AFRICA NEWS

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has launched a $2.5 billion fuel storage and pipeline project in Namibia, a major expansion of his energy business into Southern Africa. The project, inaugurated in...

OPEC+ has maintained its oil production targets for December, leaving major changes to its supply policy until next year as the group continues to deal with disruptions caused by the...

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the African Petroleum Producers’ Organization (APPO) have formally established the Africa Energy Bank, a new institution designed to finance energy projects across the continent....

Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged African countries to deepen ties with Moscow, presenting Russia as a more reliable development partner than Western nations, which he accused of exploiting the...

Africa’s latest Ebola outbreak has exceeded 10,000 confirmed cases, with nearly 5,000 deaths recorded, most of them in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to figures released by Congolese...

An international operation coordinated by the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) has led to 1,462 arrests, the disruption of 10,909 malicious cyber networks and the recovery of more than $105...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on Nigeria and other African countries to strengthen Ebola preparedness and surveillance following confirmation of the country’s first reported case of the disease...

African countries seeking to turn their mineral wealth into higher-value products are attracting growing investor interest. Still, unreliable and expensive electricity remains a major obstacle to building refineries, smelters and...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has appointed a temporary administration for the conflict-hit Tigray region, setting a six-month deadline to organize elections as renewed fighting raises concerns about stability in...

More than 320 people have been arrested in Senegal since February in a widening crackdown on LGBTQ+ people, with rights groups warning that forced HIV testing, threats to legal representation...