A constitutional petition filed by the Kenya Rastafari Society seeks to overturn laws that have long criminalised cannabis use among its members. The case landed before the High Court in Nairobi th…
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'…
Across Africa, cryptocurrency platforms that once focused solely on trading are now offering loans to their users. The shift is happening fast, and it is attracting serious capital from internation…
Negotiators from nearly 80 countries convened in Geneva on Monday for a high-stakes summit aimed at establishing the first binding international framework for artificial intelligence governance. Th…
Discover, the Cape Town-based fintech platform, announced on Wednesday it has secured $1.44 billion in equity and debt financing during the first six months of 2026, marking the largest single fund…
The way people move across Africa is changing fast. Migration routes that once flowed toward South Africa are now spreading in multiple directions, creating new pressures on regional labour markets…
The United Nations Development Programme issued a stark economic warning Tuesday, projecting that an Ebola outbreak centred in Uganda could cost African economies up to $3.6 billion if containment …
Kenya's Environment Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has ordered an immediate halt to the construction of an American-funded Ebola treatment facility, a decision that throws into doubt millions of doll…
At Netcare Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital in Cape Town, a father-son surgical team is performing cardiac procedures that few others in Africa can match. Willie Koortzen, a veteran cardiothora…
A comprehensive assessment of policing in Nigeria, released from offices in Alausa, reveals systemic gaps that are reshaping the risk calculus for investors and businesses operating in Africa's lar…
A prominent business leader has thrown support behind Kenya's drive to make smartphones affordable for millions of consumers, a move that analysts say could reshape mobile commerce across East Afri…
India is rapidly abandoning its traditional trade routes through Oman and pivoting toward Tanzania as conflict with Iran disrupts shipping lanes and forces New Delhi to redraw its commercial map ac…
