- A sweeping immigration policy shift in the United States could significantly impact thousands of African skilled workers who rely on the H-1B visa programme as a pathway to employment and eventual citizenship.
- Africa continues to stand out as the world's youngest continent, with children under 18 making up more than half of the population in ten African countries, according to the latest 2025 population data.
- Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has confirmed that the country remains firmly aligned with the military forces of Mali, Burkina Faso, and the Niger Republic in a joint effort to confront shared security threats across West Africa.
- Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced the arrival of 4,000 brand-new compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks, a significant move aimed at enhancing the company’s fuel distribution capabilities across Nigeria.
- Copper is now Africa’s second most valuable export after crude oil, with an estimated trade value of $35 billion in 2024. But while 52 out of 54 African countries export copper, a staggering 98% of that value comes from just 10 nations.
- France's era of military engagement in West Africa is officially over, along with its direct involvement in the region's security challenges, a Reuters report confirms.
- Finance and economy ministers from the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) have moved to accelerate the operationalization of the Confederal Bank for Investment and Development (BCID-AES), a key financial institution recently created by Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger.
- In a major diplomatic move, Ghana’s Parliament has approved visa-free agreements with four countries - Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe, Colombia, and the Commonwealth of Dominica marking an expansion of the country’s visa-free travel regime. Notably, the inclusion of non-African countries -…
- The growth reflects renewed investor interest amid improving economic fundamentals and the relative stability of the Zimbabwe's new gold-backed currency.
- Senegal has formally signed the NASA-led Artemis Accords, becoming the 56th member to the global framework outlining rules for peaceful space exploration.
- South Africa is set to receive a R7 billion (about $398 million) loan from the New Development Bank (NDB), also known as the BRICS Bank, in a move aimed at revitalising the country’s aging road infrastructure.
- Billionaires are increasingly drawn to Africa. For many, the cost of entry, from land acquisition to development, is significantly lower than in more established markets.
- A new European Union regulation has sparked concerns that it could have a devastating impact on the millions of farmers in the world's largest cocoa-producing country - Ivory Coast who rely on the industry for their livelihood.
- As debt levels rise in several African countries, a few nations on the continent are beginning to stand out by repaying loans to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other global lenders or limiting their exposure external debts.
- Thousands of Cameroonians living in the United States under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) now face the threat of deportation after a federal court ruled in favor of President Donald Trump’s administration.
- The Republic of Benin has designated acclaimed American director Spike Lee and his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, as thematic ambassadors to the Afro-descendant diaspora in the United States.
- Countries like Algeria, Madagascar, and Zimbabwe have banned both the import and cultivation of GMOs. In contrast, South Africa permits commercial GMO farming, producing modified maize, soybeans, and cotton.
- Several organisations in South Africa have fallen victim to a global cyberattack that exploited a vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.’s SharePoint servers.
- Morocco has announced a major infrastructure investment of 38 billion dirhams ($4.2 billion) over the next five years to upgrade its main airports in preparation for the 2030 FIFA World Cup, which it will co-host with Spain and Portugal.
- South Africa has been named the fourth-best country in the world for travel in the 2025 Telegraph Travel Awards, emerging as the highest-ranked African nation on the list.
- Rwandan President Paul Kagame has replaced Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente in a broader leadership reshuffle, signalling a notable shift in the country’s executive structure.
- Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man and President of the Dangote Group, has raised concerns about the growing logistical and regulatory challenges that are undermining the competitiveness of Nigeria's $20 billion Dangote oil Refinery.
- Angola's oil-backed debt to China is expected to decline to between $7.5 billion and $8.0 billion by year-end, according to the head of the country’s debt management office.
- African countries with strong currencies are primed for more economic stability and influence in a world economy characterized by volatility, inflation, and changing trade patterns.
- A major ownership shake-up is underway at South Africa’s MultiChoice following the Competition Tribunal’s approval of a $3 billion takeover bid by French media giant Canal+.
- Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met with the president of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, earlier this week and delivered a written message from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in a major move, geared towards strengthening pan-African unity.
- A recent report indicates that Zimbabwe's economy is fueled by the informal sector, with more than three-quarters of all economic activity taking place outside of established legal frameworks.
- The Port of Lomé, Togo’s thriving maritime hub and Africa’s fourth busiest container port, has drawn renewed attention from the United States as it positions itself as a strategic gateway for American businesses seeking entry into African markets.
- South Africa faces mounting diplomatic pressure from the United States after a key congressional committee advanced a bill aimed at reassessing bilateral relations and potentially imposing sanctions.
- Ghana is poised to launch a groundbreaking economic policy dubbed the 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme, or 24H in July 2025.
- Ghana is projected to end 2025 with inflation falling into single digits, potentially dropping below the Bank of Ghana’s revised year-end target of 12%, according to Deloitte’s latest West Africa Inflation Update.
- A nation's gold and foreign exchange reserves are more than just accounting numbers in the linked global economy of today; they are a crucial indicator of its strategic capacity and economic resilience.
- The Southern African country of Namibia, under its relatively new administration, led by the country’s first female president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, has initiated plans to regain its status as an upper-middle-income country.
- The UK government has unveiled details of its planned 40% reduction in foreign aid, with bilateral support for children’s education and women’s health in Africa among the hardest hit.
- Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has raised concerns over the growing influence of black market fuel cartels operating in offshore waters across Africa and their destabilising impact on refinery development in the region.
- As of mid-2025, visa-free entry remains a major hurdle in parts of Africa, with several countries maintaining restrictive policies that limit access for foreign nationals.
- Just in July alone, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is reported to be looking into the disbursements of loans to Egypt and Ethiopia, raising new worries about Africa's growing reliance on IMF financing.
- Junta-led Mali is courting U.S. investment and backing in its fight against Islamist insurgents, as it works to strengthen a regional bloc of military-led governments in West Africa.
- The Dangote Refinery, which this year began exporting Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, to markets beyond Africa, recently highlighted a major milestone with regards to the initiative. According to the chairman of the business, and Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, the refinery…
- President John Mahama has revealed that the government will fully refund academic fees for all first-year students enrolling in public tertiary institutions in September 2025.
- West Africa still relies on global reference markets for pricing, benchmarks that often fail to reflect the region's specific supply chain realities.
- In some African countries where high fuel prices have long plagued economies and people, reduced gasoline prices are frequently regarded as a welcome reprieve.
- Zambia has taken delivery of a fleet of 31 pure electric mining trucks from China, marking a significant step in the country’s efforts to modernize its copper mining sector and strengthen its partnership with Beijing.
- A consortium of American investors backed by ex-U.S. military veterans is in advanced talks to acquire Chemaf Resources Ltd., a major copper and cobalt producer based in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- An appeal for the conditional release of four Barrick Mining Corp. employees, who have been in custody since November 2024 on allegations of money laundering, terrorism financing, tax violations, and other regulatory offenses, all of which Barrick strongly disputes, was denied by a Malian court on…
