Traders at Access Bank expect bearish sentiments to dominate the fixed income market owing to expected decline in system ...

Figuring out how to get things done is a major constraint to African development The post on African elites’ lack of ambition ...

South Africa recorded a budget deficit of 13.1 billion rand in March, compared with a surplus of 3.4 billion rand in the same ...

EVENTS: Uganda releases April inflation statistics GLOBAL MARKETS Shares struggled for direction on Wednesday and oil prices ...

International mining companies should consider joint ventures with local partners and dual listings on regional stock exchanges to navigate an increasingly complex landscape in West Africa, the head ...

Ghana has reached a deal with nine more mining companies to purchase 20% of their gold production, a government body said on Wednesday, aiming to consolidate a gold purchase programme meant to boost ...

Zambia’s copper production was up about 30% on the previous year in the first quarter of 2025, reaching roughly 224,000 metric tons from around 173,000 metric tons in the first quarter of 2024, Mines ...

South Africa’s Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said on Wednesday that he would present a new budget on May 21. Godongwana is expected to announce changes to revenue and spending projections after he ...

The National Coordination of the Civilian Vigil, a coalition of pro-junta civil society groups is calling on civilians in Burkina Faso to come out en masse today in support of transitional president, ...

Moody’s believes the US import tariffs are credit negative for African banks but risks should be manageable.

A group of philanthropies including the Gates Foundation has set up a fund backed with nearly $500 million to help save the ...

Foreign ministers from the BRICS group of developing nations failed to agree on a joint communique on Tuesday, highlighting differences within the fast-growing diplomatic bloc, while the chair Brazil ...