The Ethiopian Capital Market Authority Friday licensed five new capital market service providers (CMSPs), including first investment banks, marking a further expansion of capital markets in the East ...

A rebel group operating in Ethiopia’s Oromia region has kidnapped over 50 passengers as they were travelling from the capital, Addis Ababa. The passengers were heading to Debre Markos, a town in the ...

Tanzania currently faces a critical challenge with one of the highest road traffic death rates in sub-Saharan Africa, at 16 deaths per 100,000 people. Many of these fatalities and disabilities could ...

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) says that global goods trade remained stable in the final quarter of 2024 and showed signs of continued growth in early 2025. According to the latest WTO’s Goods ...

The March 23 Movement (M23) says it would not participate in the peace talks scheduled for Luanda, contradicting the announcement made by Angolan authorities. In a statement issued by Corneille Nanga, ...

The Tony Elumelu Foundation is set to announce the 2025 Cohort for its flagship TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. A statement from the foundation revealed that the selected participants for the ...

The Chinese-owned Soluxe International Hotel, inaugurated in 2013 as a symbol of Sino-Nigerien cooperation, has had its operating license permanently revoked due to discriminatory practices and ...

The Renaissance Africa Energy Holdings says it has successfully completed the landmark transaction with Shell for the acquisition of the entire equity holding in the Shell Petroleum Development ...

High poverty, inflation, debt, sluggish economic growth, ongoing conflicts, and the lingering impacts of the pandemic continue to hinder economic integration in Africa, United Nations Economic ...

The newly elected chairperson, deputy chairperson and commissioners of the African Union (AU) have assumed office, following the handover ceremony that saw the outgoing leadership passing the baton to ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has emerged as a key center for the production, transit, and distribution of counterfeit currency, particularly fake U.S. dollars. This is according to Oluwole ...

Mozambican opposition politician Venâncio Mondlane has accused the ruling Frelimo party of orchestrating multiple assassination attempts against him since the disputed general elections in October ...