5+ hour, 38+ min ago  (501+ words) Botswana has cautioned its citizens against a rising trend of bogus international recruiting schemes, which have allegedly led to some people joining Russia's conflict against Ukraine. Botswana's Ministry of International Relations relayed via a statement posted over the weekend that…...

6+ hour, 38+ min ago  (410+ words) One of the world’s richest men, Bill Gates, is heading to Rwanda to get a glimpse of the progress the Eastern African country has made regarding its health sector. The founder and former CEO of Microsoft, who has dedicated his…...

6+ hour, 28+ min ago  (535+ words) To escape international sanctions established to curtail its war against Ukraine, Russia has been increasingly registering its ships under African flags. Since initiating a war against Ukraine in 2022, the international community has responded by placing embargoes on Russian products, particularly…...

13+ hour, 8+ min ago  (562+ words) Egypt is deepening its economic push into East Africa, unveiling plans with Tanzania to expand cooperation in ports, railways, agriculture, renewable energy and healthcare as Cairo looks to strengthen trade corridors and widen its investment footprint across the continent. The…...

13+ hour, 57+ min ago  (552+ words) South Africa has secured a $1.5 billion loan from the World Bank to accelerate reforms in its struggling electricity, freight transport and water sectors, marking another major vote of confidence in the country’s efforts to rebuild its economy after years of…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (890+ words) Times are changing across Africa, with commercial interest shifting from traditional minerals such as gold and diamonds to rare and critical minerals that are becoming central to artificial intelligence, global energy, technology and defence industries. According to an Atlantic Council…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (606+ words) Guinea, Africa’s largest and the world’s biggest producer of bauxite, has renewed an exploration permit for Australian miner Arrow Minerals’ Niagara project, signalling a possible shift in the country’s hardline approach to mining licences after more than a year of…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (527+ words) A new report has revealed that China's mining company, Zijin has started exporting lithium concentrate from its Manono project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The shipments mark the first time the African country has exported lithium. The exports began…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (501+ words) South Africa intends to draw in $46 billion (750 billion rand) for an industrial push to establish initiatives classified as specialized industrial hubs. The country intends to meet this investment target by April next year, barely a year from now, as it…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (449+ words) Libya has moved a step closer to expanding its oil production after declaring a 195-million-barrel discovery by Austrian energy company OMV commercially viable, marking another milestone in the North African country's efforts to revive its upstream sector with the help…...