By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on 7info
Ivory Coast ranks 2nd among the 40 sub-Saharan African countries eligible for IDA financing in the World Bank's 2026 report on country policy and institutional assessment (CPIA), which covers 2025 performance. The ranking concerns the quality of policies and institutions, an indicator taken into account by donors, according to the World Bank report.
The World Bank says Kenyan businesses pay nearly 50% more for electricity than those in Uganda and more than twice as much as those in Vietnam, with an average rate of 22.60 shillings per kilowatt-hour. It links these costs to opaque purchase contracts and limited use of competitive tendering, according to its November 2026 economic report.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: Kenyans.co.ke ·
Ivorian Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé championed urbanisation as a driver of growth and jobs, as more than half the country’s population lives in cities. He highlighted needs in infrastructure, mobility and affordable housing at the launch in Abidjan on 29 October 2026 of a World Bank report on urbanisation in sub-Saharan Africa.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: L'Intelligent d'Abidjan ·
Nigeria’s private-sector activity grew for a fifth consecutive month in October, with the composite PMI at 53.2 points compared with 53 in September. Rising input costs, measured at 64 points, and uneven sector performance are weakening the recovery, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s report.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Business Day Nigeria ·
The Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange increased its profit by 164% to 11.48 billion Tanzanian shillings in the first nine months of 2026. Revenue rose by 95.9% to 24.41 billion shillings, driven notably by a 180.8% increase in transaction fees, according to its financial results.
🇹🇿 Tanzania · Source: TanzaniaInvest ·
Classification and equipment set Ivory Coast hotel ratesHotel classification and equipment levels are the main factors determining room rates in Ivory Coast, with location and demand as additional criteria. The rules were presented in Abidjan on 4 November by Porquet Arnaud, a technical adviser at the Ministry of Tourism, according to AIP.
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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