Africa

A catastrophic drought gripping north-eastern Kenya has escalated into a full-scale economic disaster, eroding the productive assets of pastoral communities...

Ethiopia has achieved a significant economic milestone, exceeding its export revenue target by earning $5.1 billion in the first nine...

Zimbabwe has achieved a major economic milestone. In January 2026, the country’s annual inflation rate plunged into single digits for...

Kakuzi Plc, the Nairobi-listed agricultural producer partly owned by Kenyan businessman John Kimani, has secured a temporary victory in a...

Orascom Construction, the engineering and construction arm of Egypt's wealthiest family, the Sawiris, has received shareholder approval to acquire a...

Libya has entered a landmark 25-year oil agreement with France’s TotalEnergies and US-based ConocoPhillips, committing over $20 billion in foreign...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has announced plans to issue its first-ever Eurobond, raising $750 million as part of...

The government of Ivory Coast has announced plans to purchase the full stock of cocoa held by the country’s cooperatives...

The Bank of Ghana has announced plans for a deeper review of its Domestic Gold Purchase Programme, while reaffirming the...

Lakshmi Mittal, the Indian billionaire who built ArcelorMittal into the world's largest steelmaker, is reconsidering his company's involvement in South...