A new investigation alleges pollution, illness and displacement around one of the world’s largest cobalt operations, raising ...

South Africa is preparing to send an acting ambassador to the United States in an effort to calm diplomatic tensions, after ...

The geopolitical tensions in the Middle East triggered by the US/Israel-Iran war threaten to put the brakes on the Gulf’s financial push into Africa.

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is disrupting the supply of urea, one of the most widely used fertiliser in Africa and elsewhere in the world. In this tense context, who are the winners and the ...

From their rivalries in Sudan to the tussle for ports on the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been staking their claims on the continent. Could US and Israeli strikes on Iran ...

A French UNICEF employee died during an attack carried out on this major eastern city controlled by the AFC/M23 rebellion. Several sources claim that Joseph Kabila was in Goma.

At the age of 82 and after more than 40 years in power, strongman Denis Sassou Nguesso is the clear favourite to win Sunday’s presidential election in the Republic of Congo.

Horn states side with Gulf monarchies, South Africa and Senegal invoke international law and West Africa treads carefully; ...

The Zambian holding company’s new CEO is transforming the group into an aggressive, hands-on mining operator and metals ...

South Africa’s government has allocated R800m ($45m) to Rand Water for a 10-year contract to manage Zanzibar’s water services ...

Dangote Cement and the Nigerian government are pursuing an out-of-court agreement to resolve alleged tax liabilities and ...

Jacob Zuma has a large family and appears to enjoy working with them, but their political appointments often prove as ...