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22 Dec 2025 - Fitch Ratings has pushed Gabon deeper into junk territory, citing widening fiscal deficits and weakening investor appetite for the country’s debt.

22 Dec 2025 - Ghana has deported 68 foreign nationals from the Ashanti Region following court rulings linked to organised crime, prostitution, and other offences,…

22 Dec 2025 - South Africa has reaffirmed its position as Africa’s wealthiest country, combining the continent’s largest economy with its highest concentration of…

22 Dec 2025 - French nuclear giant, Orano, says 1,600 tonnes of uranium stockpiled before nationalisation may have been moved, prompting Paris to launch a criminal…

22 Dec 2025 - Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have launched a joint military force to counter Islamist insurgencies in the Sahel, highlighting growing security and…

22 Dec 2025 - Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have launched a joint military force to counter Islamist insurgencies in the Sahel, highlighting growing security and…

22 Dec 2025 - Nigeria’s push to rebuild domestic energy capacity received a major boost after Heirs Energies secured a $750 million financing facility from the…

22 Dec 2025 - Nigeria’s push to rebuild domestic energy capacity received a major boost after Heirs Energy secured a $750 million financing facility from the…

21 Dec 2025 - The United States has signed a five-year, $5.1 billion bilateral health cooperation agreement with Nigeria, a move that signals continued strategic…

20 Dec 2025 - The ramifications for African countries with old or weak aircraft fleets go far beyond military restrictions.

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,…