Business Africa: Africa’s oil ambitions

The challenge facing members of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organization APPO, reformed in 2013, is to establish itself as a key and strategic player in the energy, oil and gas sectors on a continental and…

Zimbabwe: Claims of forced labour at diamond mine…

Zimbabwe angrily denounced a US government decision to curb imports of diamonds from its Marange field, branding the claim the country uses forced labour at the operations "a shameless lie." "Invoking the repulsive prospect of…

Charity is the reason why Bill Gates and…

United States’ billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates on Tuesday praised Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote, for championing efforts of reducing malnutrition in his country and globally. Gates, whose Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, works to reduce inequalities…

Somalian weavers battle cheap imports

Somalian weavers are battling to preserve the use of local fabrics and the wearing of traditional clothes. Influx of cheap clothes and textiles from China and other countries is threatening the livelihood of weavers and…

Equatorial Guinea VP’s supercars sold for $27m at…

Following the seizure of 25 supercars from Equatorial Guineas vice president as part of a Swiss money-laundering probe, an auction held by Bonhams on Sunday fetched nearly $27 million (27 million Swiss francs). Geneva prosecutors…

Zambia cancels licence of Vodafone franchise holder citing…

Zambia’s communications regulator said on Thursday it had cancelled the licence for Vodafone’s local franchise holder, citing a lack of technical and financial capacity. Vodafone in 2016 licenced Afrimax, a telecommunications service provider in sub-Saharan…

IMF Says Zimbabwe Needs to Intensify Efforts on…

The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday that Zimbabwe needed to intensify efforts on economic and political fronts, adding that the country faced a steep economic contraction this year. “Policy actions are urgently needed to…

UHC Will Help End Extreme Poverty – Uhuru

President Uhuru Kenyatta has said the Kenyan government is rolling out the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) program as part of a grand plan to transform the county into a newly industrializing, middle-income country by 2030.…

Madagascar farm produces luxurious caviar

Madagascar’s cool fresh water and inexpensive labour has inspired the production of the luxurious caviar. Three French entrepreneurs set up the farm. Today, they produce Rova Caviar with 300 tonnes of fish from 6 different…

World Bank In Talks With Nigeria

World Bank In Talks With Nigeria Over New…

The World Bank says it is in talks with the Nigerian government for a $2.5 billion loan to resolve the problems of the country's power sector. World Bank's Vice President for Africa, Hafez Ghanem said…

Benin-Nigeria boarder closure causing economic crisis

Farmers and traders are distressed after Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari closed all neighbouring borders around the country with a plan to end Nigeria’s economic dependence on oil, by developing domestic agriculture and industry. The border…

World Bank in talks with Nigeria for fresh…

The World Bank and Nigeria are in talks for as much as $2.5bn (R37bn) in a new tranche of concessionary lending to Africa’s most populous country, Vice President for Africa Hafez Ghanem said. In the…