OTC crypto trading emerges as Africa’s hidden financial infrastructure

Over-the-counter (OTC) cryptocurrency trading has quietly become the backbone of Africa’s digital finance ecosystem, according to a new sectorial report released by Quidax, one of Africa’s leading digital asset exchanges. The report, titled...

Study reveals overlooked cultural threat to wildcats across Africa

The role that cultural demand plays in driving hunting and trade of many species of wildcats is poorly understood. Research commissioned by the wildcat conservation NGO Panthera found widespread use across Africa by traditional leaders, healers...

Spiro Secures $100m In Africa’s Largest Electric Mobility Investment

African electric mobility firm Spiro has announced a landmark $100 million investment round, marking the largest-ever funding in Africa’s two-wheel electric mobility sector. The company disclosed on Tuesday that the investment includes $75 million...

Sheikh Joaan attends renewal of cooperation agreement signing ceremony between OCA and Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

Manama: Senior Vice President of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) and President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani attended the signing ceremony for the renewal of the Cooperation...

The WW2 massacre dividing Senegal and France

A new report into the 1944 Thiaroye massacre of African infantrymen by French soldiers in Senegal found that the shooting over pay disputes was “premeditated”, said France24. Substantial evidence surrounding the attack was covered up by French...

The price of growth: What African founders must know about private equity

Growth. Every founder I’ve met, from Lagos to Nairobi, talks about it with the same intensity. Growth turns small ideas into global success stories. It’s the heartbeat of entrepreneurship. But behind every leap in scale lies a financial engine...

Cameroon police fire at crowds amid protests over alleged presidential election fraud, killing 1

KIGALI, Rwanda Police in Cameroon opened fire Tuesday, killing one person as they dispersed crowds protesting against alleged presidential electoral fraud, local media reported. The incident occurred in the Poumpoumre district in Garoua city in...

Judge orders former South African president Zuma to repay US$1.6 million in legal fees

Nigeria reflects Africa’s future, says Kalu Nigeria

The Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu has said that Nigeria’s energy and creativity is a reflection of Africa’s future. Kalu said this while receiving a delegation of African young leaders led by Shehu Musa Yar’adua...

Work permit vs visitor visa: What South Africans should know before travelling

When planning international travel from South Africa, individuals must understand the distinct regulations and requirements of their destination country, especially the difference between a work permit and a visitor visa. Travellers must check if...

Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Tuggar, calls for respect in trade with Africa

Rich countries should not approach trade with Africa as a game of Minecraft in which they secure supplies of natural resources, but rather as a relationship based on mutual respect and the need for Africa to develop, Nigeria’s Foreign Minister,...

‘We won’t be jimcrowed’: The prehistory of Round Bay, Maryland’s first African-American resort

By Barry Kessler On a sunny weekend morning, hundreds of bikers, runners and families throng a trail on the Broadneck Peninsula that traces the old route of the Baltimore and Annapolis Short Line Railroad. About midway, sharp-eyed trail users...

INTERPOL crackdown leads to 83 arrests across six African countries, exposes $260 million in terrorism financing

The operation was coordinated by INTERPOL, the world’s largest international police organization with 196 member countries, in collaboration with AFRIPOL, the African Union’s specialized law enforcement agency. Together, the agencies worked to...

Greater Competitive Advantage of Africa Lies in Young Innovators: AUC Deputy Chairperson

Addis Ababa, October 22, 2025 (ENA) – The greater competitive advantage of Africa lies in the energy, adaptability and broader thinking of African young innovators across sectors, African Union Commission Deputy Chairperson Selma Malika Haddadi...

How Nigeria, African nations can tap from $130bn chocolate market — Sunbeth’s Owoyemi

In this interview with BusinessDay’s Wasiu Alli, Oyinkansola Owoyemi, sustainability director at Sunbeth Global Concepts, discusses Africa’s agricultural paradox on how the continent grows much of what the world eats yet earns the least from it....

CAMEROON’S CATHOLIC BISHOPS CALL FOR CALM AFTER OPPOSITION DECLARES ELECTION VICTORY

CAMEROON’S BISHOPS CALL FOR CALM AFTER OPPOSITION DECLARES ELECTION VICTORY CAMEROON’S influential Catholic Church has called for calm, as fears grow that violence could erupt once official results from the presidential election are declared....

Meet the Welsh Puppies Stopping Wildlife Poachers in Africa

credit – Dogs4Wildlife In the lush, emerald hills and valleys of Wales, dogs are trained to protect endangered wildlife a whole hemisphere away. Their scent tracking allows them to turn hunters into the hunted, and catch poachers even in total...

Understanding the September surge in housing and utilities inflation in South Africa

The housing and utilities inflation increased from 4.3% to 4.5%, thereby contributing 1.1 percentage points to overall inflation. The Nedbank economics team says the rise was underpinned by higher actual rentals (3.2% from 3%) and owners'...

Trade tensions push South Africa toward uncharted partnerships with Indonesia and Türkiye

South Africa is taking unprecedented steps to expand its international partnerships as trade tensions with the United States intensify, with President Cyril Ramaphosa and Deputy President Paul Mashatile leading high-level diplomatic and economic...

Miss Universe South Africa 2025 announced: Miss SA 2023 finalist takes the crown

A Miss South Africa 2023 finalist has been announced as the Miss Universe South Africa 2025 queen The contestant will be sent by Bokang Montjane’s African Beauty International and not the Miss South Africa organisation Social media users reacted...