The October 2024 edition of Africa’s Pulse reports a fragile economic recovery in Sub-Saharan Africa, with growth projected at 3% in 2024, up from 2.4% in 2023, driven by increased private consumption ...

BRICS nations have concluded their meeting in the Russian city of Kazan, resolving to deepen economic ties. Some analysts say BRICS offers Africa a bigger say in the changing global order.

Last year, Uber launched its first e-bike fleet in Africa on Nairobi’s streets. In the first six months of this year the number of registered EVs in Kenya tripled. Similar trends are apparent in ...

Samuel Oyewole is affiliated with Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria. Christopher Isike does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would ...

Fourteen countries have announced their intention to intervene in the context of South Africa’s complaint, which accuses Israel of “genocide” in the Gaza Strip, before the International Court of ...

LITTLETON, Colorado, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Africa may be set to transform itself from a relative clean-energy laggard into a power-sector pioneer. African power firms have plans to dramatically ...

Elba, whose parents hail from Sierra Leone and Ghana, is on a mission to transform the entertainment industry in Africa. His vision is ambitious. Elba aims to build film studios across Africa ...

Idris Elba is no absentee boss. As part of his ongoing effort to develop Africa’s film industry, the Golden Globe-winning actor plans to build film studios in Ghana and Tanzania over the next ...

Progress in democratic governance in Africa has ground to a halt, according to a new report issued by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. The latest edition of the Ibrahim Index of African Governance ...

Birthrates, and the decisions couples make about family size, are changing across Africa. By Ruth Maclean Photographs by Yagazie Emezi Ruth Maclean and Yagazie Emezi traveled to Kano, Nigeria’s ...

LONDON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Nearly half of Africa's citizens live in a country where governance has worsened over the past decade, as deteriorating security erodes progress, according to a new report.

It could be easy to overlook the dangers of tensions rising again in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s fixation on securing an outlet to the Red Sea, and his proven ...