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Most African governments expected to start limiting fuel availability, imposing purchase quotas or prioritising distribution for essential services.
Positive outlook attributed to sustained momentum in infrastructure projects, particularly in the energy, utilities and transport sectors.
South32 placed its Mozal aluminium smelter into care and maintenance after failing to secure adequate and affordable electricity beyond March 2026.
Namibia attracts over 800 exploration bids as global demand for critical minerals drives investor interest in expanding regional production pipelines.
South African minister warns that sharp fuel price increases are “increasingly unavoidable” as US‑Israel war on Iran disrupt oil supplies.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, in collaboration with the European Union, EU, and the German Government, held the Second Steering Committee Meeting of the EU Support to ECOWAS in Peace, Security and Governance, EPSG, project in Accra, Ghana.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has taken a significant step toward strengthening transparency, innovation and digital governance in West Africa by advancing efforts to establish a harmonised regional framework for open data.
ECOWAS Resident and Permanent Representatives, together with members of the Cabinet of the President of the ECOWAS Commission, are meeting in Lomé, Togo, from 9 to 13 March 2026 for a strategic retreat to review achievements and discuss future perspectives regarding their contributions to the implementation of the Commission’s 2022–2026 mandate.
The experts from the member states of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, and Mauritania, as well as representatives of ECOWAS and regional institutions and technical and financial partners and financial partners, are meeting in Abidjan from March 9 to 13, 2026, for two technical workshops on the harmonization of statistics within the community.
The Federal Republic of Nigeria has signed the host agreement for the fifth Intra-African Trade Fair 2027 (IATF2027), taking over the baton from Algeria which hosted the highly successful fourth edition that recorded US$49.94 billion in trade and investment deals.