Nigeria has enacted sweeping new rules to govern its fast-growing digital lending market. • The regulators move to rein in abusive practices and give investors more certainty. • The sector is ...

Africa lacks government control, study says • Sahel worst affected; JNIM blamed for 83% of deaths • Burkina Faso accounts for 55% of Sahel’s victims An estimated 950,000 square kilometers (about ...

Yambi City is an annual festival that takes place every year-end in Kinshasa, driven by the Afrika Diva collective and spearheaded by activist rapper Orakle Ngoy. Since its creation, the event has ...

Late-July drought in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana lifts cocoa futures despite weak global grindings data No official 2025/26 crop forecasts yet; private analysts see a possible 5–10% West African shortfall ...

China’s Mainland to invest $100M in Liberia's agriculture • Projects include rice, cassava, cocoa, and food logistics • Plan targets 150,000 farmers, boosts incomes up to 30% Chinese agri-food group ...

• Cameroon financier Alain Nkontchou to buy Nedbank 21.22 percent stake in Ecobank for 100 million US dollars pending regulators. • Upon closure Nkontchou family will hold 24 percent of Ecobank ...

• Egyptian sweet potato exports to the EU surged to 149,551 tonnes in 2024, surpassing the US and breaking records. • Since 2020, Egypt quadrupled sweet potato export volume and revenue to Europe, ...

Lotus Resources invested $50 million to restart mining at Kayelekera, which was halted in 2014 due to low uranium prices. • The mine officially reopened on August 14, 2025, with Malawian President ...