By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lusaka Times
The Ghanaian government and the World Bank will fund a $250 million programme to modernise agricultural infrastructure and strengthen food security. The agreement, signed in Accra, should benefit around 150,000 smallholders in the north of the country, according to the Ministry of Finance.
Le Nigeria et la Banque mondiale ont signé un accord de 500 millions de dollars pour soutenir la réforme du secteur énergétique. Le financement, annoncé à Abuja, doit aider à stabiliser le réseau électrique et à améliorer l'accès à l'électricité pour des millions de Nigérians, selon le ministère des Finances.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: White House ·
The Mozambican government plans to mobilise around 27 billion meticais, or 1.7 billion dollars, for its 2026-2027 national plan against the effects of El Niño. The programme is expected to support more than one million people, notably through agricultural kits, water infrastructure and strengthened health surveillance, according to Prime Minister Benvinda Levi.
🇲🇿 Mozambique · Source: Agência de Informação de Moçambique ·
Germany is providing Uganda with an additional 50 million euros to finance energy, water access and rural development projects. The agreement is intended to support agro-industry, electricity and climate adaptation, as Kampala seeks more German investment, according to the German embassy in Uganda and the Ugandan Finance Ministry.
🇺🇬 Uganda · Source: PML Daily ·
Equatorial Guinea has signed a $750 million contract with Chinese companies CMEC and Beijing Weineng Investment to build a 500MWp photovoltaic plant. The project is expected to double national electricity generation capacity and create more than 1,500 jobs, according to Ahora EG.
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea · Source: Ahora EG ·
Ghana reduces Hamile curfew after fatal explosionGhana has reduced the curfew imposed on Hamile, in Lambussie District, from 11 to six hours a day, with the period now set from 10pm to 4am. A total ban on carrying weapons remains in force, according to Ghana’s Interior Ministry, cited by 3News.
Tinubu approves Ibom deep seaport in Akwa IbomNigerian President Bola Tinubu has approved the Ibom Deep Seaport project in Akwa Ibom State, in response to a request by Governor Umo Eno. The governor had pledged to deliver two million votes for Tinubu's re-election in 2027 in exchange for the port, according to Punch.The week in Africa
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