Entrepreneurs, innovation, economies: the people building tomorrow's Africa.
Cobalt hydroxide fell to $39,140 per tonne on September 29, 2026. The DRC supplies the bulk of the world's metal, but does not decide the prices or the volumes that matter.
The pan-African bank is granting 26.2 billion CFA francs in working capital to Central Africa's leading steel producer, whose factories are operating at half capacity.
Launched in 2015 by four entrepreneurs, the South African startup Yoco has transformed mobile payments for small merchants and is now establishing itself as a major player.
