Burkina Faso is a major cotton and gold exporter facing severe insecurity in its north. Trade corridors through Abidjan, Lomé, and Cotonou are vital economic...
The AfCFTA Investment Protocol establishes common investment protection rules across 55 African Union member states, potentially unlocking the continent's $100...
Africa holds 62 percent of global manganese reserves. Battery-grade manganese demand is surging as LMFP cathode chemistry gains EV market share, creating incent...
Agricultural pre-finance provides crop financing to farmers and cooperatives before harvest, secured against committed export contracts. It is the most importan...
The Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport corridor is East Africa's most ambitious infrastructure project, connecting Kenya's new Lamu port to landlocked Eth...
Africa's hydrocarbon producers face a dual challenge: managing today's price swings while preparing for a world that may use significantly less oil by 2040. The...
Export guarantees from Afreximbank, African Development Bank, and bilateral development finance institutions allow commercial banks to extend trade finance wher...
South Africa's Bayside and Hillside smelters and Mozambique's Mozal smelter produce over 1 million tonnes of primary aluminium annually. Africa's vast hydroelec...
Africa loses an estimated 30 to 40 percent of fresh produce to spoilage due to inadequate cold chain infrastructure. New investment from private operators and d...
Ivanhoe Mines's Kipushi project produced first zinc concentrate in 2024 from a deposit grading 35 percent zinc equivalent. It is the highest-grade zinc mine any...
Businesses in Nigeria, Zimbabwe, and Ethiopia are increasingly using USDC and other stablecoins to settle cross-border trade transactions, bypassing volatile lo...
Africa produces 50 percent of global cashews but processes only 12 percent domestically. West African governments are investing in processing capacity to retain...
Africa receives $90 billion in remittances annually, more than FDI and overseas development aid combined. Digital remittance platforms are cutting costs from 9...
Morocco's combination of exceptional solar irradiation, Atlantic wind, and existing phosphate infrastructure positions it as a leading candidate for green hydro...
Aliko Dangote's 650,000 barrel per day refinery in Lagos, Africa's largest, began production in 2024 and will progressively reduce Nigeria's $9 billion annual p...