The president of Zanzibar, Hussein Ali Mwinyi, has relayed plans to boost horticulture on the island nation to meet domestic and export markets. Mwinyi said at the opening of the...

In the North Sea, Greenpeace activists are leading a protest campaign against Shell. The Anglo-Dutch oil company is being called upon to pay for the damages caused by its continued...

Through the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), the African Development Bank (AfDB) is granting US$1 million for the development of electric mobility in seven countries. The initiative will contribute...

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, agreed with a Chinese firm to construct a 6 million-ton cement plant to expand output and exports in his home market of Nigeria. The billionaire...

Zimbabwe’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate for the first time since becoming the world’s most aggressive monetary authority in June on expectations that a downward trend in inflation...

Private equity investor Convergence Partners, which is dedicated to the technology sector across sub-Saharan Africa has announced the successful closing of its Convergence Partners Digital Infrastructure Fund (CPDIF) at $296...

Retail banking in South Africa is increasingly competitive, with fintechs, neobanks and digital players disrupting the banking value chain with new and emerging technologies. For banks to keep up with...

Forbes just published its annual exclusive billionaires ranking, with only three Nigerians making the list. The Nigerians are Aliko Dangote, Abdul Samad Rabiu, and Mike Adenuga.  With a net worth...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has launched a national domestic payments card program called AfriGo, meant to help the country gain a competitive edge in a market dominated by...

The cannabis industry in South Africa is touted as a potential saviour of the country’s ailing economy. There is R107 billion of value in the local industry waiting to be...