South Africa’s stock index heads for its worst month since 2008 amid Middle East tensions
South Africa’s main stock benchmark in Johannesburg is heading for its sharpest monthly decline in almost twenty years, as conflict […]
Ghana’s $100 airport levy drives up airfares as airlines shift costs to passengers
Beginning April 1, air travel costs in Ghana increased after authorities rolled out a new airport infrastructure levy of up
World Bank approves $500m to support Nigeria’s agriculture, targeting 1 million farmers
A $500 million concessional facility has been cleared by the World Bank to reinforce Nigeria’s agriculture sector, with a strong
Ghana, Zimbabwe Foreign Ministers call for stronger trade, investment cooperation
The Foreign Ministers of Ghana and Zimbabwe have jointly called for the strengthening of trade and investment ties between their
Trump claims Iran’s ‘new regime’ president asked US for ceasefire
US President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that Iran’s new leadership had asked Washington for a ceasefire, saying the US would
Afreximbank leads $4 billion Dangote Refinery deal with $2.5 billion commitment
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced that it has underwritten $2.5 billion in a $4 billion senior syndicated term
167 containers of South African stone fruit stranded amid Middle East unrest
Around 167 containers carrying South African stone fruit are stuck at sea after rising tensions in the Middle East forced
Equinix commits $438 million to expand data centre operations in South Africa
Equinix Inc., a global operator of data centres, is set to invest $438 million in South Africa as it aims
India raises jet fuel prices as global energy disruptions intensify
India on Wednesday raised jet fuel prices amid global energy disruptions driven by an escalating Middle East conflict. State-owned oil
Senegal toughens laws, doubling prison time for same-sex acts to 10 years
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has enacted legislation that doubles the maximum prison sentence for same-sex relations, making such acts