Figuring out how to get things done is a major constraint to African development The post on African elites’ lack of ambition ...

South Africa recorded a budget deficit of 13.1 billion rand in March, compared with a surplus of 3.4 billion rand in the same ...

Traders at Access Bank expect bearish sentiments to dominate the fixed income market owing to expected decline in system ...

EVENTS: Uganda releases April inflation statistics GLOBAL MARKETS Shares struggled for direction on Wednesday and oil prices ...

Dave Ripley, co-CEO of Kraken, one of the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchanges talks to CNBC's Arjun Kharpal about the volatility in crypto markets, what President Donald Trump means for the ...

Market analyst Gary Shilling says President Trump’s tariffs will put the U.S. in a recession, if the country isn’t already in one. He says as the buyer, the U.S. has the upper hand and is forcing a ...

Kenya’s government is aggressively reworking legislation to drive the Africa Continental Free Trade Area with focus turning to Micro-Small and Medium Sized businesses.

The South African rand slipped on Wednesday following mixed local economic data and as the dollar gained after data showed the U.S. economy contracted in the first quarter. At 1329 GMT, the rand ...

Ghana has reached a deal with nine more mining companies to purchase 20% of their gold production, a government body said on Wednesday, aiming to consolidate a gold purchase programme meant to boost ...

Ghana says any individual or entity found trading gold without a GoldBod-issued license will face legal action.

Zambia’s copper production was up about 30% on the previous year in the first quarter of 2025, reaching roughly 224,000 metric tons from around 173,000 metric tons in the first quarter of 2024, Mines ...

International mining companies should consider joint ventures with local partners and dual listings on regional stock exchanges to navigate an increasingly complex landscape in West Africa, the head ...