Africa

Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a $1.42 billion debt write-off for the country’s state-owned oil company, the Nigerian...

Nigeria’s rapidly expanding fintech sector is reshaping the small business landscape by driving the formalisation of millions of micro and...

Kenya’s agricultural sector is experiencing renewed momentum as mobile credit platforms extend tailored financing to farmers, cooperatives and rural enterprises...

A cremation pyre uncovered in Malawi and dated to approximately 9,500 years ago is believed to be the world’s oldest...

A modest African enterprise has transformed itself from a local survival business into a fast-growing regional employer by combining smartphones,...

A women-owned textile workshop in northern Rwanda has grown from a small sewing group into a regional exporter, driven by...

The Central Bank of Egypt has cut its key interest rates by 100 basis points at its final monetary policy...

Traders in Kumasi’s central market are rapidly shifting away from cash as digital payments become an everyday tool for managing...

Nairobi’s informal economy is showing renewed momentum as thousands of street vendors expand their businesses using mobile micro-loans, highlighting how...

The United States has carried out targeted military strikes against Islamic State-linked militants in Nigeria, in an operation described by...