Sicable, the Abidjan-based electric cable maker and Ivorian subsidiary of Italy's Prysmian Group, swung to a net loss of 221.7 million FCFA ($397,500) in the first quarter of 2026, from a profit of ...

Police are investigating a suspected case of domestic violence after a woman died following a brutal assault by her husband.

Talaat Moustafa Group plans to build a new mixed-use city valued at EGP1.4 trillion, or about $27 billion, on the outskirts of Cairo. The project, called "The Spine," will be developed in partnership ...

Genesis Capital has pulled off a first for West African capital markets, advising on a CFAF 42.65 billion ($76.5 million) green bond for Ivory Coast solar developer Poro Power 1 S.A. -- the first ...

The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) of Nigeria and Mente Energy Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formally commence the Renewable Energy Localisation and Industrialisation ...

Sama will lay off more than 1100 employees in Nairobi after Meta Platforms ended a key content and data annotation contract. The company said it issued redundancy notices to 1108 workers at its Kenya ...

Renew Capital has launched a new programme to support startups building financial products for small businesses. The initiative, called the Renew Venture Lab: EmFi Series, aims to identify and fund ...

The BRVM stock market extended its decline during the week, with major indices closing lower amid cautious investor sentiment.

South African startup Refiant AI has raised $5 million in a seed round to develop tools that reduce the size and energy use of artificial intelligence models. The funding will support product ...

Reme-D has raised $500,000 from Global Innovation Fund to expand its molecular diagnostics platform across Africa and the Middle East.