By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Expansao
Construction materials rose by 5.17% over one year, despite the slowdown seen in recent months. Prices for bricks, concrete and aluminium rose the most, while public investment could support the sector ahead of the elections, according to Expansão.
The Senegalese government plans to cut 2026 investment appropriations by 555 billion CFA francs in its supplementary finance bill. Revenue is expected to fall by 340.3 billion, while expenditure is projected to rise by 540 billion, according to Prime Minister Ahmadou Alhaminou Mohamed Lo and minister Cheikh Diba, Le Soleil reports.
🌍 World · Source: Lesoleil ·
The Grand Water Transfer could begin in 2027 after studies are completed and compensation assessed, with 13.8 billion CFA francs allocated in the initial budget. Contracts could be concluded before the end of 2026, according to APS cited by Senego, while 20 billion earmarked for compensation was removed from the 2026 supplementary budget.
🇲🇱 Mali · Source: Senego ·
Angola’s fuel subsidies are expected to reach 3.8 trillion kwanzas, or $4.2 billion, this year, according to Secretary of State for Finance and the Treasury Ottoniel dos Santos. The increase, more than twice the budget forecast, could prompt the government to accelerate the reform launched in 2023, reports Expansão.
🇦🇴 Angola · Source: Expansao ·
Dingsheng Minerals, a Chinese heavy mineral sands mining company in Chibuto, Mozambique's Gaza province, could resume operations in the coming days after several months of inactivity. Five production lines were destroyed and regulatory obstacles delayed the restart, according to Club of Mozambique.
🇲🇿 Mozambique · Source: Club of Mozambique ·
Karen Allen warns of AI-related cyber threats in AfricaKaren Allen, a consultant at the Institute for Security Studies, is urging African leaders to better prepare for cyberattacks, surveillance operations and influence campaigns facilitated by artificial intelligence. An Anthropic report cites cases in Kenya, the Central African Republic, the DRC, Sudan and Mali, according to the specialist’s analysis.
Several Johannesburg neighbourhoods without water for a weekNeighbourhoods in Johannesburg have been without water for a week, while Rand Water is operating the supply network at full capacity. The utility is calling for an immediate 15% cut in consumption to limit disruption, according to its spokesperson Makenosi Maroo, cited by TimesLIVE.The week in Africa
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