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NAIROBI, Sept 25 – Kenya has moved closer to its first commercial crude oil production after a 1,500-horsepower drilling rig arrived at …

DAKAR, Sept 25 – Senegal is prioritising approval of a proposed $2.2 billion International Monetary Fund programme as the government seeks to …

CAIRO, Sept 24 – Ghana’s cocoa production reached approximately 771,000 metric tons in the 2025/26 season, exceeding the initial forecast of 650,000 …

ACCRA, Sept 23 – Ghana’s Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) plans to raise 16.3 billion Ghana cedis, equivalent to about $1.4 billion, from domestic …

NEW YORK, Sept 23 – Kenyan President William Ruto has called for a broad overhaul of the United Nations and global financial …

LUSAKA, Sept 22 – Vedanta’s Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) has resumed operations at its Nchanga copper smelter in Zambia after completing more …

BANGUI, Sept 21 – The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is seeking to mobilize greater private investment in the Central African Republic by …

KAMPALA, Sept 20 – Uganda plans to reduce public spending by 6.2% in the 2027/28 financial year as the government seeks to …

MAPUTO, Sept 19 – Mozambique is seeking to advance discussions on a new International Monetary Fund-supported programme after an IMF mission concluded …

ABIDJAN, Sept 18 – Ivory Coast plans to begin operations at a gold refinery in the first half of 2027 as the …