- Nigeria has officially secured full membership in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), following approval by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) in Abuja.
- Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, is expanding his agro-industrial empire into Ghana with the launch of a massive sugar refinery project in Kwame-Danso, Bono East Region. This will enable the country to drastically reduce its sugar import costs and promote local industrial growth.
- MTN South Africa has announced a major digital inclusion initiative that will see 1.2 million of its prepaid customers offered 4G smartphones for as little as 99 rand ($5.42), as the country prepares to phase out 2G and 3G networks.
- The tactless social media banter between the son of Yoweri Museveni, the Ugandan president, and opposition leader Bobi Wine is nothing new, except when accusations of actual torture start to make headlines, which seems to currently be the case.
- What began as a cause for celebration in Nigeria has turned into one of the most shocking scandals in the country's oil sector. The rehabilitation of the country's refineries, intended to make Nigeria’s oil market competitive, has failed to fully materialize.
- The Togolese leader, Faure Gnassingbé, has been appointed to the newly created role of President of the Council of Ministers, a powerful post with no term limits.
- Gabon’s new president, Brice Oligui Nguema, has appointed two vice presidents to help govern the oil-rich Central African nation, just two days after taking the oath of office.
- South African gold miner Gold Fields, via its subsidiary Gruyere Holdings, has announced plans to acquire Gold Road Resources in an enhanced deal that values the Australian gold miner’s equity at A$3.7 billion (US$2.39 billion).
- Ghana is at risk of losing hard-won progress in poverty reduction due to worsening economic conditions, according to the World Bank’s latest report published in April 2025.
- Infrastructure is frequently regarded as the foundation of sustainable development, regional integration, and economic progress in the twenty-first century, and rail networks have become a part of this essential infrastructure.
- The latest global health data has revealed the countries with the highest infant mortality rates, shedding light on critical gaps in healthcare access, sanitation, nutrition, and maternal support.
- Protests have erupted at Moroccan ports as activists voice opposition to the country’s normalization of relations with Israel and the docking of military cargo ships reportedly bound for the Israeli military.
- Ugandan security forces have arrested Derrick Memory, a 30-year-old resident of Rukarara village in Kanungu District, in connection with the 2019 kidnapping of American tourist Kimberly Sue Endicott and her guide, Jean-Paul Mirenge Remezo.
- SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced on Sunday via X that the company’s satellite internet service, Starlink, is now operational in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- At an investment event in Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos, Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, did not mince words, as he noted that the Dangote refinery's fight against the cabal is still ongoing.
- In a dramatic scene resembling a famous episode from the past, Kenya’s President William Ruto recently had a shoe tossed at him while addressing the dissatisfaction over rising living costs.
- US President, Donald Trump has initiated plans to end U.S. contributions to the African Development Fund, the concessional financing arm of the African Development Bank (AfDB).
- South Sudan has resumed crude oil exports through Sudan's port after repairing a pipeline damaged during Sudan's conflict, providing a crucial boost to Juba's finances
- Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone has signed a 50-year concession agreement with the UAE’s Abu Dhabi Ports Group (AD Ports) to establish a 20-square-kilometre logistics and industrial hub east of Port Said.
- The World Bank has released a report on Nigeria's worsening economic crisis, showing that 75.5% of the rural population now lives below the poverty line, amid rising income disparities and severe economic hardship.
- Tidjane Thiam, a former international banker and leader of Ivory Coast's main opposition party, has told the BBC he is determined to challenge a court ruling that disqualifies him as a presidential candidate in his home country.
- The President of France made a two-day visit to Madagascar, an island nation off East Africa's coast, aiming to strengthen bilateral ties and consolidate France's presence in the Indian Ocean region amid ongoing colonial-era legacy disputes.
- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nigeria's corruption watchdog, has initiated a full-scale investigation into a $2.9 billion refinery rehabilitation fund scandal, uncovering over ₦80 billion in accounts linked with the recently sacked Managing Director of a major refinery.
- Middle Eastern countries have either shown interest in or secured deals worth at least $6 billion in African energy assets in recent weeks, showing the region’s growing investment appetite on the continent.
- Middle Eastern countries have either shown interest in or secured deals worth at least $6 billion in African energy assets in recent weeks, showing the region’s growing investment appetite on the continent.
- In 2024, the Central Bank of Nigeria recorded a 13.9 trillion naira ($9 billion) loss from settling overdue derivatives contracts as part of efforts to reduce its foreign currency liabilities and rebuild investor confidence in the naira.
- Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested a Marxist activist and leader of the Talakawa Parliament, Comrade Kola Edokpayi over his involvement in organizing a rally in support of Burkina Faso’s junta leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré.
- Starlink, a satellite internet service owned by the American Billionaire Elon Musk, has announced a price increase of its monthly subscription in Nigeria.
- Zambia and Zimbabwe are stepping up efforts to attract investment for the long-stalled $5 billion Batoka Gorge hydropower project by reviving a controversial proposal to source water from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- The Democratic Republic of Congo announced on Friday that it has granted a license to Elon Musk’s Starlink, making it the latest African country to approve the satellite internet service.
- Farmers who escaped the violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's eastern region, between the Congolese army and M23 Rebels, now face ongoing insecurity challenges as they attempt to return to their farmlands.
- Ghana narrowly missed matching its 2023 crude oil production levels, recording a marginal shortfall of just 0.01%, equivalent to 7,000 barrels. By the end of 2024, total crude oil output stood at 48,240,010 barrels, slightly below the 48,247,037 barrels produced in 2023.
- Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd., the company founded by billionaire Gautam Adani, is exploring port opportunities in South Africa as it relaunches its international expansion efforts to strengthen its position in the global maritime industry.
- Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd., the company founded by billionaire Gautam Adani, is exploring port opportunities in South Africa as it relaunches its international expansion efforts to strengthen its position in the global maritime industry.
- The movement of people in search of better economic prospects, safety from conflict, and improved living standards is a long-standing global phenomenon.
- In 2025, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is home to the largest share of the world’s population living in extreme poverty, with 11.7% of the global extreme poor residing in these countries, all surviving on less than $2.15 a day, according to data from Statista.
- Foreign nationals who remain in Nigeria beyond the validity of their visas are now subject to stricter penalties under a newly enforced policy by the Nigerian government.
- The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has raised alarm over Nigeria’s deteriorating economic situation, stating that the average Nigerian is now worse off than they were at the time of independence in 1960.
- In its latest round of cancellations, the U.S. government has scrapped 401 contracts worth $2.1 billion, including several involving African countries, alongside other international projects.
- Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, says the Dangote group is on track to generate $30 billion in total revenue next year, despite growing concerns among global businesses about the potential impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs.
- The ‘Visit Rwanda’ campaign has secured a new partnership with Spanish football giants Atlético Madrid, expanding its growing roster of elite football club sponsors.
- The INTERPOL has cracked down on car theft, resulting in the total discovery of 150 stolen vehicles, primarily from Canada, being smuggled into Nigeria and other West African nations.
- Disbursements from USAID, one of Africa's largest aid donors, were halted by Donald Trump on the 20th of January, 2025, shortly after the US president was inaugurated.
- Nigeria-based payment processor Paystack has been fined ₦250 million by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), marking its largest known penalty since its founding in 2016.
