Botswana to Open Moscow Embassy, Woos Russian Investors for Rare Earths
Small economies cannot afford a single buyer for what they sell or a single partner for the capital they need. The diamond slump has made that lesson concrete, and it explains a diplomatic move that would otherwise read as merely symbolic. On 4 January 2026, Foreign...
Five waste-recovery services a cleaning company can add
Every cleaning contract already handles waste; the question is whether the business captures any value from it or simply carries it to a skip. Adding waste-recovery services is one of the few ways a cleaning company can grow revenue without chasing new clients,...
Renewed Tigray fighting threatens northern Ethiopia’s recovery
Renewed military escalation in northern Ethiopia is becoming an economic risk before the full recovery from the previous conflict has been secured. On September 23, the European Union, United Nations and African Union all issued statements expressing concern about...
Egypt extends 1,250MW of gas capacity instead of replacing it
Egypt has chosen to extend the operating life of five GE Vernova 9F gas turbines rather than replace them prematurely, preserving about 1,250MW of dispatchable generation across the Kureimat, Nubaria and Cairo North power plants. The service programme is expected to...
Nigeria’s $300 million fund moves off-grid power into deployment
Nigeria’s $300 million Distributed Renewable Energy Fund has reached commercial launch, moving from fund design into active capital deployment. The vehicle, backed by the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, Africa50 and Sustainable Energy for All, is intended to...
Treasury bills on 1 October: a 12.15% 91-day rate, 10bp under the lending window
Banco de Moçambique’s H2 2026 calendar schedules an additional Type A bill session on 1 October. Here is what the late-September auctions say to watch for.
Good Financial Governance phase four: EUR 15.8m for Mozambique’s auditors and councils
Phase four of the Good Financial Governance programme starts in October 2026 with EUR 15.8m from Germany and Switzerland, running to March 2030 with the Administrative Court and municipalities.
Seven-day reverse repo: the weekly offer fell to MT 115.3bn ahead of 30 September
Banco de Moçambique offered MT 134.2bn, then MT 125.4bn, then MT 115.3bn in its weekly seven-day reverse repo. The 30 September cycle shows whether banks still want to park money there.
Government Orders Safer Learner Transport, Phasing Out Donkey Carts
Botswana’s Ministry of Local Government in February 2026 ordered councils to provide safer learner transport and phase out unsafe donkey-cart use for
Renewed Tigray fighting threatens northern Ethiopia’s recovery
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.
Egypt extends 1,250MW of gas capacity instead of replacing it
GE Vernova will provide rotor-life-extension services for five 9F gas turbines at three Egyptian plants, targeting another 13 to 15 operating years.
Congo’s carbon authorization expands a clean-energy finance channel
The DRC has increased Econetix’s Article 6 authorization to a cumulative 2.75 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent, covering a programme that includes solar and clean-cooking activities.
Nigeria’s $300 million fund moves off-grid power into deployment
The Nigeria Distributed Renewable Energy Fund has reached commercial launch, creating a dedicated investment vehicle for mini-grids and other distributed power assets.
Rwanda’s B+ rating keeps growth and debt in one frame
Fitch’s B+ Stable assessment, as reported by Rwanda’s finance ministry, reflects strong growth potential and concessional financing while keeping fiscal and debt management under scrutiny.
Angola’s first sustainability bond opens a new capital channel
BAI raised Kz57.5 billion in Angola’s first public sustainability-bond offer, creating a listed instrument that links domestic savings to eligible green and social projects.
Mozambique’s 2029 growth surge is really a gas-execution test
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.
Malawi’s $165.9 million grant treats resilience as infrastructure
The World Bank-backed INSPIRE-O programme combines adaptive safety nets, climate-smart public works and economic inclusion across all 25 districts and four cities.
Lohum brings a $100 million lithium bet to Zimbabwe
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.
Namibia’s fuel tender turns procurement into energy security
TotalEnergies will supply Namibia’s bulk petrol and diesel for three months, showing how competitive procurement, storage and supplier depth shape short-term energy security.
Lesotho’s AI pilot turns policy into infrastructure planning
Lesotho is the first country to apply the UN Blueprint for National AI and Data Strategies, moving the debate from aspiration to sequencing compute, power, connectivity, skills and governance.
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