After an $11bn funding coup and 100 days of quiet diplomacy, the new AfDB chief sets out his stall for a leaner, more ...

With China, Turkiye and Gulf states expanding their footprint, the UK is selling partnership over aid, but analysts say ...

When African leaders endorsed Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama as chair of the African Union from 2027, they were aware ...

South Africa’s central bank wants to scrap the patchwork of bank-owned cash systems and replace it with a shared ‘public good’ utility – pooling ATMs and cash logistics to cut costs and widen access.

A high-level delegation from Abuja has visited Ouagadougou to ease tensions after a Nigerian military plane was forced to ...

Nigeria’s petroleum sector faces major institutional uncertainty following the abrupt resignations of top upstream and ...

Spearheaded by Jeune Afrique and The Africa Report, in partnership with the African Development Bank, the Africa NextGen Economist Prize aims to unearth a new generation of intellectuals capable of ...

The Pretoria Agreement, negotiated between 23 October and 2 November 2022, is one of the most consequential diplomatic ...

The former deputy president’s move to anoint Kalonzo Musyoka as the opposition’s preferred flagbearer has split key ...

Abiy Ahmed launched the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam to make Ethiopia a regional powerhouse – but technical flaws, grid ...

In a landmark shift for the regional beverage industry, Diageo has agreed to sell its 65% stake in (EABL to Japan’s Asahi ...

Founder says the African payments group is prioritising profit, compliance and cross-border tools for SMEs as fintech markets ...