Trump’s fossil fuels push opens African energy opportunities

US President Donald Trump has never shied away from endorsing oil and gas projects. “Countries are on the brink of destruction because of the green energy agenda,” Trump told stony-faced leaders during his UN General Assembly speech last month....

Senegal holds forum to attract global investors

DAKAR, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Invest in Senegal Forum 2025 opened on Tuesday in the city of Diamniadio, near Senegal's capital of Dakar, aiming to accelerate the inflow of foreign capital. The two-day event, under the theme "Connecting...

Egypt, Jordan launch Arab ministerial council on water, agriculture in Cairo

Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Sewilam, and Jordan’s Minister of Water and Irrigation, Raed Abu Al-Saud, who also chairs the Arab Ministerial Council for Water, jointly inaugurated the Third Joint Ministerial Council of...

Logidoo Acquires Kamtar to Expand Its West African Operations

Logidoo announces the acquisition of Kamtar, an Ivorian logistics platform backed by Toyota Tsusho, strengthening its footprint in West Africa. The deal supports Logidoo’s hybrid model that integrates digital platforms with on-ground logistics...

TotalEnergies Kicks off AFCON 2025 Trophy Tour in Lagos with Fanfare

Duro Ikhazuagbe TotalEnergies, in partnership with the Confederation of African Football (CAF), yesterday kicked of the five-nation Trophy Tour in Lagos with the original AFCON 2025 iconic prize to be presented to the winner of the tournament in...

MISSIONARY OCTOBER - Sister Suzanne Djebba: Joy and hope in the mission among the peoples

Photo Paolo Galosi by Sister Suzanne Djebba* We publish the address given by Sister Suzanne Djebba, Vicar General of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate (PIME), on the occasion of the International Missionary Congress “Missio ad Gentes Today:...

Morocco Joins Elite Circle of Aircraft Engine Manufacturing Nations

Marrakech – King Mohammed VI inaugurated Safran’s cutting-edge aircraft engine complex in Nouaceur on Monday, marking Morocco’s entry into the exclusive group of countries capable of assembling complete aircraft engines. Accompanied by Crown...

Electricity price decrease: SENELEC CEO finally gives a date to consumers

Yesterday, the CEO of the Senegalese National Electricity Company (SENELEC), Pape Toby Gaye, addressed the national press through a conference broadcasted by RTS, Walf TV, and Sama Limites TV. This was an opportunity for the official to address...

Senegal targets fresh foreign capital with Invest Forum 2025

Senegal is stepping up efforts to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) as it hosts the Forum Invest in Senegal 2025 (Fii Senegal 2025), which opens on Tuesday in Diamniadio. The government hopes the high-level gathering will accelerate the...

Unlock Africa's Energy Potential at Wider African Energy Summit 2025

Don't miss the Wider African Energy Summit (WAES) 2025 in Aberdeen, Scotland, organized by OGV, where NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber (AEC), will deliver the opening address on November 18-19, 2025, at the Marcliffe Hotel...

Liverpool 0-3 Crystal Palace: Carabao Cup Player Ratings and Match Highlights

Crystal Palace advanced to the fifth round of the Carabao Cup with a shock 3-0 victory over Liverpool on Wednesday evening. The first big chance of the match came in the 23rd minute, and it was a chance for the hosts, Liverpool. The opportunity...

Logistics startup POZI raises €650,000 marking Gabon’s first international venture funding

Gabon-based fleet management startup POZI has raised €650,000 in seed funding. The round represents the first international venture capital raised by a homegrown tech startup in the country. Led by Saviu Ventures, a venture capital fund investing...

Senegal: Gold miners Predictive Discovery, Robex to merge in $1.5bln deal

DAKAR - Australian miner Predictive Discovery and Canada's Robex Resources said they will merge in a A$2.35 billion ($1.55 billion) all-share deal, creating a mid-tier gold producer in West Africa. Under the deal, Robex shareholders will receive...

Reviving Traditional Healing with Modern Knowledge: Cupping Therapy and Energy Medicine in West Africa

In recent years, the global health community has witnessed resurgence in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) as people seek natural, holistic approaches to health and healing. Among these therapies, cupping therapy and energy medicine...

Kenyan creates first sign language app

Elly Savatia when he won the 2025 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, which comes with a £50,000 cash award. A Kenyan engineer has won a major prize for developing an AI-powered app that translates speech into sign language using lifelike 3D...

Tanzania’s Unfree Election

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Tanzanians head to the polls under an increasingly repressive regime, Cameroon and Ivory Coast crack down on postelection protests, and the Sudanese city of El Fasher falls to the...

GFRS, Senegalese Fire Services deepen cooperation during cross-border mission

Led by Assistant Chief Fire Officer Masaneh S. K. Bah, the Gambian delegation included Assistant Chief Fire Officer Yaya Sonko, Divisional Fire Officer Pateh Gibba, Station Officer Ebrima Kujabi, and Sub Officer Tamba Jawo. The team was warmly...

Senegal Eyes Second Oil Refinery to Achieve Energy Self-Sufficiency

Senegal plans to begin construction of a second oil refinery next year, aiming to boost domestic processing capacity and reduce reliance on imports. The nation is actively seeking between $2 billion and $5 billion in investment for the...

Le projet africain de Grande muraille verte peine à verdir au Sénégal

Le projet africain de la Grande muraille verte a débuté comme un plan ambitieux visant à créer une bande d'arbres de 15 kilomètres de large à travers le nord de l'Afrique. L'Union africaine a lancé ce projet en 2007 avec pour objectif de planter...

'I investigated the salmon industry - it's an ecological crime against humanity'

Maxime Carsel is an investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker who has written a book, published this week, about the industry. Titled Un poison commé saumon (A Poison Called Salmon, the title being a play on 'poisson', the French word for...