Central African markets recorded a flurry of bilateral and investment activity in October, particularly in the minerals, transport infrastructure, and energy sectors, which are central to addressing the region’s structural challenges in food security, electricity supply, and logistics costs.
The United Kingdom, through UK Export Finance (UKEF), pledged a £500 million ($660 million) guarantee to support British firms investing in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with a focus on mining and energy projects. In Angola, the Raxio Group inaugurated a $30 million Tier III data centre in Luanda, adding 3MW of IT power and space for more than 800 racks, more than doubling the country’s existing data capacity. Meanwhile, Cameroon advanced on the Douala-Édéa inter-municipal agro-industrial hub, a $47.8 million (FCFA26.7 billion) cattle processing complex backed by partners including Brazil’s Tace Trading, which aims to
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