Co-ordinated reforms at city, national and international level are needed if African cities are to manage their process of ...

Patrice Motsepe, a South African billionaire, met with authorities in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo to discuss the phosphate plant launch.

A TV advert campaign by opposition Democratic Alliance showing the South African flag burning to ashes before being restored has sparked anger and condemnation. But the controversial ad did get people ...

Coffee exporters in Ethiopia, already hurt by extended shipping costs, say they need more time to meet EU geolocation requirements.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced on 8 April that the “current practice of using foreign currency-dominated ...

The commodities giant, Glencore, is reportedly interested in taking over Anglo American. On 24 April, the company rejected an offer from BHP.

The IEC has come under fire ahead of the most fiercely contested election in South Africa’s democratic history on 29 May. In an interview with The Africa Report, the deputy chief electoral officer ...

After 72 hours of wrangling, Mozambique’s ruling party FRELIMO announced their presidential candidate as Daniel Chapo, a youthful lawyer and politician.

President Bola Tinubu’s administration has drawn the ire of a large section of Nigerians after introducing new taxes as citizens continue to grapple with the worst cost of living crisis in decades. In ...

Over 200 people killed and more than 200,000 displaced due to flash floods, the Kenyan government says. But could this have been prevented?

Kenyan authorities have cancelled a highway contract valued at more than $1bn with the French infrastructure development and financing firm Meridiam. This follows the company’s earlier expulsion from ...

Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa dismisses ANC critics, saying the country’s energy reforms initiated in 2022 are starting to bear fruit and rolling power cuts will end within two to five years.