The electricity-poor continent needs reliable power and broadband before it can benefit from artificial intelligence, warns ...

Justin Nsengiyumva, once exiled and briefly opposition, is now prime minister – a move some see as Kagame’s olive branch to ...

Livestock thefts along the borders between Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana have exploded, with stolen herds ...

With a cult-like base and Kano behind him, northern Nigeria’s political titan Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso weighs his next move.

CEO Alexander Gendis says the 70% naira devaluation made the company ‘cheaper’ for African buyers, driving record export ...

South Africa is racing to finalise a trade deal with the US before punitive 30% tariffs come into effect on Friday, 1 August.

Russia wishes to mine uranium in Niger, a top source of the radioactive metal ruled by a military junta friendly to the ...

The world’s leading producer of cobalt, the Democratic Republic of Congo is looking to boost the price of the blue metal and ...

On a continent with a young, hyperconnected population and a fast-rising rate of smartphone adoption, online video games are ...

AFRICOM is playing a key role in protecting private investment as the US looks to catch up with China, which has invested in ...

Inside secrets of the mercenary’s botched coup attempt against Equatorial Guinea’s dictator president that ensnared a ...

Bypassing legacy heavyweight Tanko Al-Makura and brushing aside what remains of Muhammadu Buhari’s political bloc, President ...