The electricity-poor continent needs reliable power and broadband before it can benefit from artificial intelligence, warns ...

Justin Nsengiyumva, once exiled and briefly opposition, is now prime minister – a move some see as Kagame’s olive branch to ...

CEO Alexander Gendis says the 70% naira devaluation made the company ‘cheaper’ for African buyers, driving record export ...

Livestock thefts along the borders between Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana have exploded, with stolen herds ...

With a cult-like base and Kano behind him, northern Nigeria’s political titan Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso weighs his next move.

A growing number of listed companies in Nigeria are staging a recovery after two bruising financial years marked by steep losses – many of which were triggered by the government’s sweeping economic ...

A Kenyan court has granted police permission to exhume ‘shallow graves’ discovered in the same county as the infamous Shakahola massacre.

Russia wishes to mine uranium in Niger, a top source of the radioactive metal ruled by a military junta friendly to the ...

South Africa is racing to finalise a trade deal with the US before punitive 30% tariffs come into effect on Friday, 1 August.

Ghana has deployed soldiers to Bawku after gunmen attacked the northern town, killing three students. Analysts warn that ...

On a continent with a young, hyperconnected population and a fast-rising rate of smartphone adoption, online video games are ...

AFRICOM is playing a key role in protecting private investment as the US looks to catch up with China, which has invested in ...