Mauritania has significant agricultural potential

The Islamic Republic of Mauritania currently offers an exceptionally favourable environment for investment, backed by recognised political stability, controlled inflation and sustained economic growth. In this favourable environment, the...

Wale Tinubu bags Africa Energy award in S’Africa

The Group Chief Executive, Oando Plc, Wale Tinubu CON, has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at Africa Energy Week 2025, in recognition of his commitment to building Oando into one of Africa’s foremost integrated energy companies. The...

Oando CEO Wale Tinubu Receives Lifetime Achievement Award At Africa Energy Week 2025

The Group Chief Executive of Oando Plc, Wale Tinubu, has been awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at Africa Energy Week (AEW) 2025, in recognition of his commitment to building Oando into one of Africa’s foremost integrated energy...

Wale Tinubu Honoured At Africa Energy Week 2025

1 Wale Tinubu, Group Chief Executive, Oando PLC, has been awarded the presti­gious Lifetime Achievement Award at Africa Energy Week (AEW) 2025, in recog­nition of his unwavering commitment to building Oando into one of Africa’s foremost integrated...

Wale Tinubu Gets Lifetime Achievement Award at Africa Energy Week

Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja The Group Chief Executive of Oando Plc, Wale Tinubu, has been awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at Africa Energy Week (AEW) 2025, in recognition of his commitment to building Oando into one of Africa’s...

'We only have the sea to live on' - Senegal's fishermen blame gas plant for dwindling catch

Paul NjieBBC Africa, Saint-Louis ShareSave Every day, Gora Fall, a fisherman in Senegal's northern city of Saint-Louis, heads to sea with a mix of emotions: hope and frustration. He hopes he will get a better catch than the previous day, yet he is...

Wale Tinubu honoured with Lifetime Achievement at Africa Energy Week 2025

Wale Tinubu CON, group chief executive, Oando PLC, has been awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at Africa Energy Week (AEW) 2025, in recognition of his unwavering commitment to building Oando into one of Africa’s foremost integrated...

Senegal launches low-carbon cement roadmap

Senegal: The Ministry of Environment and Ecological Transition, in partnership with Cementis and with the support of the United Nations Climate Technology Centre and Network, held a workshop in late September 2025 to launch the national roadmap...

Africa Intelligence Brief - October 2, 2025

(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Energy and deal-flow led today's tape. Brazzaville is fast‐tracking a new gas code and a licensing round, Dakar wants a second refinery, Abidjan expanded its exploration map, and Maputo gained another FLNG go‐ahead. Addis...

Why Africa's climate playbook must start on the farm

Nakuru ASK Chairman Perminus Migwi inspect a demo farm at the Nakuru ASK Show grounds on June 16, 2025. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] The recently concluded second Africa Climate Summit and the Addis Ababa declaration did more than restate ambition....

Senegal: Cheikh Lô returns with Maame after decade-long...

According to World Circuit Records, Maame is “an expansive and deeply personal work born from isolation, resilience, and spiritual devotion.” Named in honour of his late spiritual guide, Maame Massamba Ndiaye, who passed away in 2014, the album...

Former Senegalese President Macky Sall on designing an international architecture with Africa in mind

Watch the full event Giving the African continent permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is “the right thing to do,” argued former Senegalese President Macky Sall. “The continent has to be involved in the management of...

IsDB Approves $1.27bn Projects Across 12 Nations, $50m for Agriculture in Nigeria

Members of Board of Executive Directors of Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) have approved a substantial number of projects amounting to about US$1.27 billion across 12 member countries in Asia, Africa and MENA. At their 362nd meeting on September...

Spanish tuna vessels spend 10 months in limbo in Senegal

Four Spanish tuna vessels have been immobilized in the port of Dakar since Oct. 14, 2024, following the expiration of the EU-Senegal fisheries agreement, amid rising operational costs, soaring energy prices, growing regulatory and bureaucratic...

Agriculture Minister Calls for Mobilizing Funding to Support Water and Agricultural Projects in Africa

Tunisia’s Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries, Azeddine Ben Cheikh, on Monday in Dakar, Senegal’s capital, called for the mobilization of innovative financing and the active involvement of the private sector and international...

ECOWAS Experts Explore Ways To Enhance Energy Information Systems

Energy Information System (EIS) Experts from ECOWAS member States Will meet from September 24 to 26, 2025, in Banjul, The Gambia, for the fourth annual regional workshop on the ECOWAS Energy Information System (EIS). The workshop aims to present...

Agriculture Secretary Rollins addresses state of farm economy

At the Agriculture Outlook Forum in Kansas City last week, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins highlighted the mounting costs farmers face, with seed, fuel, fertilizer, and interest expenses up significantly since 2020. Labor costs...

Morocco and Senegal agree on joint water and sanitation plan through 2027

HESPRESS English – Morocco News General Hespress ENMonday 29 September 2025 - 19:06 Morocco and Senegal agreed to strengthen cooperation in water and sanitation through the implementation of a bilateral action plan running to 2027, following talks...

Rift Valley fever virus dynamics in a transhumant cattle system in The Gambia

Livestock production is a cornerstone of rural livelihoods across sub-Saharan Africa, contributing to economic stability, socio-cultural cohesion, and food security (Herrero et al., 2013). However, the sector is increasingly threatened by...

Gates Foundation fuels Senegal’s digital transformation with $10M

Senegal’s digital transformation strategy known by the coinage “New Deal Technologique” is getting a financial boost to the tune of $10 million from the Gates Foundation. The announcement was made recently when the country’s President Bassirou...