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Sep 30, 2026

Morocco appoints first female Prime Minister

Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri will form a new government after her party won the most seats in parliament.

Sep 23, 2026

Dangote awards $450m Kenya refinery deal

Engineers India, which helped build his Lagos refinery, will manage engineering work on the 700,000-bpd project.

Sep 21, 2026

U.S. trains Libya’s forces despite Russia ties

American Marines and Libyan naval forces are conducting joint drills as Moscow maintains a military presence in Libya.

Sep 18, 2026

Saudi Arabia gets U.S. F-35 approval

Washington clears a potential $24.3bn deal for 48 stealth fighters, pending congressional approval.

Oct 8, 2026

DRC searches 700k sq km for minerals

Eight specialised aircraft will map vast areas for copper, cobalt, lithium and rare earth deposits.

Oct 7, 2026

SA’s exports boom under China deal

Zero tariffs are driving more chrome, iron ore and corn shipments to China as US tariffs rise.

Oct 6, 2026

Ghana drops the dollar for China trade

Ghanaian importers can now pay Chinese suppliers in yuan directly from cedi accounts, cutting out dollar intermediaries.

Oct 5, 2026

Morocco builds $1.15m GPS-free attack drone

Five local engineers developed an autonomous drone that can navigate and strike even when GPS signals are jammed.

Oct 3, 2026

🇿🇦 SA targets $402m Formula 1 circuit

A private consortium wants to bring Formula 1 back to the country for the first time since 1993.

Oct 2, 2026

Released! Africa’s 10 best universities

The latest ranking puts four South African universities at the top of the continent’s list.