Algeria, Africa’s largest country by landmass, has built much of its modern economic architecture on hydrocarbons. When global oil prices briefly surged above $100 per barrel amid geopolitical tensions involving.
Nathaniel McGill has steadily transformed political experience into legislative influence, emerging as a key voice on education policy in the Liberian Senate. As chairman of the Senate’s Education Committee, he.
In Liberia’s evolving democratic landscape, the intersection between security expertise and political leadership remains both delicate and significant. Few lawmakers illustrate this convergence as clearly as Momo T. Cyrus, Chairman.
Burundi has signed two new mining agreements with U.S. companies in Washington, D.C., marking a deepening American engagement in Africa’s rapidly evolving critical minerals sector. The agreements were signed by.
Standard Bank Group closed its 2025 financial year with headline earnings of 49.2 billion rand ($2.97 billion), representing an 11% increase from the 44.5 billion rand recorded in 2024. The.
The battle for rare earth minerals has become one of the defining contests of modern geopolitics, defence capability, and industrial power. As traditional alliances shift and global competition intensifies, Africa.
Rising geopolitical tensions involving Iran and disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a corridor that carries nearly one-fifth of global oil supply, have once again exposed the fragility.
The Zambian government aims to more than triple annual copper production to three million metric tonnes by 2031, a move that would place the country at the centre of the.
Ghana has introduced a sliding-scale royalty system that increases the state’s share of mining revenues when gold prices surge. The new policy replaces the long-standing flat 5% royalty rate with.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo plans to increase the volume of artisanal gold it purchases and exports to 15 metric tons in 2026, while allocating part of the metal.
In a significant move to strengthen South Africa’s energy infrastructure, the World Bank has approved $350 million in financing aimed at unlocking large-scale private investment in the country’s electricity grid..
A nation’s development strategy offers a clear window into its vision for the future. Burkina Faso’s newly adopted National Development Plan (PND) 2026–2030 signals a major shift in the country’s.
PRESS RELEASE Fifth African Natural Resources and Energy Investment Summit to convene ministers, CEOs and global investors to advance the continent’s “One Africa. One Resource Vision” and unveil the.
On a warm afternoon in a rural classroom in northern Ghana, a teacher asked a group of students what they wanted to become in the future. Several boys answered confidently.
Indonesia, one of Southeast Asia’s largest economies, is exploring the possibility of increasing shipments through Kenya’s Port of Mombasa — a move that could deepen commercial ties between the two.
The Angolan government has secured approval from the World Bank and its insurance arm, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), for guarantees supporting a landmark debt-for-education swap. The arrangement.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the addition of a fresh batch of locally sourced gold, refined to the internationally recognised standards of the London Bullion Market Association.
Ghana’s decision to expand visa-free travel agreements, most recently with the Caribbean nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, is more than a diplomatic gesture. It represents a strategic move in.
According to Brand Finance 2026 Global Soft Power Index, the United States leads globally with a score of 74.9, and China follows at 73.5. Africa’s story in 2026 is deliberately.
The HEX Battery Energy Storage System, Africa’s first utility-scale facility of its kind, discharges 360 lithium-ion units to power milking motors and cold storage without interruption. This $57.67 million project,.
Nigeria has achieved a major breakthrough in its upstream sector by finally resolving years of legal entanglement that had left a significant deepwater asset stranded, despite acquittals in Italian courts..
Accra, Ghana – 27 – 28 February 2026 Dr. Bruno Linyiru, OGW, Director General of the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), has been honoured with the African Regulatory Leadership.
Accra, Ghana – 27 – 28 February 2026 Madame Paule Avomo Assoumou Koki, Director General of the Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority (CCAA), has been honoured with the Special African Aviation.
Accra, Ghana – 27 – 28 February 2026 Dr. Philip Oti-Mensah, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) Ghana, has been honoured with the Special.
Accra, Ghana – 27– 28 February 2026 Dr. Dinesh Shukla, Chancellor and Founder President of the American International University West Africa (AIUWA), The Gambia, has been honoured with the.
Accra, Ghana – 27 – 28 February 2026 Dr. Kelly Oluoch, Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC), has been honoured with the African Health &.
