Despite an improvement in internet penetration in Africa, millions remain offline due to inadequate infrastructure. The MEDUSA AFRICA project will expand high-speed, low-latency internet access, ...

Burkina Faso’s largest gold mine, Essakane, produces over 400,000 ounces annually. Despite benefiting from rising gold prices, the Canadian company Iamgold faces soaring costs due to insecurity. The ...

Debt payments are expected to keep declining in the coming years, freeing up more room in national budgets for crucial investments in sustainable development goals like quality education and better ...

Since it sold its Arcadia lithium project in Zimbabwe for $400 million, Australia's Prospect Resources has been searching for a new African asset in the metals sector. The company's Mumbezhi project ...

Gold prices rose by about 30% in 2024 and continued to climb in the early weeks of 2025. However, after reaching a peak of $2,936 an ounce in February, they started slumping, despite ongoing factors ...

This decline stands in sharp contrast to the average share of funding received by the sector between 2017 and 2023. Africa, however, remains a land of opportunity, especially as investment banks ...

Tax cuts, budget cuts, and overhauls in taxation and energy policies—John Mahama’s government is on a mission to restore financial stability in a heavily indebted country relying on IMF support, ...

When Bola Tinubu came to power in 2023, he promised to strengthen transparency and intensify the fight against embezzlement, but the challenges remain significant in a country considered one of the ...

While the arms race between Algeria and Morocco appears to be slowing down, leading to a 44% drop in overall arms imports across the continent, worsening security conditions in West Africa have driven ...

With AI and coding becoming essential drivers of innovation and economic growth, this collaboration between MTN and the Ghanaian government is a significant step toward technological advancement. MTN ...

These investments will be spread across 13 African countries, including Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Eswatini, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia.