Jumia Revenue Climbs as Losses Continue to Narrow
Jumia reported stronger second-quarter earnings as revenue rose 25% year over year to $45.6 million, driven by robust growth in […]
Africa
Tanzania Central Bank Builds Gold Reserves to Strengthen Shilling
Tanzania’s central bank has accumulated about 28 metric tonnes of gold over the past 18 months as part of a […]
Racial Stereotypes of African Footballers Persist. A World Cup Is a Good Time to Talk About Them
Africans are often sold as physically strong with raw talent, but lacking in discipline and technical refinement.
Safaricom Investors to Vote on Whether Vodafone Can Now Appoint CEO
Safaricom shareholders will vote later this month on whether to grant Vodafone Kenya the right to nominate the telecom giant’s […]
Nigeria Probes Big Tech Over News Content Use
Nigeria has launched an investigation into major global technology companies, including Meta, Alphabet, X and several generative AI platforms, following […]
Opinion: Africa May Be Blockchain’s Most Mispriced Market
Last year, Kredete, a startup founded by Nigerian entrepreneur Adeola Adedewe that enables Africans in the diaspora to build credit […]
Ethiopia Has Received $464m From IMF, but Inflation Is Rising Again
The International Monetary Fund cleared $464 million for Ethiopia on July 1, plus a $200 million rephasing tied to war-driven […]
Black Women Academics in My Study Said Their Main Allies Were White Men – What This Reveals
Social capital matters in academic career progress.
Largest Telco in Angola, Unitel, Begins Roadshow for Landmark IPO
Angola’s largest telecommunications operator, Unitel, has launched a roadshow for the sale of a 15% stake through an initial public […]
Mali Has Launched a Gold Agency to Curb Billions In Undeclared Exports
The move reflects a broader strategy to capture a greater share of the country’s mineral wealth by extending regulatory oversight […]
Africa’s Procurement Revolution Starts With AI
Procurement, largely unseen as a back-office function, hadn’t until now been through a technological leap since enterprise resource planning (ERP) […]
Morocco Banks Shut 180 Branches in 2025. Here’s Why.
Moroccan banks closed a net 151 branches in 2025 as lenders continued to shrink their physical networks amid rising digital […]
Tanzania Has Banned Political Rallies Again: What the Government Fears
Rallies hold great significance in Tanzania and are central to everyday political communication.
World Bank Approves $1.25 Billion Nigeria Loan to Support Reforms
World Bank approves $1.25 billion Nigeria loan to back reforms, jobs The World Bank has approved a $1.25 billion loan […]
A Super El Niño Is Coming: 5 Hard-Won Lessons the World Can Learn From Africa
A powerful Super El Niño is looming. Africa has learned hard lessons from past climate disasters that could help the world prepare.
Africa Is Quietly Erasing Its Own Borders
A decade after visa openness became a slogan at African Union summits, a small but growing group of countries is […]
South Africa’s Top Court Revives Forex-Rigging Case Against 6 Banks
South Africa’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the country’s competition watchdog can proceed with its long-running case accusing six international […]
Australia’s Lindian Begins Mining at Malawi Rare Earths Project
Australia’s Lindian Resources has begun mining at its Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi, marking a key milestone for a […]
DRC is Building a $1.5 Billion Fibre Network Along the Congo River
The Democratic Republic of Congo has signed a memorandum of understanding with China’s Genew Technologies to build a $1.5 billion […]
Kenya Creative Economy Programme Deploys $9.3 Million in Financing, Grants
A Kenyan programme backed by the Mastercard Foundation has deployed about $9.3 million in loans and grants to creative businesses, […]
Zimbabwe Gold Miner Cuts Grid Reliance With Solar
Zimbabwe’s largest gold producer, Dallaglio Investments, has commissioned solar photovoltaic plants at two of its key mines as miners increasingly […]
Ulysses in isiZulu: Why an African Translation of the Classic Irish Novel Matters in Today’s World
Writers from very different places can grapple with the same questions.
As Xenophobic Violence Grips South Africa, African Nations Race to Bring Citizens Home
Have you ever imagined leaving your home not because of war or disaster, but because your identity alone made you […]
Egypt Issues $500 Million Samurai Bond with AfDB Backing
Egypt has issued 80 billion Japanese yen ($500 million) in sustainability-linked samurai bonds backed by a partial credit guarantee from […]