Nine South African universities top sub-Saharan QS rankings; University of Cape Town ranked first regionally; Region’s higher education faces low enrollment, underinvestment; Ni ...

Congo completes $354 million buyback of 2032 bond Outstanding 2032 notes reduced to $575 million Follows $700 million 2035 bond sale in February The Republic of Congo said on Tuesday it had completed ...

NEM, Perminas sign MoU on Gabon’s Maboumine project Perminas may take equity stake in rare earths mine Project targets 18,000 tons rare earths annually New Energy Metals (NEM), a mining company backed ...

Fiscal consolidation and aggressive tax collection are draining liquidity from Ivorian SMEs, even as the headline GDP growth exceeds six per cent. Banks now prefer safe sovereign Treasury bills over ...

UAE commits $4.5 billion for 60 African clean projects Funding announced at AU Summit in Addis Ababa Nearly 666 million Africans lack electricity, World Bank says The United Arab Emirates has ...

The appointment of a new chief executive at Uganda Airlines comes at a time of heightened expectations, as Ugandan authorities seek to restore the national carrier’s financial and operational ...

As informal employment dominates much of Africa’s labor market and millions of young people seek practical skills, understanding how the ILO defines informal apprenticeship highlights both the risks ...

Now far behind the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia was Africa’s leading copper producer in the second half of the 20th century. The southern African nation unveiled a growth strategy several ...

Regulator orders ISPs to block major platforms nationwide Move risks economic disruption amid 850,000 active users Gabon’s media regulator on Tuesday ordered the immediate suspension of social media ...

Liberia begins $45.28 million coastal road rehabilitation Ashoka Buildcon to upgrade 50 km stretch Project aims to boost connectivity, cut transport costs Liberia is set to begin the first phase of a ...

Enko Education secures $46 million to fund expansion $22 million loan from Standard Bank announced February 17 Group aims to triple enrollment to 20,000 by 2029 Enko Education, the education arm of ...

Around 50 Emirati investors held talks in Libreville Discussions covered stock platforms, cross-border transfers, digital bank No agreements or specific investments announced A delegation of about 50 ...