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A $20 billion gas project, a growing Maputo Port, a tourism boom and the Mauritius tourism model are among the stories now free to watch. MAPUTO, 17 October 2026 - Mozambique is cracking open its own cashews to boost its economy. The cashew story, from AFP, is one of...
Botswana flags a Moscow embassy and invites Russian investment in rare earths and diamonds — a bid to widen partners and its resource base amid the diamond
Botswana’s diamond stockpile has swelled to about 12 million carats — nearly double the permissible level — as a gem-price slump constrains output and revenue.
A cleaning business already handles waste it throws away. Five gradual additions – sorting, scheduled collection, aggregation, event waste and recycler partnerships – turn that stream into revenue without becoming a full recycler.
International organisations are warning of renewed military escalation in northern Ethiopia, with airport seizures and wider hostilities creating new risks for transport, investment and humanitarian access.
GE Vernova will provide rotor-life-extension services for five 9F gas turbines at three Egyptian plants, targeting another 13 to 15 operating years.
The Nigeria Distributed Renewable Energy Fund has reached commercial launch, creating a dedicated investment vehicle for mini-grids and other distributed power assets.
Government projections put nominal GDP above two trillion meticais in 2029, but the jump in real growth depends heavily on new natural-gas projects entering operation.
Indian critical-minerals company Lohum has secured rights to ten Zimbabwe lithium blocks and plans local conversion to lithium sulphate before further refining in India.