By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on RFI
The United States will fund a pilot rare earth extraction plant in Ampasindava, north-western Madagascar, the US under-secretary of state for economic affairs confirmed. The project is part of international competition for access to critical minerals, RFI reports.
US Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg presented an approach that puts investment, critical minerals and technology at the heart of US relations with Africa. The strategy, which also concerns Madagascar, aims to secure US supplies and open markets, according to Helberg’s statement.
🇲🇬 Madagascar · Source: NewsMada ·
US authorities are asking Madagascar to extradite six people indicted in the United States for their alleged role in a cryptocurrency scam network. The FBI helped dismantle 13 scam centres and seize more than 3,200 devices, according to the US Department of Justice.
🇲🇬 Madagascar · Source: Madagascar Tribune ·
The Mahaboboka natural gas project in south-western Madagascar could generate jobs and revenue for the country. Its benefits will depend on how the resource is developed for the population, at the project’s presentation, reports L’Express de Madagascar.
🇲🇬 Madagascar · Source: L'Express de Madagascar ·
Nigerian fintech OPay raised $304 million in its US initial public offering, but its shares did not begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on 30 October. P.M. News reported the trading suspension, while ThisDay said the deal valued OPay at about $4 billion and was delayed by an overseas regulatory issue.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: P.M. News ·
Forged diplomas: three Itasy university officials detainedThree officials from Itasy University in Soavinandriana have been placed in pre-trial detention in an investigation into an alleged forged-diploma network, while two others are under judicial supervision. The case concerns bachelor’s and master’s degrees used to justify appointments, according to the Independent Anti-Corruption Bureau and the PAC.
WFP hands over 74 pieces of equipment to Burundi’s public servicesThe World Food Programme handed over 74 pieces of computer equipment to Burundi’s National Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons and National Social Protection Commission. The donation is intended to support school feeding and social protection, particularly in 27 communes, according to a statement published on 30 October 2026.The week in Africa
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