Africa
4 February 2026
Written by Natalie Noor-Drugan
Kore Potash Plc, a company incorporated in the UK, has opened a formal sales process (FSP) and reported tangible early‑works progress at its coastal Kola potash project in the Sintoukola basin, Republic of Congo (RoC), the company said in its quarterly update for the period ended 31 December 2025.
The ‘Grow Eastern Africa’ project aims to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers by delivering higher yields and promoting climate-smart farming practices.
The African Development Bank Group has launched a financing framework of up to $5.1 billion to help African countries manage energy and fertilizer shocks, days after six multilateral development banks committed to a joint roadmap to strengthen fertilizer supply chains.
The Dâures Green Fertiliser Project in Namibia has secured up to $3.6 million in development funding from SDG Namibia One to advance plans for green ammonia and ammonium sulphate fertilizer production.
Algeria’s Sonatrach and the Algerian Fertilizers Company (AFC) on 12 August signed engineering, procurement and construction contracts with Italy’s Saipem and China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) for the first phase of the country’s Integrated Phosphate Project (PPI). The ceremony at Sonatrach’s Algiers headquarters was chaired by Hydrocarbons Minister Mohamed Arkab and attended by the Chinese and Italian ambassadors.
Zico Zeeman , Royal EMT’s Commercial Director, talks to Fertilizer International about what’s been a proud and momentous year for the business and his family.