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Nigerian co-founded private investment firm Helios Investment Partners has agreed to acquire up to 49% of the holding company behind Merec Industries, Mozambique’s largest flour milling business. The transaction would give the Africa-focused investment firm a significant minority interest in Stratto...
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, could bring millions of Nigerians into the stock market through the $1.6 billion public offering of his oil refinery, according to the head of the country’s exchange. Temi Popoola, chief executive of Nigerian Exchange Group, said the landmark share sale could mul...
South Africa’s exports to China rose nearly 25% year on year between May and August 2026, highlighting the growing importance of the world’s second-largest economy as Pretoria seeks to diversify its trade amid deteriorating relations with the United States.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has declared that Egypt is prepared to assist in safeguarding Saudi Arabia, but established a strict boundary against taking part in offensive operations within Yemen.
The United States will introduce a new declaration requirement for all passengers travelling by air to the country, requiring them to confirm they have not been in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the previous 21 days, as authorities step up measures to prevent the importation of Ebola.
China and Djibouti have reaffirmed Somalia’s territorial integrity and opposed international recognition of Somaliland’s independence, days after US President Donald Trump described the breakaway African territory as “a totally different country” from Somalia.
Tensions between North and South Korea have surged following fresh warnings and troop movements along the border.
Egypt and Israel have rejected Libya's ratification of a controversial maritime agreement with Turkey, intensifying a dispute over potentially lucrative offshore oil and natural gas resources in the eastern Mediterranean.
The U.S. government has formally accused Canadian political leaders of attempting to influence the upcoming U.S. midterm elections.
President Dr. Patrick Herminie, the head of state of Seychelles (Africa's richest nation in terms of GDP per capita) has been admitted to the Seychelles Hospital for medical observation. Official news released by State House Seychelles on October 21, 2026, confirmed that the head of state is remaini...
De Beers has transferred BWP1 billion, approximately $75 million, to Botswana’s Diamonds for Development Fund as the country seeks to build new industries beyond the diamond sector that has financed its development for decades.
Kenya has secured the backing of a foundation connected to Walmart billionaire Rob Walton for a $160 million conservation programme intended to protect wildlife, community livelihoods and a tourism industry supporting approximately 1.8 million jobs.
