Congo’s upstream expansion signals new era for Central Africa’s energy future

The Republic of Congo is entering a period of rapid growth, with upstream expansion across both the oil and natural gas industries positioning the country as a strategic anchor for Central Africa’s energy development. With the start of operations at Congo …

EU supports UN to help millions of people in West and Central Africa

Why China needs Africa

When discussing China’s global rise, attention usually shifts to the United States, Europe, Asia, or the South China Sea. Yet the quiet center of China’s geopolitical gravity lies much farther south. Africa — long perceived as a peripheral region — is …

Africa hit hard by U.S. green card lottery suspension and travel restrictions

By Violet Ikong On December 18, as part of a broad immigration crackdown, President Donald Trump approved the suspension of the U.S. Green Card lottery program. The pause followed a shooting incident that took place at Brown University in Rhode Island on …

How a Co-Founder's Family Gambit Brought Down Pivo Africa One Year After $2m Seed Funding

After what seemed like a two-year home run, Pivo Africa, a startup that had raised about $2.6 milion at seed funding level, abruptly shut its doors to customers, investors and the public in December 2023. Speculation swirled about what went wrong and …

Africa’s weakest currencies in 2025: Why the naira escaped the bottom 10 as others crumbled

South Sudanese pound and Ethiopian birr emerge as Africa's weakest currencies in 2025, losing over 10% against the dollar South Sudan's oil dependence exacerbates economic crisis, leading to currency collapse and rampant inflation at 107.9% Weak …

Africa’s gold bank takes shape: Egypt and Afreximbank launch strategic initiative

The liveblog has ended. No liveblog updates yet. Load more Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The Central Bank of Egypt and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a pan-African Gold Bank, marking …

Africa Mining Week Spotlights Continental Mineral Strategy Shift

Africa’s critical minerals sector is moving toward a new development phase where resource ownership increasingly shapes industrial policy, as governments across the continent tighten export controls and demand greater local value addition. The shift comes …

Africa’s 10 busiest airports this festive season, ranked by departing seats

As the festive season takes hold, airports across Africa are shifting into high gear. From families reuniting and diaspora travellers returning home to end-of-year escapes and business trips wrapped around the holidays, December is one of the continent’s …

Inside the Abu Dhabi and Microsoft-backed project to map Africa

Floods that can be tracked as they unfold. Road networks mapped with centimetre-level precision. Ports, power lines, informal settlements and croplands appearing on screen as they shift and expand. A continent-wide live basemap with which African …