20 Dec 2025
- The ramifications for African countries with old or weak aircraft fleets go far beyond military restrictions.
20 Dec 2025
- January is often the most financially demanding month for many workers, as postponed expenses such as rent, school fees, utility bills, and debt…
20 Dec 2025
- Aliko Dangote's companies have long been positioned as symbols of Nigeria's industrial ambition.
19 Dec 2025
- For a few African countries, 2025 was characterized by acute fuel shortages, skyrocketing energy costs, and crippling supply disruptions that…
19 Dec 2025
- Nigeria’s Lekki Deep Sea Port has registered roughly 13.46 trillion naira in combined imports and exports over the first nine months of 2025,…
19 Dec 2025
- The global cryptocurrency industry lost more than $3.4 billion to theft in 2025, with North Korea-linked actors responsible for the majority of the…
19 Dec 2025
- West African crude oil producers are finding it increasingly difficult to secure buyers for cargoes scheduled for late December and January.
19 Dec 2025
- The United Kingdom has unveiled a new Africa strategy that prioritises trade and investment over traditional aid, aligning with a broader global…
19 Dec 2025
- Namibia’s diamond revenues have been overtaken by income from other minerals for the first time.
19 Dec 2025
- Housing affordability continues to be at the center of urban discourse as African cities grow and change.
19 Dec 2025
- The United States has sharply criticised South Africa over what it described as the detention, harassment and “doxxing” of American officials linked…
19 Dec 2025
- Canada’s Barrick Gold has officially resumed operational control of its flagship gold mining complex in Mali, marking a decisive end to a two-year…
19 Dec 2025
- Egypt said its natural gas agreement with Israel is a purely commercial transaction with no political implications.
18 Dec 2025
- Johannesburg-born 108-year-old Anglo American Plc, a diversified global mining company, has received Canadian regulatory approval to merge with…
18 Dec 2025
- The Central African Republic (CAR) has embraced opaque cryptocurrency initiatives that may expose state assets to foreign criminal networks.
18 Dec 2025
- Through a combination of nuclear agreements, cultural exchanges, economic partnerships, and military cooperation, Russia is increasing its presence…
18 Dec 2025
- Africa’s vast mineral wealth is once again at the centre of global power competition, as a newly developed high-grade iron ore deposit in Guinea…
18 Dec 2025
- Africa’s vast mineral wealth is once again at the centre of global power competition, as a newly developed high-grade iron ore deposit in Guinea…
18 Dec 2025
- The UK has added Egypt’s Zohr gas field, where Russian oil giant Rosneft holds a 30% stake and London-based BP owns 10%, to its list of projects…
18 Dec 2025
- Israel has formally approved its long-awaited natural gas export deal with Egypt, as relayed by the country's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on…
18 Dec 2025
- Human trafficking, which generates an estimated $450 billion annually, is reportedly being driven by a fiscal engine prevalent in the West African…
18 Dec 2025
- Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR) has secured $753 million in financing from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the…
18 Dec 2025
- Nigeria’s downstream oil regulator has been thrown into turmoil after its chief executive, Farouk Ahmed, resigned amid corruption allegations made by…
18 Dec 2025
- Burkina Faso has released 11 Nigerian Air Force (NAF) pilots and crew members nine days after their detention, following high-level diplomatic…
17 Dec 2025
- Dr. Awele Vivien Elumelu, a soft-spoken, low-profile business executive and investor, has been appointed chair of the board of Transcorp Hotels Plc,…
17 Dec 2025
- As African cities continue to develop rapidly, housing affordability has emerged as one of the most pressing concerns affecting urban life across the…
17 Dec 2025
- Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, recently announced plans to list his $20 billion oil refinery on the stock market.
17 Dec 2025
- South African authorities have arrested seven Kenyan nationals for allegedly illegally processing applications for white South Africans to support US…
17 Dec 2025
- South Africa has barred seven Kenyan nationals from entering the country for five years following their involvement in operations at a U.S.-run…
17 Dec 2025
- Africa's fuel market evolved dramatically in 2025, owing to refinery expansions, price volatility, export milestones, and changing supply tactics in…
17 Dec 2025
- Diageo, the world’s largest spirits maker, has agreed to sell its stake in East African Breweries Ltd. to Japan’s Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. for $2.3…
17 Dec 2025
- The African Development Bank’s concessional financing arm mobilised a record $11 billion from 43 Partners in its 17th (ADF-17), an amount the…
17 Dec 2025
- The United States’ latest travel restriction announcement, dated December 16, 2025, has sparked a wave of reactions across Africa, as new countries,…
17 Dec 2025
- Airtel Africa said on Tuesday that it has partnered with SpaceX to roll out Starlink’s direct-to-cell satellite technology across all 14 of its…
17 Dec 2025
- Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man, has provided additional insight on the delays in deploying his company's Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered…
17 Dec 2025
- South Africa has moved closer to one of the most consequential infrastructure projects in its democratic history, pre-qualifying seven international…
17 Dec 2025
- South African mining companies have significantly increased shipments of thermal coal to Israel despite their government’s diplomatic opposition,…
17 Dec 2025
- The United States has expanded its travel restrictions to include several countries, targeting states aligned with the Alliance of Sahel States (AES…
16 Dec 2025
- Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Ltd. has moved to delist from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, after years of trading at a steep valuation discount to regional…
16 Dec 2025
- Across the world, the internet has become central to how people work, learn, bank, and stay connected. Yet for hundreds of millions of people,…
16 Dec 2025
- Across the world, the internet has become central to how people work, learn, bank, and stay connected. Yet for hundreds of millions of people,…
16 Dec 2025
- South Africans have taken to social media with a mix of approval, suspicion, and outright sarcasm following news that Indian billionaire Gautam Adani…
16 Dec 2025
- The M23 rebel group, currently occupying the eastern city of Uvira in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), disclosed that they are going to exit…
16 Dec 2025
- Africa dominates the Global Watchlist for 2026, with six of the world’s ten most crisis-affected countries located on the continent, reflecting the…
16 Dec 2025
- South Africa has stepped up labour inspections targeting Chinese- and Pakistani-owned businesses as part of a broader government effort to enforce…
16 Dec 2025
- Nigeria has just 31 airports, supplemented by 92 airstrips and 131 heliports for commercial, government, and private use
16 Dec 2025
- During a press briefing on Sunday, Africa's wealthiest man, Aliko Dangote, chose to address the deterrents plaguing Nigeria’s oil sector.
16 Dec 2025
- Nigeria is nearing completion of a landmark military aircraft acquisition agreed last year with Italy, with deliveries of 24 M-346FA fighter jets and…
16 Dec 2025
- Nigeria has secured the purchase of 24 M-346FA fighter aircraft from Italy, marking the largest military jet acquisition ever undertaken by a West…
16 Dec 2025
- In July, Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, revealed his plans to list his oil refinery on the stock market, subsequent to allegations that the…