Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s top cocoa producer, has rolled out an emergency cocoa buyback scheme as falling global prices and port bottlenecks threaten the country’s cocoa farmers. With beans piling up in cooperatives and exporters...

A new study has revealed that Africa is poised to lead global growth in decentralized finance (DeFi), with the potential to unlock an estimated $250 billion in trapped capital and boost economic output by up...

Nigeria is reshaping its oil licensing strategy to lure fresh investment and revive production after years of decline. Notably, the country’s regulator has slashed the mandatory “signature bonus” fee to between $3 and $7 million,...

Mozambique has taken a major step up the global battery supply chain with the launch of a Chinese-owned graphite processing plant, signaling a shift from raw exports to value-added production. President Daniel Chapo opened the...

African startups are increasingly turning to debt as a mainstream funding option, marking a shift in how the continent’s tech ecosystem finances growth. In 2025, startups raised a record $1.64 billion in debt, pushing debt’s...