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World Bank, AfDB joint initiative Mission 300 connects 50mn people amid African electrification drive
Mission 300 has connected more than 50mn people to electricity across 40 African countries since its launch in 2024, marking a key milestone towards its target of reaching 300mn people by 2030.
INTERVIEW: CEO of West Africa's regional stock exchange says it’s time for investors to come to Africa
The BRVM is pitching itself as a gateway to the fast-growing region, as it pursues deeper regional integration and a wave of new listings.
Illicit gold networks fuelling conflict, organised crime across Africa and global south, GI-TOC warns
Illicit gold has become a critical source of financing for organised crime, armed groups and sanctioned regimes across Africa, a Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime report finds.
Istanbul-listed Aksa Enerji obtains $300mn six-year loan from Africa Finance Corporation
Funding will finance power plant investments across African continent.
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Hormuz tensions raise inflation and energy security risks for Africa, says senior investment analyst
A senior investment analyst examines how the ongoing Middle East military conflict and rapidly climbing oil and gas prices are affecting African economies, supply chains and cost of living.