The controversial founder of Blackwater, Erik Prince, has struck a fresh deal with the government of the Democratic Republic ...

From government tenders to gold mines, Kudakwashe Tagwirei’s rise to potential presidential candidate has been fuelled by ...

An Ethiopian‑born American, Ethiopis Tafara has taken charge of the World Bank’s private‑sector arm on the continent.

The former Senegalese economy minister wants the African Development Bank to rely less on hand‑outs and more on markets.

According to an internal State Department memo seen by CNN, the Trump administration is considering the closure of up to 10 ...

The US Embassy in Pretoria has started interviewing Afrikaner farmers who want to take up US President Donald Trump’s offer ...

As Morocco cosies up to the Trump Administration, the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) ...

Attacks in Nigeria’s troubled north-central state of Plateau have killed more than more than 100 people in just under two ...

Despite being bolstered by gold and foreign reserves, the local currency has halved in value, while the US dollar continues ...

Kenyan governors and MPs are locked in a bitter row over control of development funds, testing the viability of the 2010 ...

Africa now boasts more than a billion mobile money users, accounting for more than half of active mobile wallets worldwide.

Kano, northern Nigeria’s most populous state, is key to the 2027 election, with its revered emirate stool at the heart of a ...