By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on The Liberian Investigator
Illustrative image · B · Licence PexelsLiberia’s National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority has secured a $325,000 grant from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to build a modern market in Congo Town, Monrovia. The site will include a 20-tonne cold room to reduce losses and improve the preservation of products, according to the authority.
Liberia has adopted a common national food safety standard to reduce repeated inspections and compliance costs for businesses. Unveiled on 19 October in Monrovia by the Liberian Food Authority with partners, it harmonises controls while maintaining the legal responsibilities of the various administrations, reports FrontPage Africa.
🇱🇷 Liberia · Source: Front Page Africa ·
The Liberia Airport Authority plans to spend $59 million over five years to modernise its infrastructure, including aviation safety, passenger services and freight logistics. The 2027–2031 strategic plan places Roberts International Airport at the heart of the project, whose funding will depend partly on public-private partnerships, according to Frontpage Africa.
🇱🇷 Liberia · Source: Front Page Africa ·
Rwanda and Oman are studying the development of fuel storage infrastructure to secure oil imports and improve supply reliability. The discussions concern a response to the growing needs of the Rwandan market, according to The New Times.
🇷🇼 Rwanda · Source: The New Times (Rwanda) ·
The Green Climate Fund is granting Algeria $43 million to revive the Green Dam, a $99.5 million project covering 454,138 hectares over seven years. The Algerian state will fund the remaining $56.5 million, while the FAO will oversee implementation, according to a statement from the organisation.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: Maghreb Emergent ·
Liberia to require local gold refining before exportLiberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai says gold mined in the country will have to be refined locally before export, and plans a processing facility within two years. He has also proposed a sovereign wealth fund financed by a fixed share of mining revenues and a state mining company, according to his opening address at Liberia’s mining and energy conference.
Bassirou Diomaye Faye seeks to open public procurement to Senegalese artisansSenegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has called for a census of artisans and the restructuring of the Agency for the Promotion and Development of Crafts to make it easier for them to access public procurement. The measures, presented to the Council of Ministers on 28 October 2026, include consideration of a special fund to finance the sector, according to Senego.The week in Africa
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