Africa
Nigeria Receives $876m USAID Support, Ranks Third in Africa
Nigeria emerged as the third-largest recipient of development assistance from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Africa in 2024, securing...
African Lawmakers Unite to Tackle $587bn Annual Revenue Leakages
Lawmakers from across Africa have pledged stronger collaboration to curb annual revenue leakages estimated at $587 billion, an amount revealed by the African...
Africa Faces Trade Crossroads as New US Tariffs Spur Self-Reliance Push
As the ripple effects of newly imposed U.S. tariffs begin to spread across the globe, Africa finds itself at a critical juncture, compelled...
MTN Confirms Cybersecurity Breach, Customer Data Potentially Exposed in African Markets
In a concerning development for millions of mobile users across Africa and the Middle East, MTN Group, the continent’s largest mobile operator, has...
Afreximbank Launches Paid Internship Program, Empowering Africa’s Future Leaders
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), a leading multilateral financial institution dedicated to fostering intra- and extra-African trade, has announced a compelling opportunity for...
Africa Grapples with Widening Digital Divide as Internet Usage Lags Globally
Despite a burgeoning appetite for digital connectivity across the continent, Africa continues to lag significantly behind the rest of the world in internet...
AfDB President Adesina Champions Shift from Raw Material Exports to Value-Added Wealth
In a powerful call to action, African Development Bank (AfDB) President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has declared that the continent must decisively end its...
PwC Pulls Out of Nine Sub-Saharan African Nations Amid Strategic Shift
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), one of the “Big Four” accounting firms, has confirmed its withdrawal from nine Sub-Saharan African countries, marking a significant strategic shift...
Ghana Mandates Foreign Gold Traders Exit, Centralizes Market Control
In a decisive move to consolidate its gold market and enhance national economic benefits, Ghana has mandated that all foreign gold traders cease...