Zimbabwe expects a record 400m tonne tobacco harvest, but a policy to protect the ZiG threatens to erode growers’ earnings as ...

When Ghana’s three-year restriction on new domestic bond issuance quietly lapsed this year, it marked more than a technical policy shift. It signalled the country’s tentative return to the capital ...

America’s latest war in the Middle East is already having an outsize effect on nearby Sudan and risks further complicating delicate diplomatic talks in the Horn of Africa.

One of Ethiopia’s most prominent opposition figures has stepped down from party leadership months before the country’s next national election, prompting debate about what the move signals for the ...

From collapsing cocoa prices to a new $40m pasta plant in Accra, Olam is repositioning itself for a more challenging era in ...

Gabon steps up its courtship of the Donald Trump administration and private investors this week with a ministerial delegation ...

Real-time revelations of rot in the highest ranks of police have kept South Africans transfixed like a soap opera. Here is ...

Jacob Zuma has a large family and appears to enjoy working with them, but their political appointments often prove as ...

The oil crisis sparked by the war in the Middle East threatens to trigger an economic shock across the continent, leading to inflation and reduced budget margins. Here’s our analysis in infographics.

Rising liquefied natural gas costs and shipping risks in the Gulf could push up electricity prices for gas-dependent African power systems.

The data is clear: closing gender gaps in entrepreneurship boosts GDP and deepens economic resilience. But to achieve this means moving beyond one-off sponsorships, events and awards towards ...

Attacks claimed by JNIM in Burkina Faso contradict a United Nations report that says Mali is the main focus of the insurgency ...