A total turnover of 2.872 billion shares worth N132.811 billion in 39,867 deals was traded this four-day trading week by investors on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange. The market opened for four ...

The successive arrests this week of Bougane Gueye Dany, Cheikh Yerim Seck and Kader Dia, a politician, journalist and columnist respectively, have provoked reactions in Senegal. Charged with offences ...

The telecom provider cited rising operational expenses as the reason behind the increase in the fees of its services. The company in a statement Thursday disclosed that the increase was due to the ...

In a vibrant display of national pride, thousands of Basotho gathered at Setsoto Stadium in Maseru on Friday to celebrate the dual milestones of Lesotho’s 58th independence anniversary and the 200th ...

A consortium of engineering companies led by Spain’s Ineco with CID has won a major contract for a rail project linking the northern Moroccan cities of Tetouan and Tangier. The Moroccan government has ...

Perceived critics either disappearing, arrested or detained, publications banned and political opponents neutralised – these are some of the recent blemishes to Tanzania’s democratic reputations ahead ...

All On Partnerships for Energy Access and the United States African Development Foundation have announced the renewal of their partnership to expand off-grid energy access in Nigeria, with a focus on ...

Namibia is emerging as a significant player in Africa’s oil and gas sector, particularly with the recent discoveries in the offshore Orange Basin. The region gained considerable attention in 2022 when ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a statement, warning of an “extreme surge” in malaria cases in Ethiopia. In an Ethiopia Health Cluster Bulletin report released Monday evening, the ...

The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) has introduced value-added tax (VAT) on various financial services as part of its efforts to comply with the government’s new tax laws and raise revenue. The VAT ...

Ghana’s Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has on behalf of the Forestry Commission, signed a Letter of Intent with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Government ...

US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield met with Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly to discuss these issues. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield condemned the ...