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Brazil's Petrobras has signed production-sharing contracts for 8 offshore exploration blocks in Côte d'Ivoire, expanding its presence in Africa as it looks for new oil and gas reserves outside Brazil. Petrobras will operate each block with a 90% stake, while state-owned Petroci will h

Senegal has signed an agreement with Italian energy company Eni to assess the oil and gas potential of 5 offshore blocks as the government seeks to restart exploration and attract investment into its sedimentary basin. The memorandum covers blocks SN01M, SN02M, SN03M, SN07M and SN40M.

AI 关注理由：塞内加尔与意大利ENI签署海上油气区块评估协议，涉及域外能源企业进入非洲油气领域，或挤压中国合作空间。

MTN Foundation Uganda, in partnership with the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance and Centenary Technology Services, today handed over the second MTN ACE Spark Innovation Hub at Busitema University in eastern Uganda, as part of efforts to expand digital innovation and entrepreneurship

Askya Investment Partners has launched a 6-week growth program for African artificial intelligence startups, offering 10 companies access to coaching, corporate customers and a possible equity investment of up to $200,000. The Askya AI Growth Platform will run from October 26 to Decem

Nairobi -- The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has announced the temporary closure of a section of the Thika-Kilimambogo (A3) Road at Gatuanyaga, Delmonte Farms, to pave the way for construction works.

GCB Bank PLC has announced plans to deepen financial and technical support for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), including unsecured loans of up one million Ghana cedis for eligible businesses to expand their operations.

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) is to benefit from a US$500 million private-sector investment to construct 28 hostel blocks with capacity to accommodate up to 28,000 students under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement.

Landlocked Burkina Faso has introduced a new air defence system into service – the Sky Dragon manufactured by China’s Norinco. [...]

AI 关注理由：布基纳法索引入中国北方工业公司制造的Sky Dragon防空系统，涉及中国军工合作。

South African interconnect solutions company Hiconnex and the US-based aerospace and defence interconnector specialists PIC Wire & Cable have signed [...]

The Ghana Police Service, through the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD), will commence the full implementation of its automated traffic law enforcement programme, TRAFFITECH GH, from October 1, 2026.

TAMALE -- Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has called for increased investment, innovation and value addition to transform Ghana's shea industry into a globally competitive sector.

Nairobi -- EmpServe Kenya and the Association of Countrywide Innovation Hubs (ACIH) have launched the South Eastern & Metropolitan Innovation Week 2026 (SEM-IW 2026) to promote technology, green solutions and creative industries.

Benguela -- Angolan Minister of Telecommunications, Information Technologies and Social Communication Mário Oliveira on Wednesday launched Angola Telecom's "Tudonosso Fibra" broadband internet service in the Baía Farta Centrality, Benguela Province.

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has intensified its nationwide campaign to clear encroachers from high-voltage transmission corridors to protect power infrastructure, ensure public safety and maintain reliable electricity supply.

The government has launched an initiative to revolutionise tomato farming and reduce Ghana's dependence on imported tomatoes.

China has pledged to deepen trade, investment and development cooperation with Namibia and urged both countries to build on the stronger partnership agreed during President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah's state visit to Beijing earlier this year.

THE United States government has indicted Nigeria's trade environment as one of the most corrupt and frustrating in the world, citing endemic corruption, inter-agency infighting, extortion at the ports and an opaque regulatory system as major barriers to foreign trade and investments in N

The Ministry of Transport has broken ground for the construction of a regional office in Maryland County valued at approximately US$187,679, in a major step toward decentralizing transportation services and reducing the burden on citizens traveling long distances to access govern

LINDI: PEOPLE with disabilities and other groups with special needs in Lindi Region have been urged to tap economic opportunities emerging from strategic projects being implemented in the Southern Zone, particularly in the oil and natural gas sector.

Dangote Petroleum Refinery reported $1.82 billion in net profit for the first half of 2026 as disruptions to Middle East fuel exports increased demand for products from its Lagos plant. Revenue exceeded $13 billion, compared with a $476 million loss for all of 2025, according to the r

Turkiye’s ASELSAN is presenting its advanced multi-domain defence capabilities at Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) 2026, bringing together a comprehensive [...]

AI 关注理由：土耳其ASELSAN在非洲航空航天与防务展展示多域防务能力，域外防务企业在非竞争，可能挤压中国防务合作空间。

Maputo -- Mozambican government has approved the Financing Structure for the Coral Norte Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project, located in Area 4 of the Rovuma Basin, off the coast of the northern province of Cabo Delgado.

Maputo -- The British government has pledged to disburse two million pounds (about 2.6 million US dollars at the current exchange rate) to support biodiversity conservation in Mozambique through a new partnership with a prominent NGO, the Foundation for the Conservation of Biodiversity (BIOFUN

Maputo -- Mozambique's National Statistics Institute (INE), in its Consumer Price Index (CPI), has recorded an annual inflation of 6.45 percent over the last August.

BUSHTEC Solutions – the South African company renowned for its design, manufacture and delivery of integrated deployable camp and infrastructure [...]

Absa Bank Ghana LTD has been recognised as the winner of the Bancassurance Leadership Award 2026 at the Ghana Insurance Awards, honouring the bank's efforts in delivering integrated financial protection to individuals and businesses across Ghana.

The Ghana TVET Service (GTVETS) and the Design & Technology Institute (DTI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic Public-Private Partnership to strengthen Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), deepen industry participation in skil

Maputo -- The Mozambican Attorney-General's Office (PGR), through the Central Asset Recovery Office (GCRA), has recovered 60 million meticais (about 940,000 US dollars at the current exchange rate) resulting from the seizure of assets, financial assets and property.

The governement is exploring the use of nuclear and isotopic techniques to improve agricultural productivity, food safety and resilience to climate change, Minister of State for Infrastructure Armand Zingiro has said.

Nairobi -- South Africa's Vodacom Group will appeal a High Court ruling that declared the Kenyan Government's sale of its 15 percent stake in Safaricom invalid, null and void.