Dangote Refinery hikes petrol prices again amid rising energy and FX pressures
Dangote Refinery has increased its ex-depot petrol price to ₦1,350 per litre (around $0.90), up from ₦1,275 ($0.85), marking yet […]
Burkina Faso bans another foreign news channel over alleged ‘terrorism glorification’
Authorities in Burkina Faso have taken the decision to suspend the French broadcaster TV5 Monde, accusing it of spreading inaccurate
Kenya halts $1bn Microsoft data centre over power shortages, raising concerns for Africa’s AI growth
Kenya’s proposed $1 billion data centre, backed by Microsoft and UAE-based G42, has been put on hold after President William
Burkina Faso suspends another foreign news channel, over the ‘glorification of terrorism’
The country’s grievance with the French TV station stems from the coverage of the recent surge in terrorist attacks on
Disinflation run pauses as inflation edges up to 3.4% in April
Ghana’s disinflation run has hit a pause, with headline inflation inching up to 3.4% in April 2026, the first increase
Cameroon moves to renationalise its primary electricity company
Cameroon has taken steps to bring its main electricity producer and distributor back under complete state control after President Paul
Algeria becomes the latest African nation strengthening relations with Turkey
Turkey has, over the course of the year, intensified its outreach across Africa, either by strengthening long-standing bilateral partnerships or
Ghanaian xenophobia victim returns home, hopeful for government support on business plans.
Emmanuel Asamoah, a Ghanaian who recently faced harassment in South Africa amid xenophobic tensions, has been brought back to Ghana
China erects monument in Egypt to commemorate 1943 Cairo Declaration
China has erected a monument to the World War II Cairo Declaration at the historic Mena House Hotel in Egypt
Africa must shape the future of global finance, not just follow — BoG Governor
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, has urged African policymakers and industry leaders to