Business Africa

The World Bank has lifted its decade-long ban on financing nuclear energy projects, a major policy shift that could significantly alter Africa’s energy investment...

Foreign investors have withdrawn $3.7 billion from South Africa’s equity market since October 2024, marking the country’s longest capital outflow streak in over five...

Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), the local subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, has announced a 97% reduction in routine gas flaring across its operations, marking a...

UNICEF, in collaboration with the Kano State Government, has announced a large-scale immunization campaign targeting 3.9 million children under five across Kano State, Nigeria....

Shell, the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) trader, has announced plans to expand its global LNG production capacity by up to 12 million...

Kenya’s government has presented its 2025/26 national budget amid lingering political sensitivities and economic uncertainty, one year after the controversial 2024 Finance Bill sparked...

Across Africa, there is a quiet revolution underway that is transforming the way family wealth is managed, grown, and transferred. The next generation of African wealth creators and inheritors does not accept things the way they are. They dream of family offices—not as vaults, but as sources of...

Where ESG was once the benchmark of socially responsible investing, Africa's rich are now leading a shift towards something more tangible—impact. Unlike ESG screens, which are often checklist exercises, true impact investing places purpose and measurable change at the center of capital strategy.Globally,...

The border dispute between Niger and Benin has escalated into a full-blown trade paralysis, dealing a severe blow to both economies and raising alarm...

In a major leadership transition at one of Nigeria’s foremost manufacturing firms, Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has announced his retirement as Chairman of...

Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies (DisCos) are grappling with deepening revenue collection challenges, having failed to recover over ₦202 billion in electricity bills within the...

A wave of cautious optimism is sweeping through Nigeria’s business landscape as the naira maintains a relatively stable exchange rate, prompting companies to ramp...