Zimbabwe’s sudden lithium export ban has sent shockwaves through Chinese industrial circles, jeopardising a critical feedstock that accounted for 19% of China’s imports and forcing a crucial stress ...

Shoprite’s sharp interest in Southern African strong-growth markets and a 34.6% surge in digital sales have allowed the retail giant to outpace market competitors despite a high-cost environment.

Israeli military offensive against Iran has forced the closure of key Middle Eastern airspace, paralysing hubs in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha. African airlines, heavily reliant on these transit points, ...

Everything from Rwanda’s mining operations to security partnerships will require closer review by private companies.

Traders warn of looming volatility as the closure of the key shipping route threatens to replay the inflation of the Ukraine ...

As cocoa falters and illegal mining scars goldfields, Ghana is betting on regulated hemp to deliver at least $1bn a year. However, can cannabis truly shift the macroeconomic needle?

South African media group Naspers tops profitability in this year’s ranking, followed by oil and mining groups.

By hitting full capacity and slashing European imports, the $20bn Dangote refinery has transformed Nigeria from a dependent consumer into a regional powerhouse, unsettling global trade flows from ...

With the Ethiopian economist stepping down on 1 May, several candidates are already vying to replace him. Behind the scenes.

Born into the wealthy Muhammadu Indimi family of Borno State, Nigeria, identical twin sisters – Ameena and Zara – have lived ...

A career officer and former aide-de-camp to Bola Tinubu, Tunji Disu becomes the latest ‘Lagos boy’ to rise to federal power, ...

Horn states side with Gulf monarchies, South Africa and Senegal invoke international law and West Africa treads carefully; Africa’s unity is strained by global power politics.