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3 Oct 2025 - A self-styled Ghanaian king and his partner have been forcibly evicted from council-owned land in the Scottish Borders, ending months of standoff…

3 Oct 2025 - When it comes to going online, geography matters. In parts of Africa and the Middle East, simply loading a YouTube video can cost far more than you’d…

3 Oct 2025 - South African billionaire Jannie Mouton is set to reshape the country’s private education sector with a R7.2 billion ($417.48m) plan to acquire Curro…

3 Oct 2025 - American citizens are increasingly choosing to live outside the United States, with Africa emerging as a destination for a notable number of…

3 Oct 2025 - Mauritius will host the headquarters of the Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA), a new continent-wide initiative designed to provide alternative…

3 Oct 2025 - Kenya is facing renewed uncertainty in its fight against insecurity after US President Donald Trump announced that Washington would no longer…

3 Oct 2025 - South Africans are spending more time online than any other nation in the world, averaging over nine hours a day, according to new 2025 data on daily…

3 Oct 2025 - Sub-Saharan Africa continues to show steady progress, with 10 economies improving their rankings in 2025. Mauritius (53rd) remains the region’s…

3 Oct 2025 - President Bola Tinubu will inaugurate the $400 million Otakikpo Onshore Crude Oil Export Terminal in Rivers State on Wednesday, October 8, marking…

3 Oct 2025 - Since its inception, Nigeria’s film industry, Nollywood, which established its empire on a volume-driven approach, has flooded the African market…

3 Oct 2025 - Nigeria has become a critical crude supplier to Senegal’s lone refinery, underscoring the paradox of Dakar’s oil sector, which still struggles to…

3 Oct 2025 - Nigeria risks joining Eritrea as the only African nations on the U.S. religious freedom blacklist if a push by a group of Republican senators…

3 Oct 2025 - Account ownership, or the capacity to hold and manage a bank or mobile money account, is one of the most important measures of financial inclusion…

3 Oct 2025 - Despite a 43 per cent drop in real airfares between 2011 and 2023, air travel in Nigeria remains out of reach for many citizens, according to a new…

3 Oct 2025 - Protests in Madagascar’s capital, Antananarivo, came to a halt after demonstrators in the region decided to catch a break.

3 Oct 2025 - According to recent survey data from Numbeo, a global platform tracking user-contributed information on safety and crime, the Crime Index, based on…

2 Oct 2025 - Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa producer, is ramping up its gold ambitions after granting 11 new mining exploration permits to local and…

2 Oct 2025 - Senegal is pushing ahead with plans to expand its energy infrastructure, announcing a $5 billion project to build a second oil refinery aimed at…

2 Oct 2025 - South Africa has failed to improve its position in the latest Global Economic Freedom of the World report, ranking 83rd out of 165 countries for the…

2 Oct 2025 - Retiring abroad once meant weighing high costs against limited amenities, but in 2025, Africa is positioning itself as an increasingly attractive…

2 Oct 2025 - Nigeria’s daily oil and gas output plunged during a brief nationwide strike by the oil workers’ union PENGASSAN, which ended Wednesday after…

2 Oct 2025 - South Africans are being warned to exercise greater caution when answering phone calls or sending WhatsApp voice notes, as cybercriminals are…

2 Oct 2025 - Econet Wireless, owned by Strive Masiyiwa, Zimbabwe's wealthiest individual, has appointed Sarah Masiyiwa, Strive's daughter, to a senior executive…

2 Oct 2025 - Ford Motors has confirmed it will cut nearly 500 jobs at its South African plants, citing weakening European demand for its Ranger pickup and the…

2 Oct 2025 - Africa is emerging as one of the fastest-growing regions for private prosperity, even as some of its largest economies show signs of declining income…

2 Oct 2025 - A protest in Morocco led by a group simply referred to as GenZ 212 has resulted in some casualties, barely a week after demonstrations began.

2 Oct 2025 - Natie Kirsh, Eswatini’s richest individual and one of Africa’s most prominent billionaires, has seen his net worth fall by $730 million over the past…

2 Oct 2025 - Zimbabwe’s dollar-denominated Victoria Falls Stock Exchange is riding a wave of gains as gold miners cash in on a 48% rally in the precious metal…

2 Oct 2025 - Zimbabwe’s dollar-denominated Victoria Falls Stock Exchange is riding a wave of gains as gold miners cash in on a 48% rally in the precious metal…

2 Oct 2025 - For Africans who love to travel, the chance to enjoy luxury without breaking the bank has just docked. Imagine two nights of fine dining, five-star…

2 Oct 2025 - The United States has pledged support for the construction of a $10 billion international airport in Ethiopia, marking President Donald Trump’s first…

1 Oct 2025 - Global markets witnessed a historic moment on Tuesday, October 1, as the price of gold surged to an all-time high of $3,870 per ounce, igniting a…

1 Oct 2025 - When most people think of African independence, they envision jubilant crowds celebrating, flags waving, colonial banners being lowered, and the…

1 Oct 2025 - A Nigerian deportee who was recently released from U.S. immigration detention now finds himself stranded in a hotel room in Togo, claiming he has…

1 Oct 2025 - Niger’s military leader, General Abdourahamane Tiani, was received with military honors by his counterpart in Mali, General Assimi Goïta, during a…

1 Oct 2025 - South Africa’s embattled power utility, Eskom, has reported its first profit in eight years, marking a significant milestone in the country’s long-…

1 Oct 2025 - After 25 years of shaping US-Africa trade, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) officially expired on Tuesday, October 1, plunging African…

1 Oct 2025 - When adjusted using the U.S. dollars, low wages in African countries indicate a deeper issue: people receive insufficient pay to satisfy basic needs…

1 Oct 2025 - French nuclear group Orano states that approximately 1,500 metric tons of uranium remain stockpiled at its expropriated SOMAIR mine in northern Niger.

1 Oct 2025 - Dangote Refinery has agreed to reinstate and redeploy workers it recently dismissed, following negotiations with labour representatives and…

1 Oct 2025 - The Dangote Oil Refinery has reached a middle ground with the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN), after being at odds…

30 Sep 2025 - Africa’s largest privately owned refinery, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lagos, has secured a new two-year crude supply agreement with the…

30 Sep 2025 - The world’s 10 most indebted countries account for the bulk of a record $150 trillion in global debt, underscoring how borrowing has outpaced…

30 Sep 2025 - The U.S. State Department has added Brazil and South Africa to its human-trafficking watch list, citing what it called both countries’ failure to…

30 Sep 2025 - The Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s dispute with the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN) appears to have no immediate…

30 Sep 2025 - Nigeria and South Africa could be removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s “grey list” as early as next month.

30 Sep 2025 - The Trump administration has signalled support for a one-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).

30 Sep 2025 - Another country in 2025 has experienced the dissolution of its government following a period of intense public protest. Madagascar, an Island nation…

30 Sep 2025 - Another country in 2025 experienced the dissolution of its government following a period of intense public protest. Madagascar, an Island nation in…

30 Sep 2025 - In the competitive and often opaque world of West African oil, few private entrepreneurs have matched the rise of Sayyu Dantata, the half-brother of…