formal ceremony taking place at Barra do Kwanza, in the municipality of Belas, Luanda Province, according to the Ministry of Public Works, Urbanism and Housing (MINOPUH).

MONROVIA -- Finance Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan says Liberia's record $1 billion in tax collections this year is already spent, not sitting in a government account, funding new soldiers, early salary payments and long-overdue debts to local banks and media houses. But ab

CAPITOL HILL -- Liberia's 2000 Mining and Minerals Law faces a comprehensive overhaul as lawmakers confront growing concerns over illicit mining, environmental degradation, and gaps in the country's legal and regulatory framework.

Monrovia -- The Government of Liberia, through the Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA), has announced that it is advancing plans to procure a modern, multi-purpose ferry to transform coastal transportation and strengthen the movement of people, vehicles, equipment, and cargo along Liber

The United States has called for stronger transparency, oversight and accountability in Liberia's mining sector, warning that the country's mineral wealth must generate jobs, skills, technology and sustainable economic value for Liberians rather than being lost through weak gover

AI 关注理由：美国呼吁利比里亚矿业透明度，域外大国介入非洲矿业，可能影响中国在利比里亚矿业合作空间。

Zanzibar -- FUEL and fertiliser subsidies, tax relief on essential food imports and tighter market price monitoring are among measures being used to curb inflation and protect the purchasing power of the currency, the House of Representatives heard yesterday.

At the Africa Aerospace and Defence 2026 exhibition, Hensoldt South Africa has introduced its Automated Spectrum Management System (ASMS), an [...]

South African defence company Milkor Group and France’s Safran Electronics & Defense have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to [...]

Global aerospace and defence technology company Paramount has unveiled its new Mbada light armoured modular vehicle (LAMV) at Africa Aerospace [...]

A mining pit collapsed in Mayo Kam community, Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State, on Thursday.

AI 关注理由：尼日利亚塔拉巴州矿坑坍塌20余人被困，矿业安全事故可能影响当地采矿环境。

The Commissioner of Police, Adamu Elleman, ordered the investigation following the discovery of scores of detainees dead at an NSCDC detention facility in the early hours of Thursday.

AI 关注理由：尼日利亚37名涉嫌非法采矿者在羁押中死亡，警方下令调查，矿业执法风险突出。

Niger State has constituted a committee to investigate the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in NSCDC custody and ordered autopsies to establish the cause.

AI 关注理由：尼日尔州调查37名被羁押非法矿工死亡并暂停指挥官，矿业治理动荡。

Dassault Aviation subsidiary ExecuJet MRO Services South Africa recently had its Falcon executive jet maintenance contract with the South African [...]

In 2026, Airbus marks a significant milestone in its relationship with the African continent – 50 years of continuous operations [...]

Fresh details have emerged on the reported deaths of 33 suspected illegal miners in Niger State, with a survivor alleging that the victims suffocated after being crammed into a poorly ventilated cell and cried desperately for air before their deaths.

AI 关注理由：尼日利亚幸存者称33名非法矿工在通风不良囚室窒息死亡，矿业安全与人权问题持续。

Nigeria has won an arbitration dispute against Sunrise Power over the Mambilla hydropower project, with an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) tribunal in Paris dismissing the company's $2.35 billion claim against the country.

The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has increased its operational capacity following the refurbishment of 100 high-sided wagons and three locomotives under a US$2.8 million Public-Private Partnership (PPP) with ferrochrome producer Zimasco.

Zimbabwe has commissioned three refurbished locomotives and 100 high-sided wagons under a US$2.8 million public-private partnership between the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) and ferrochrome producer Zimasco, in a move officials say will help ease freight bottlenecks and reduce pressu

Maputo -- The Italian Energy Company ENI, which exports liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Coral Sul project, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, plans to channel up to three US billion dollars to local companies as part of the local content requirements.

Malawi's government has been accused of misleading the public over a scheme to build 450 schools, clinics and vocational centres, after officials described the project as costing taxpayers nothing -- only for the fine print to suggest otherwise. Behind the deal sits Zunaid Moti, the So

The High Court has ordered former Energy and Power Development Minister Dzikamai Mavhaire to restore unrestricted access to a Masvingo mining operation after finding that boom gates erected on roads leading to the claims amounted to unlawful interference with the miner's peaceful use