Category: Africa

A $50 million initiative bringing together the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and OpenAI is being positioned as a practical push to embed artificial

Africa’s fashion sector gathered fresh momentum in Nairobi as Core Fashion Kenya, working with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, convened designers, manufacturers,

African carriers outperformed global peers as air travel demand climbed to a November peak, underscoring a broad-based recovery in cross-border movement and a steady

African policymakers and market operators are accelerating efforts to deepen trade within the continent by leaning on digital payment systems that promise faster settlements,

Cameroon booked a place in the quarter-finals with a disciplined victory over South Africa, extending a run that has turned early promise into tangible

Ghana’s cedi closed 2025 as the fourth best performing currency in Africa, reflecting a year of relative stability after prolonged volatility and placing the

Kenya’s leadership has renewed its push to project the country as a future developed economy, with Deputy President Kithure Kindiki rejecting claims that the

Hassan Allam Construction has secured a contract valued at about $250 million to deliver the new headquarters of the African Export-Import Bank in Egypt,

Pick n Pay has accelerated its push into in-store financial services, positioning its supermarket network as a bridge between formal banking and millions of

Nairobi — Kenya’s commercial banks have begun to implement a revised risk-based credit pricing framework that standardises how loan interest rates are set, driven

Global development officials are assessing faltering progress on sustainable development targets as the United Nations Development Programme warns that economies and communities face

Senegal is moving to start construction of a domestic gas pipeline network before the end of 2025, marking a decisive step in its strategy

The government of Mozambique has committed to invest 12 million US dollars to rehabilitate technical and vocational education and training institutions countrywide, a

Nigeria must generate 27.3 million new formal jobs from 2025 to 2030 if it is to maintain an unemployment rate of 4.3 per cent,

Ghana’s central bank is preparing to implement a formal framework for non-interest banking, signalling the country’s first comprehensive move toward Islamic banking, capital markets

A planned fiscal overhaul in Zimbabwe would raise the royalty on gold miners from 5 % to 10 % whenever the metal sells above

FG Gold Limited has closed a US$330 million senior debt agreement with the Africa Finance Corporation and the African Export-Import Bank, unlocking financing

Walmart will open its second South African store at Fourways Mall in Johannesburg on Friday, 28 November 2025, just days after launching its first

Kenya’s total exports during the second quarter of 2025 rose by 1.7 per cent to reach KSh 280.0 billion, while imports grew more sharply,

Banks and insurers across South Africa are being confronted with a shifting regulatory landscape as the Financial Sector Conduct Authority and the South

During the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, stated that the Fund expects the Group

Production at the Volkswagen Group Africa facility in Kariega, Eastern Cape, has surpassed two million units of the Volkswagen Polo, marking a significant

Nairobi-based electric mobility firm Roam Electric Ltd has begun talks to monetise carbon-offset credits generated by its motorcycles while launching a global crowdfunding campaign

Kenya’s banking sector is under pressure as impaired loan ratios hover at elevated levels even though pre-tax profits and capital buffers point to resilience,