FAO’s rice price index rose for a second straight month in September amid tighter seasonal supplies and concerns over Asian harvests. India faces its first production decline in a decade, although ...

Global cobalt consumption is forecast to rise 8% in 2026 and 2.5% in 2027, led mainly by electric vehicles. Cobalt-free LFP batteries continue to gain market share, yet growth in EV sales still ...

IRH has submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire all of Kenmare Resources, operator of Mozambique’s Moma mine. A deal would add titanium-bearing minerals, zircon and some rare-earth exposure to IRH ...

Tunisia’s summer power demand reached nearly 6,000 MW, while domestic generation capacity stood at about 4,500 MW. Sonelgaz and STEG will study a 1,400 MW plant, with the total investment cost still ...

France plans to propose additional humanitarian funding for DR Congo’s Ebola response during its upcoming budget discussions. DR Congo’s revised 180-day response plan requires $1.3 billion, more than ...

Rwanda recorded the strongest policy and institutional performance among 40 IDA-eligible Sub-Saharan African countries in 2025, with an overall CPIA score of 4.2. Côte d’Ivoire, Benin, Cabo Verde, ...

The World Bank now expects Sub-Saharan Africa to grow 4.3% in 2026, above the 4.1% projection published earlier this year. Forecasts were upgraded for nearly three-quarters of the region’s economies, ...

South Africa is targeting Saudi Arabia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates to expand agricultural exports in a region that already buys about $1.3 billion of its farm products each year. Foot-and-mouth ...

Egypt is building a new electric rail network to add capacity beyond the heavily constrained Nile Valley system, with the first line tentatively targeted for passenger service in July 2027. The ...

Niger is opening a new fiber route through Algeria, giving the landlocked country another path to international Internet infrastructure. The Algeria link is part of a wider backbone connecting Niger ...

West African countries are tightening control over raw shea exports in different ways, creating sharply divergent market conditions and price trends across the region. Efforts to channel more nuts ...

Côte d’Ivoire is assessing a national authentication platform and digital identity wallet to make online identity verification easier across government services. The project is designed to build on ...