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The environmental study for the Gagasi project off Richards Bay is on hold following the withdrawal of the authorization request. The developer is expected to provide new technical data.
PowerGen aims to accelerate the deployment of mini-grids in Nigeria with new funding from All On, targeting a capacity of up to 9 MW and approximately 470 jobs.
The Kenya Revenue Authority is ending its model of electronic seals owned by the administration. Operators under customs control will now have to choose from 15 approved suppliers.
Since September 16, 2026, no checks of vaccination records, particularly for yellow fever, are conducted at entry points in Benin. Vaccination, however, remains recommended.
Rwanda has registered 29 projects in its carbon market and reports generating approximately $1.5 million from credit sales, according to figures presented on September 16 by the environmental authority.
Kenya is in discussions with the Dangote Group about a pipeline connecting the Turkana oil fields to Lamu, where the construction of a 700,000-barrel-per-day refinery is set to begin on September 30.
Metro-North service was briefly suspended on the lower level of Grand Central following the spontaneous evacuation of around sixty passengers. Police report that no weapon was found.
Ghana has expanded its LEAP program to cover 450,000 households and has implemented a new cash transfer framework since September, ranging from 380 to 630 cedis per cycle.
António Guterres calls for accountability from countries supplying arms to Sudanese warring factions when these weapons are used to attack civilians.
The engineering contract covers a unit in Coega capable of producing approximately one million tons of green ammonia per year, with a projected investment of $1.8 billion.
The treaty adopted in 2023 has met the required ratification threshold. Five states have submitted their instruments, allowing IGAD to replace its founding agreement from 1996 and initiate the implementation of the new legal framework.
Ethiopian Electric Power plans to increase deliveries to Kenya from 200 to 400 MW starting in December 2026. A joint technical committee is overseeing tests and network stability ahead of the increase.
South Sudan’s judiciary has opened a two-week session in Juba to address 81 pending criminal cases, including 66 rape cases, with three judges mobilized until September 29.
More than 30 people have been executed in eastern Libya since late August, according to the UN and Amnesty International. Fifty other condemned individuals are considered at risk of imminent execution.
Bola Tinubu sets a target of 95% coverage for the National Identification Number by December, with 142 million registrations already recorded.
The trade deficit between Africa and China reached $80.07 billion in the first eight months of 2026, up 34.48% year-on-year. African exports increased, but at a slower rate than Chinese sales to the continent.
Exports from the East African Community surged by 41.3% in the second quarter of 2026. Sales to African markets reached $7.2 billion, while the share of intra-community trade slightly declined in total exports.
Eni has finalized the sale of a 10% stake in the Baleine oil and gas project to SOCAR. The Azerbaijani group thus enters the African upstream sector, while Eni retains 37.25%.
Israel claims to have agreed with Morocco to transform liaison offices into embassies and appoint ambassadors, following a meeting in New York between Gideon Sa’ar, Nasser Bourita, and Mike Waltz.
The REDD+ project funded by the Green Climate Fund aims to reach approximately 21,000 rural households in 17 Ugandan districts. The funding rewards verified emissions reductions of over eight million tons of CO2 equivalent achieved in 2016 and 2017.
