At exactly 5.30am, before most shops open their shutters, the engines begin to growl at Soche Quarry in Blantyre. Young men mostly in tattered reflective jackets lean against their motorcycle taxis ...

Cameroon began 2026 with a modest improvement on the regional Treasury securities market operated by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC).

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Donald Trump is not set to attend the 39th annual meeting of the African Union, which kicks off its leaders’ summit on Friday. But his presence will still be felt as delegations from the 55 member ...

North Africa stands at a pivotal crossroads—geographically and economically—between Europe’s industrial demand and Africa’s demographic dynamism. In today’s rapidly shifting global landscape, North ...

As 2026 begins, competition over critical minerals has become a defining feature of global geopolitics. Last month, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) sent Washington a shortlist of state-owned ...

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Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Though East Africa used to be more of a savanna than a desert, it has dried out over the millennia. With less water in the lakes, especially Lake ...

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 4 - Washington's one-year extension of its preferential trade programme for Africa will deliver only a short-lived reprieve for the continent, analysts said, with South Africa's ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a law extending a preferential trade program for Africa through December 31, effective retroactively from September 30, 2025 ...

The region has become a critical theater for global rivalries amid Israel’s recognition of breakaway Somaliland and Washington’s counterterrorism efforts. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg Reporting from Nairobi ...