The City of Cape Town’s auctioning of the Good Hope Centre, a 1970s heritage landmark, and about 50 other properties to raise funds for service delivery, has angered South African human rights ...

Originally focused on the former Eastern Bloc, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is turning its private-sector model toward sub-Saharan Africa to provide economic opportunities for ...

Critics say the move to shut out students from the two African countries reflects mounting political pressure to tighten immigration controls rather than a coherent visa strategy.

Dangote Cement and the Nigerian government are pursuing an out-of-court agreement to resolve alleged tax liabilities and disputed pioneer status exemptions.

Zimbabwe expects a record 400m kilogramme tobacco harvest, but a policy to protect the ZiG threatens to erode growers’ ...

Ghana is reopening its domestic bond market after the 2023 debt crisis. But can the country rebuild investor confidence without triggering another cycle of currency pressure and rising debt?

Migration official warns of ‘catastrophic’ impact if the 800,000 Sudanese workers in the Gulf are forced to flee.

One of Ethiopia’s most prominent opposition figures has stepped down from party leadership months before the country’s next national election, prompting debate about what the move signals for the ...

From collapsing cocoa prices to a new $40m pasta plant in Accra, Olam is repositioning itself for a more challenging era in ...

The oil crisis sparked by the war in the Middle East threatens to trigger an economic shock across the continent, leading to inflation and reduced budget margins. Here’s our analysis in infographics.

Professionalising through private equity and leadership overhauls, Kenya’s top retailers Naivas and Quickmart are trading family control for corporate scale to dominate the East African market.

Rising liquefied natural gas costs and shipping risks in the Gulf could push up electricity prices for gas-dependent African power systems.