Tanzania's central bank has accumulated 28 tonnes of gold over the past 18 months, according to figures released by the Bank of Tanzania. The purchases represent a significant shift in the country'…
The International Press Institute (IPI) successfully facilitated the release of journalist Mr Ugagbe in Nigeria on Thursday. His detention raised alarms regarding press freedom and the implications…
Police in Nigeria are facing mounting accusations that officers abducted a journalist from Secrets Reporters while investigating Deputy Governor Emem Usoro of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The incid…
A new breakdown of social media usage across South Africa shows Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram commanding the bulk of user attention, with TikTok emerging as the fastest-growing platform in a ma…
The South African Revenue Service has activated its auto assessment system for the 2024 tax season, a move that will reshape how millions of South Africans interact with the country's tax authority…
Another group of Nigerian nationals arrived back in Lagos this week, part of a sustained movement of people leaving South Africa that is drawing attention from economists and business leaders acros…
North West stepped onto the runway at the Vetements show during Paris Fashion Week wearing facial piercings and a spiked collar, an appearance that immediately drew widespread attention online and …
Stakeholders in Nigeria have quantified what many economists have long suspected: the country's food supply chain is haemorrhaging roughly N5 trillion annually because of widespread food waste. The…
Croatia and Ghana will face each other in World Cup action on Friday, with global broadcasters, sponsors, and investors watching closely. The match arrives as FIFA's commercial empire continues to …
Leaders from more than 40 nations gathered in Mombasa last week declared the ocean can no longer be treated as an afterthought in climate negotiations. The summit, hosted by the African Union and t…
African education ministers and development experts meeting this week identified a critical blind spot they say is accelerating school dropout rates among girls across the continent, with serious i…
Funding shortfalls are threatening to unravel decades of progress in reducing child deaths from AIDS across Africa, according to a stark warning from Unicef. The organisation says that if current d…
