Faith Nyasuguta Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote is taking his refining ambitions a step further, announcing plans to construct what could become Africa’s largest detergent raw material facility within the sprawling Dangote Refinery. The proposed plant will manufacture Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB), a key chemical used in producing surfactants – the active ingredients that make soaps […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A new diplomatic twist may be emerging in one of Africa’s most high-stakes water standoffs. Reports indicate that Egypt has floated the possibility of helping Ethiopia secure access to the Red Sea – but only if progress is made in the long-running disagreement over the Nile and the massive dam Ethiopia built upstream. […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Uganda is exploring plans to connect a proposed railway line to a network currently under construction in Tanzania, a move that could create a new trade corridor to the Indian Ocean and significantly reshape regional logistics in East Africa. For years, Uganda has relied heavily on access to the port of Mombasa in […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Ghana and Burkina Faso have taken a major step toward strengthening cooperation by signing seven bilateral agreements designed to improve security, boost trade, and stabilize one of West Africa’s most important economic corridors. The agreements were finalized during a revived session of the Permanent Joint Commission for Cooperation, a diplomatic platform that had […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The long-anticipated Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project is gaining renewed momentum as both countries push forward with structural and technical groundwork on what could become one of Africa’s largest energy corridors. Originally announced in 2016, the transcontinental pipeline is designed to transport natural gas from Nigeria’s vast reserves across West Africa to Morocco, creating […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Despite recent political upheaval and deepening ties with the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), Niger has successfully secured significant external financing from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), reaffirming the country’s ongoing access to international capital even as it navigates shifting geopolitical alignments. The IMF’s executive board recently approved roughly $91 million in new […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Africa’s richest industrialist, Aliko Dangote, has issued a forceful appeal to the Nigerian federal government to convene an emergency forum to confront the country’s persistent electricity crisis – warning that continued blackouts are undermining the nation’s industrial ambitions and economic growth. Speaking on 18 February 2026 in Abuja at the national launch of […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Ivory Coast – the world’s largest cocoa producer, supplying roughly 40% of global output – is grappling with a serious disruption in its cocoa sector as thousands of tonnes from the main harvest remain stuck in warehouses. The standoff stems from tensions between exporters and regulators over state-set farmgate pricing, leaving farmers caught […]
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Faith Nyasuguta China has confirmed that it will eliminate import tariffs on goods from 53 African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations, a move scheduled to take effect on May 1, 2026. This sweeping zero-tariff treatment – covering nearly all tariff lines – is aimed at boosting trade, deepening economic ties and expanding market […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has confirmed the arrival of approximately 100 United States military personnel and support equipment at Bauchi Airfield, signalling an expanded phase of bilateral security cooperation focused on counterterrorism operations. According to a statement issued by Major General Samaila Uba, Director of Defence Information, the deployment followed a formal request […]
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