Economic Policies

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Angola secures $297 million US financing for Boeing 787 planes purchase

Angola secures $297 million US financing for Boeing 787...

Angola’s state-owned airline, TAAG, is set to acquire Boeing 787-10 aircraft and...

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Top 10 African countries with the lowest diesel prices in July 2025

Top 10 African countries with the lowest diesel prices ...

The cost of diesel has long dominated the rhythm of everyday life in many Africa...

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Widespread fraud within the Dangote network puts a halt to his discount plans

Widespread fraud within the Dangote network puts a halt...

The Dangote Refinery recently held back its discounted fuel supply scheme, owing...

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Exclusive: How misunderstanding with countries like France is worsening insecurity in West Africa

Exclusive: How misunderstanding with countries like Fra...

The relationship between France and most of West Africa, particularly the nation...

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Africa emerges strategic 'testing ground' for China’s currency ambitions

Africa emerges strategic 'testing ground' for China’s c...

China’s push to globalize its currency, the yuan, is gaining traction in Africa,...

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French military era ends in West Africa as Senegal reclaims last base

French military era ends in West Africa as Senegal recl...

France has formally dismissed its decades-long military presence in Senegal, han...

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Democratic Republic of Congo to pay Barcelona over €40 million for tourism promotion

Democratic Republic of Congo to pay Barcelona over €40 ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has entered into a sponsorship agreement ...

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Burkina Faso junta tightens grip on sovereignty as it dissolves electoral body

Burkina Faso junta tightens grip on sovereignty as it d...

Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta has announced the dissolution of the countr...

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Gold dethroned as tourism emerges Tanzania’s top export earner

Gold dethroned as tourism emerges Tanzania’s top export...

Tourism has officially overtaken gold as Tanzania’s top foreign exchange earner,...

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Kenya’s largest bank to open UAE office to attract Gulf wealth

Kenya’s largest bank to open UAE office to attract Gulf...

Equity Group Holdings Plc, Kenya’s largest lender, plans to establish an office ...

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Dangote disputes Nigeria’s petrol consumption data, says daily use is about 33m litres, not 50m

Dangote disputes Nigeria’s petrol consumption data, say...

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has challenged the long-held claim that the...

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Africa's oldest head of state takes security precautions ahead of eighth-term bid

Africa's oldest head of state takes security precaution...

The world’s oldest head of state, 92-year-old President Paul Biya of Cameroon, h...

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Eswatini contradicts U.S. claims on deportees, vows to return them to their home countries

Eswatini contradicts U.S. claims on deportees, vows to ...

Eswatini has pushed back against assertions by the United States that a group of...

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Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote links power shortages in Nigeria to stolen funds hidden abroad

Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote links power shortage...

The richest man in Africa, Aliko Dangote, recently expressed concern about Niger...

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Europe suffers from Egypt’s panic buying as it records a new diesel-import high

Europe suffers from Egypt’s panic buying as it records ...

Egypt is increasing diesel imports to new highs in July, as it races to secure a...

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Deported by the U.S., now jailed in Eswatini, five migrants held in isolation

Deported by the U.S., now jailed in Eswatini, five migr...

The Kingdom of Eswatini acknowledged on Wednesday that it is currently holding f...

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