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23 Oct 2025 - Africa’s richest man and chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has disclosed plans to sell at least 5% of the Dangote Refinery on the…

23 Oct 2025 - Africa is taking a bold step toward digital sovereignty with the launch of a groundbreaking initiative to develop large language models (LLMs) rooted…

23 Oct 2025 - The push to eliminate taxes on low-cost smartphones gained fresh momentum at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Kigali, where African telecom…

23 Oct 2025 - Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, according to the Bloomberg billionaire index, has today hit the $30 billion milestone, making him the first…

23 Oct 2025 - South Africa is facing mounting political and diplomatic pressure after reports revealed that four “demilitarised” Aérospatiale Gazelle helicopters…

23 Oct 2025 - AI is advancing at an unprecedented pace worldwide, and Africa is no longer just a consumer of technology. Its youth are shaping the future,…

23 Oct 2025 - AI is advancing at an unprecedented pace worldwide, and Africa is no longer just a consumer of technology. Its youth are shaping the future,…

23 Oct 2025 - Ethiopia’s birr may be poised for a rebound in the coming months, buoyed by record-breaking gold exports that have overtaken coffee shipments for the…

23 Oct 2025 - Angola’s first major copper mine, Tetelo, is set to begin production soon, marking a significant step in the country’s efforts to diversify its…

23 Oct 2025 - Senegal’s 2026 debt-service bill is projected to be 11% higher than previously estimated after the government uncovered billions of dollars in…

22 Oct 2025 - The United Kingdom has issued a new travel advisory warning its citizens about the rising risk of counterfeit and toxic alcoholic drinks in Nigeria,…

22 Oct 2025 - South Africa is forging new international partnerships in Southeast Asia and Türkiye as it navigates rising trade tensions with the United States.

22 Oct 2025 - A coordinated INTERPOL-led law enforcement operation targeting terrorism financing and related criminal activities has resulted in 83 arrests across…

22 Oct 2025 - The African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the Government of Angola and the European Union, has launched a $125 million youth…

22 Oct 2025 - Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority announced that it has signed a $2 billion strategic partnership with Anchorage Investments to develop a petrochemical…

22 Oct 2025 - Ethiopia’s central bank has issued a strong warning to unlicensed money transfer operators, announcing plans to take strict enforcement actions…

22 Oct 2025 - Operations have resumed at Barrick Mining Corp.’s massive Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex in Mali for the first time in more than nine months.

22 Oct 2025 - A new assessment has revealed that 27 African countries are facing heightened financing and commercial risks as global liquidity pressures tighten,…

22 Oct 2025 - Payroll fraud is quietly emerging as one of South Africa’s most costly corporate crimes, draining more than $6 million (over R100 million) from…

22 Oct 2025 - Senegal, the budding West African market, and East African economic giants, Kenya, recently inked a deal to authorize visa-free travel.

22 Oct 2025 - Upon its conception, the Dangote Oil Refinery was presented as a 650,000 barrels-per-day facility, positioning it as the largest single-train oil…

22 Oct 2025 - Cameroon’s long-serving leader Paul Biya is edging closer to an unprecedented milestone that could see him become the first sitting president in…

22 Oct 2025 - Rebels occupying the Twangiza gold mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have looted at least 500 kilograms of gold bullion, worth about…

21 Oct 2025 - South Africa’s mounting wave of xenophobia is taking on a more organised and politically charged form through Operation Dudula, a movement whose…

21 Oct 2025 - The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) opened the week on a strong note, as investors recorded a remarkable ₦611 billion gain on Monday, a sign of renewed…

21 Oct 2025 - Morocco's ambitious economic reform under its new Investment Charter is already paying off. Projections indicate the creation of more than 200,000…

21 Oct 2025 - Private equity firm Appian Capital Advisory and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have launched a $1 billion fund to invest in critical…

21 Oct 2025 - Ethiopia has officially moved closer to liberalising its banking industry, but with limits. The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has issued a draft…

21 Oct 2025 - Ethiopia is strengthening its century-old partnership with Russia through a new wave of diplomatic and economic engagements that highlight Moscow’s…

21 Oct 2025 - Swiss-based bottler, Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (Coca-Cola HBC) has agreed to acquire a 75% stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) for…

21 Oct 2025 - Swiss-based bottler, Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (Coca-Cola HBC) has agreed to acquire a 75% stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) for…

21 Oct 2025 - West African energy regulators are moving to harmonise fuel prices across the region in a bid to stabilise markets and protect consumers from the…

21 Oct 2025 - A new World Bank report has revealed that the Congo Basin’s vast forest, often dubbed the “lungs of Africa,” holds over $23 trillion in untapped…

21 Oct 2025 - Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced significant progress in its anti-corruption campaign, reporting over ₦500…

21 Oct 2025 - Romance scams are evolving into a major cyber threat across Africa, with criminals now leveraging artificial intelligence and deepfake technology to…

21 Oct 2025 - Long-term development is at risk, fiscal flexibility becomes more constrained, and economic suffering intensifies for African countries struggle with…

21 Oct 2025 - The Donald Trump administration, which has been heavily involved in the peace negotiations between M23 rebels and the Democratic Republic of Congo,…

20 Oct 2025 - South African-born mining executive Natascha Viljoen is set to make history as the first woman to lead Newmont Corporation, the world’s largest gold…

20 Oct 2025 - Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, has unveiled sweeping reforms aimed at attracting billions in private and foreign investment into the…

20 Oct 2025 - Morocco plans to allocate 140 billion dirhams ($15 billion) to health and education in its 2026 national budget.

20 Oct 2025 - Ethiopia is currently having conversations with China, concerning the conversion of its debt from the US dollar to the Chinese Yuan.

20 Oct 2025 - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is reportedly preparing to appoint a new ambassador to the United States, ending a seven-month diplomatic…

20 Oct 2025 - From Egypt’s latest fuel hike to Nigeria’s fuel price surge reaching ₦1,000 per litre, the cost of energy is once again testing the economic…

20 Oct 2025 - The Dangote refinery is advising marketers to come and load fuel from the facility as energy prices continue to soar. The refinery asserts that it…

20 Oct 2025 - Lagos State, Nigeria, has launched a $410 million water transport initiative that could redefine urban mobility and economic growth across Africa’s…

20 Oct 2025 - Africa is confronting a striking resurgence of military takeovers, with eight countries undergoing successful coup attempts in just the past four…

20 Oct 2025 - Rwanda is taking a giant leap toward becoming Africa’s next artificial intelligence (AI) powerhouse, following a $17.5 million investment (about…

20 Oct 2025 - The United States has signaled a major shift in its position on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), with Washington now adopting what appears…

20 Oct 2025 - South Africa plans to revive its long-stalled modular nuclear reactor project and expand gas-fired power generation under a new national energy…

19 Oct 2025 - Nigeria’s wealth distribution mirrors its regional power dynamics. The North and West have produced globally verified billionaires, but the East,…