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Ethiopian Airlines, Ethiopian coffee, Somalia's mobile money and the Adama Industrial Park are among the stories from the Horn of Africa now free to watch. ADDIS ABABA, 17 October 2026 - Ethiopia's railway to the port of Djibouti has turned a profit on cargo for the...
Egypt’s trade with BRICS countries reached $36.7 billion in the first half of 2026, but imports rose much faster than exports and widened the gap.
A 233MWp solar array and 526MWh battery system now supplies 30MW of firm power to Kamoa-Kakula, showing storage is becoming mine infrastructure.
Net international reserves fell to $3.436 billion in July, the lowest level in at least a year, leaving Mozambique with about four months of import cover.
The Tripartite Simplified Trade Regime is testing whether lower paperwork, clearer product rules and border support can move small traders into formal regional commerce.
Namibia is using hydrogen and green-industry summits as economic-diplomacy platforms designed to connect projects, capital, technology and regional demand.
Botswana Power Corporation wants to lift revenue from about P9 billion to P25 billion by 2031 by adding fibre, wheeling and regional energy opportunities.
Botswana and Oman have signed agreements on joint mineral exploration, oil storage and renewable power. Why the breadth of the package is the real story.
Chinese industrial zones are cast as engines of Africa’s export ambitions, but the recorded jobs and investment are modest, and the zones matter more as a template than a triumph.