The Lobito Corridor is emerging as one of Africa’s most strategically important pieces of mineral infrastructure as global powers and investors compete to secure access to the copper and cobalt needed to drive the energy transition. The United States (U.S) is preparing to put up to $1 billion behind the …

The narrative of Kenya’s mining sector is undergoing a fundamental transformation as the government shifts its strategic focus from the mere extraction of raw materials to a robust model of local value addition. Opening the 2026 Mining Investment Conference in Nairobi, President William Ruto articulated a vision for integrated industrial …

KAMPALA — Bilateral trade between Uganda and the United Arab Emirates surged to $4.7 billion in 2025, laying the groundwork for a major investment drive as both nations prepare to host their fifth business forum in the Gulf state. The high-level summit, scheduled for October 26 to 29 across Abu …

Nairobi — Critical Metals Corp. has advanced to the final stage of a government tender to develop one of Africa’s largest undeveloped deposits of rare earths and niobium, strengthening a Western push to counter China’s dominance over critical supply chains. The Nasdaq-listed miner, leading the Mrima Earth Consortium, is one …

Ethiopia’s projected leap from $3 billion to $10 billion in annual export revenue in the space of three years is remarkable by any measure but the more significant story may be what is driving it and what it reveals about the direction of the country’s economic transformation. At the fourth …

Egypt is moving to convert its landmark hydropower success in Tanzania into a much broader economic footprint, with President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan discussing a large-scale agricultural land reclamation project, a new maritime shipping route and expanded port cooperation during talks in Dar es Salaam, …

In a global environment shaped by Middle East conflict, disrupted supply chains and rising commodity prices, Rwanda’s first-quarter 2026 economic performance delivered a counterintuitive result. The country’s external position improved sharply, providing a crucial buffer at precisely the moment it was needed most. Exports grew by 63% in the first …

Ethiopia closed its 2025/26 fiscal year with record export earnings above $11 billion, comfortably beating the government’s $9.8 billion target and up sharply from $8.3 billion the year before. The headline number masks a structural problem officials have been trying to fix for years: gold and coffee alone generated $8.6 …

DODOMA — Tanzania is attempting to strike a balance between aggressively commercializing its critical minerals and preserving priceless archaeological history, as booming mining revenues place its subterranean wealth at the center of the nation’s economic agenda. Government revenues from mining surged to more than 1.071 trillion Tanzanian shillings ($400 million) …

Companhia do Pipeline Moçambique-Zimbabwe (CPMZ), Lda. is moving to expand one of Southern Africa’s strategic fuel supply routes, with a major capacity upgrade of the Beira-Harare corridor set to increase the volume of petroleum products transported into regional markets. CPMZ will break ground on 2 September 2026 in Nhamatanda, Sofala …