South African inflation ticks up to 3.4% y/y in September

South Africa's inflation rate climbed to 3.4% year-on-year in September, up slightly from 3.3% in August, as reported by Statistics South Africa. This uptick, though modest, keeps inflation comfortably within the South African Reserve Bank's...

Tanzanian experts see fortunes in the BAASANA Africa Conference

ARUSHA: TANZANIAN experts are the beneficiaries of the BAASANA Africa Conference, convened here as a vital platform for knowledge, demonstrating the country’s significant progress in finding solutions to social and economic challenges Hosted by...

Cancer drug quality in Africa is a worry: what we found in a...

The number of people receiving treatment for cancer has risen dramatically in the last decade in many African countries. For example, 10 years ago in Ethiopia and Kenya, cancer care was available to only a few thousand patients per year in a few...

Serbian economy remains resilient, Mali tells IMF mission

BELGRADE - The Serbian economy remains resilient in spite of global challenges and the next objective of Serbia's economic policy is to maintain economic growth and a low debt-to-GDP ratio, Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said at a meeting with an...

African PE firm Metier likely to acquire significant minority stake in logistics firm

Paul Botha, co-founder and CEO, Metier | Credit: Metier Metier, an Africa-focused private equity firm that backs mid-market companies in Sub-Saharan Africa, is set to acquire a minority stake in an electric logistics services provider, VCCircle...

Senegalese journalist who ‘fled through Gambia’ arrested in France

- Advertisement - Prominent Senegalese journalist and media executive Madiambal Diagne has been arrested in France following an international arrest warrant, one of his lawyers has confirmed to Seneweb. Diagne, who heads the Avenir Communication...

Africa's crypto infrastructure to improve as blockchain adoption grows

Blockchain technology is reshaping the global payments landscape, offering innovative solutions to persistent issues, particularly in Africa. [Courtesy, iStock] A strategic investment aims to expand blockchain-based payments in Africa, potentially...

South Africa Unveils New Energy Policy

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: South Africa’s government endorses a new energy policy, Nigerians protest the detention of an Igbo secessionist leader, and Kenyans remember former Prime Minister Raila Odinga....

Using AI to Develop the Informal Sector in Africa

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged in recent years as a leading technology with enormous potential to contribute to improving lives, despite the attendant challenges and risks. In this, Africa is no exception, and expectations are very high...

A Cork man talks about of his recent kidnapping in Tanzania

An Irish man who was abducted and threatened with death while travelling in Tanzania. Dan MacCarthy was held hostage by five men in Dar es Salaam last Thursday morning after a bogus taxi collected him to bring him to the airport in the early...

The Delborough Lagos Wins Double ‘Best In Africa’ Honours At Seven Star Luxury Awards

‎ ‎The Delborough Lagos has been honoured with exceptional double awards as “Best New Luxury African Hospitality Brand” and “Best Luxury Lifestyle Boutique Hotel – Nigeria & Africa” at the globally renowned Seven Stars Luxury Hospitality and...

The $1.5 Trillion Secret: Why Africa’s payments evolution is a blueprint for the world 

Africa’s digital payments revolution was built on local ingenuity, leveraging mobile connectivity and solving grassroots problems without waiting for global solutions. Pioneers like Curtis Vanderpuije, Deji Oguntonade, and Ronke Kuye laid the...

President Nandi-Ndaitwah praises Namibian Breweries for economic contribution

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has praised Namibian Breweries Limited (NBL) for its continued growth and investment in the local economy. She made the remarks during a visit to the company's brewery earlier today. Dr. Nandi-Ndaitwah commended...

Fake News Alert: France Has Not Asked Its Citizens to Leave Cameroon

CameroonOnine.ORG | On the eve of the official announcement of the presidential election results, tension remains high in several parts of Cameroon. Demonstrations by supporters of Issa Tchiroma Bakary, who has declared himself the winner, were...

Africa has opportunity to develop greater trade-based economies, panel finds

African countries are seeing a measurable improvement in trade with other African countries, as well as in exports abroad, although challenges around the viability and competitiveness of new industries, and logistics infrastructure, still need to...

Cannabis boom in South Africa and Zimbabwe is good for wealt...

Cannabis is booming as an ingredient in everything from supplementary oils, inflammation-reducing skin creams, lip balms to health drinks and gummy sweets that promise to reduce anxiety and pain and promote relaxation. The global legal cannabis...

Namibia records second Mpox case

SWAKOPMUND – A second case of Mpox has been confirmed by the Minister of Health and Social Service Dr Esperance Luvindao. The minister yesterday in Parliament said the second case was officially confirmed on Monday, while the first case was...

The Blueprint for Wealth: TenTrade Africa Partner Conference Defines the Next Era of Partnership in CFD Online Trading 

Africa’s financial elite converged in Lagos last Saturday for the TenTrade Africa Partner Conference, themed “The Blueprint for Wealth.” This high-impact summit moved squarely beyond conventional affiliate concepts, delivering advanced strategies...

What’s With Corporate Amnesia in South Africa?

By Tricia Sibbons, Director, Action for Southern Africa (ACT SA) CAJ News – At the Joburg Indaba 2025, two senior Anglo American executives made public remarks that, taken together, reveal a disturbing narrative of corporate amnesia, deflection,...

Private sector must champion Africa’s economic integration – Chief of Staff

The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has called on the private sector across Africa to take a leading role in driving the continent’s economic integration and industrial transformation. Speaking in an address read on his behalf by Presidential Envoy...