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Burkina Faso mines fund hits $152m

Burkina Faso's Mining Development Fund collected CFA 85.72 billion ($152 million) in 2025, the country's strongest annual haul since the…

Rukwa gets national grid power in May

Tanzania's Rukwa Region will receive electricity from the national grid by May 2026, once a 400kV transmission line from Iringa…

Ericsson and Econet sign 5G AI deal

Ericsson and Econet Wireless Zimbabwe have signed a memorandum of understanding at MWC Barcelona 2026 to jointly test and deploy…

Kenya presses TikTok on safety, investment

Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Digital Economy William Kabogo Gitau met TikTok senior representatives in Nairobi to discuss online safety, content…

South Africa youth unemployment hits 43%

South Africa's youth unemployment hit 43.8% in Q1 2026. A Mail and Guardian analysis makes…

Ghana trains civil servants in AI

Ghana has launched a UNESCO-backed AI literacy programme for civil servants, training government workers across…

Nigeria AI market hits second phase

Nigeria's AI market is heading to $4.64 billion by 2030 but businesses face a structural…

Ghana targets triple tomato yields

Ghana has launched a research project with Nigerian firm WAKI Farms to develop tomato varieties…