Australian mining group BHP has proposed a $39bn takeover of its British rival Anglo American. But on one condition: the deal ...

South Africa celebrates its 30th Freedom Day on 27 April, marking the first democratic elections held on this day in 1994.

President Tshisekedi’s former chief of staff is once again set to become the country’s second-highest-ranking official, ...

Discussions to end a major doctors’ strike in Kenya reach deadlock as stalemate over pay continues between the medics and the ...

Interest rates cuts will likely be scaled down compared to expectations six months ago, says Lesetja Kganyago, the governor ...

The conflict in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region has had a lasting effect on agriculture in the borderlands of Ethiopia, ...

Burkina Faso’s military summarily executed at least 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, in reprisal attacks on two ...

A report from Oakland Institute found that funding has supported human-rights violations including murder, rape, forced ...

Acquisitions such as that of the National Bank of Kenya, regional partnerships and a capital-raising drive are fuelling ...

Currency fluctuations against the dollar have caused huge losses for foreign companies, with some groups even exiting Nigeria ...

The arrival of a Turkish warship at Mogadishu’s seaport marks a pivotal moment in Somalia’s efforts to protect its marine ...

Amid escalating violence, over 50,000 are displaced in northern Ethiopia, raising urgent humanitarian concerns as rival ...