Following weeks of mounting US anger over continued violence in eastern Congo despite the 4 December peace deal, the Treasury ...

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

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

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 ...

Horn states side with Gulf monarchies, South Africa and Senegal invoke international law and West Africa treads carefully; ...

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

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?

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 ...

A landmark shift in Nigeria’s corporate landscape sees industrial and telecom giants join the trillion-naira club, marking a ...

What Washington calls a reset on aid, some African governments and activists see as new strings attached, from mining ...

“Further escalation risks worsening global instability, with serious implications for energy markets, food security and ...