A $70 Million Debt Threatens Mzi Khumalo’s Grip on Zimbabwe’s Gold
South African mining tycoon Mzi Khumalo faces the risk of losing control of three Zimbabwean gold mines after a $70 […]
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Sudan’s $1.6 Billion Gold Trade Is Colliding With a War That Won’t End
Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has ordered an investigation into an airstrike that killed 72 people at a gold […]
Ethiopia Launches $50 Million Gold Refinery to Boost Exports
Ethiopia has launched its first gold refinery in a $50 million joint venture aimed at expanding domestic mineral processing and […]
Understanding More About Navi Pillay and Her Work
Under the warmth and good humour is a formidable, steely grit.
Kenya Wanted to Be an AI Hub. Microsoft’s Exit Complicates That Plan.
Microsoft’s plan to close its Africa Development Centre in Nairobi is threatening to end a six-year effort to build a […]
Can Buffaloes and Camels Fix Kenya’s Milk Shortage?
In any supermarket in Nairobi right now, a shopper looking for a carton of milk might struggle to find any […]
Sun King Is Taking Solar Beyond Kenyan Homes
Solar energy company Sun King has expanded its inverter range in Kenya to systems of up to 30 kilowatts, targeting […]
FNB Wants Its 9 Million Customers to Trade Crypto Without Leaving Its App
South Africa’s First National Bank has launched cryptocurrency trading through a partnership with digital asset exchange VALR, allowing customers to […]
Why Must Kenya Seek Trump’s Permission to Use the Laikipia Ebola Facility?
Imagine a scenario in which Ebola infections multiply in your country, hospital isolation wards begin to fill up, and health […]
Kenya’s Longer Lives Are Exposing a Problem Its Social Safety Net Can’t Ignore
Kenya’s progress in extending life expectancy needs to be matched by stronger social protection systems that help people age with […]
Tanzania Central Bank Holds Key Rate at 6.25 Percent
Tanzania’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 6.25% for the fourth quarter, maintaining a tighter monetary policy […]
Warning of Possible Financial Pressure on Cape Town Property Owners
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is concerned that many Cape Town residents and property owners may not have learnt of the City of Cape Town’s proposed Short-term Letting By-law in time. The public had until 5 October 2026 to make submissions. The proposed By-law could have financial consequences for property owners who rent out […]
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I&M Is Walking Away From Mass-Market Banking in Mauritius
Kenya’s I&M Group is gradually pulling its Mauritius joint venture Bank One away from retail banking and refocusing the business […]
Africa Has a $92 Billion Trade-Finance Problem. Tanzania Just Got $10 Million.
The African Development Bank has agreed to provide a $10 million guarantee to Exim Bank Tanzania to help local companies […]
Unilever’s Nairobi Factory Is Turning Sunlight Into a $230,000 Annual Saving
Unilever has invested about $540,000 in an 800-kilowatt solar installation at its Nairobi factory, the consumer goods company said on […]
Beneath a Sacred Kenyan Hill, a Fight Over Minerals, Money and a New Global Scramble
On the southern Kenyan coast, where cassava fields and sugar cane give way to dense forest, a low volcanic hill […]
M23’s Grip on Congo’s Mines Is Turning Minerals Into a War Economy
Rwanda-backed M23 fighters have killed, tortured and forcibly recruited artisanal miners in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and helped traffic […]
Niger Mining Has Resumed Despite Suspension After 37 Deaths
Gold mining has resumed in parts of Nigeria’s Niger state despite a government-ordered suspension following the deaths of 37 alleged […]
EU Suspends Sierra Leone Aid Package over Refusal to Arrest Cocaine Kingpin
The European Commission has suspended €18 million ($20 million) in financial aid to Sierra Leone over the country’s refusal to […]
Tanzania’s Central Bank Wants Bank Leaders to Step Aside After 10 Years
Tanzania’s central bank will retain a 10-year limit on how long bank chief executives and directors can serve at the […]
South Africa FDI Inflows More Than Double in Second Quarter of 2026
South Africa recorded a sharp increase in foreign direct investment inflows in the second quarter of 2026, with investment more […]
Burkina Faso Has Opened a Gold Refinery to Keep Its Wealth at Home
Burkina Faso has opened its first gold refinery in the capital Ouagadougou as the military-led government seeks greater control over […]
Kenya Backs Dangote Refinery Despite Court Dispute
Kenya will take a stake in Dangote Group’s planned $16 billion refinery investment in Lamu, which is expected to be […]
Congo Is Set to Audit Major Miners Annually Starting 2027
The Democratic Republic of Congo will begin annual audits of major mining companies from 2027 as the government steps up […]