Botswana’s President Duma Gideon Boko has officially declared that under his administration, no minerals will be exported from Botswana without undergoing local processing.
Ghana earns $1.8 billion in cocoa exports in the first four months of 2025, according to the Bank of Ghana.
Ghana has received its first consignment of crude oil imported from Angola, marking a significant milestone for the country’s energy sector.
Togo has temporarily suspended the issuance of all new mining permits to foreign mining companies, as they seek to join the Alliance of Sahel States.
Mali’s transitional government has announced plans to build a major gold refinery in its capital, Bamako, in partnership with Russia. The project, backed by a strategic agreement between the two countries, aims to refine Mali’s gold locally and end the country’s dependence on foreign processing facilities.
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan delivered a stellar performance at the 2025 Rabat Diamond League, clinching victory in the women’s 100m hurdles with a new record time of 12.45 seconds, surpassing the previous record of 12.51 seconds set by American Brianna McNeal in 2018.
Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan following Galatasaray’s victory in the Turkish Süper Lig.
Burkina Faso has progressed with its ‘Smart Burkina’ initiative, a comprehensive surveillance project developed in collaboration with Chinese firms to install 900 surveillance cameras across the country.
17-year-old South African teenager Mongiwa Hazel Ntuli from Rosettenville, Johannesburg, has graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science from the University of Pretoria (UP), making her one of the youngest graduates in the institution’s history.
Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has condemned recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump against South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, calling them “an insult to all Africans.”
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