Pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer have said low vaccine uptake in Africa is due to increasing hesitancy on the continent. But the truth is inequitable distribution of Covid vaccines have left...

The Pandora Papers, the most ambitious investigative effort to unravel the secrets of the offshore world yet, is an awe-inspiring feat by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). The...

Puma Energy, the struggling fuel retailer and storage firm controlled by trading house Trafigura Group Pte, is in talks to sell some infrastructure assets for as much as $1.5 billion,...

Ukheshe non-executive director Prins Mhlanga, CEO Clayton Hayward, CFO Mike Smits and COO Anton van der Merwe. Photo supplied. South African fintech Ukheshe Technologies will seek to raise up to...

BUSINESS AFRICA Afrieximbank and AfCFTA rollout Pan African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) to facilitate instant, cross border payments in local currencies. With at least 40 countries out of 54...

Boeing said Thursday it will rework undelivered 787 Dreamliner planes after uncovering another defect on the jet, which has been halted for deliveries since May. The company was notified by...

Namdeb, a joint venture between the Namibian government and diamond giant De Beers, announced on Thursday the approval of new long-term business plan that will allow it to extend its land-based mines’ life by 20...

Relaxing after a training session at The Gambia’s Independence Stadium in September, a group of young athletes watched TikTok videos of Senegalese-born star Khaby Lame, who currently has the second-biggest...

Despite widespread decline felt by most economies across the globe, private equity fundraising in Africa has already managed to reach US$1.3bn for the first half of 2021, when including final...

Preview (opens in a new tab) Sub-Saharan Africa needs significant additional funding to counter damage wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, bolster its economic recovery prospects and mitigate threats posed by...