Mali says mining reforms could unlock up to $883 million for infrastructure. The real test is whether gold revenue becomes roads, water, power, and public accountability.
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Ghana’s Cocoa Protection Bill Puts Farmers At The Center Of A Global Chocolate Fight
Ghana is moving to protect cocoa farms from illegal mining and land conversion, but farmers say any protection law must also protect the people sustaining the global chocolate economy.
Madagascar’s First Billionaire Is Building The African Infrastructure Story We Do Not Talk About Enough
Madagascar’s Hassanein Hiridjee and Axian show how African-owned telecom, energy, and fintech infrastructure is shaping the continent’s next business story.
Morocco’s EV Battery Factory Is Africa’s Clean-Tech Industrial Test
AfDB backing for Morocco’s first EV battery gigafactory shows Africa’s clean-energy future is not only about minerals. It is about manufacturing power.
Ethiopia’s New M-PESA Power Top-Up Shows Where African Fintech Is Going
M-PESA Ethiopia now lets smart-meter customers buy prepaid electricity through its Super App, showing how African fintech is becoming everyday infrastructure.
AfCFTA Has A Local Business Problem. Solving It Could Change African Trade
AfCFTA promises a larger African market, but its real test is whether small businesses can access finance, cross borders, find buyers, and scale.
Gabon’s Manganese Deal Tests Africa’s New Value-Add Ambition
Gabon and Eramet’s manganese-processing roadmap tests whether Africa can keep more industrial value, jobs, and ownership where its minerals are mined.
Nairobi Becomes Africa’s Tech Deal Room as Africa Technology Show Opens
Africa Technology Show Kenya opens in Nairobi with AI, fintech, youth employment, infrastructure, and diaspora investment questions at the center.
Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline: West Africa’s 7 Billion Test Of Regional Power
ECOWAS leaders approved the 7 billion Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline, a 13-country test of West African energy integration, infrastructure discipline, and development.