Africa has one of the fastest-growing mobile telecommunications markets in the world. However, challenges like high infrastructure costs, limited rural coverage, and service affordability persist.

After more than five years of heated debates and public consultations, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa officially signed the Land Expropriation Without Compensation Act into law on3. This ...

Debt financing saw a double-digit decline over the past year, mainly due to rising interest rates and the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against African currencies. Despite this drop, debt financing ...

Despite a global decline in foreign investment, Africa saw a significant boost last year, largely driven by a single major urban and tourism project in Egypt. Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows ...

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, Africa has surpassed pre-pandemic levels of international tourist arrivals. The continent welcomed 74 million visitors in 2024, a 7% increase from 2019 ...

Global Terrorism Index shows that Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger record the highest number of terrorism-related deaths in the region. Over the past 15 years, the Sahel has experienced a 1,266% surge in ...

This is the largest fundraising effort ever carried out by Naked in South Africa. Naked, a fully digital insurance platform based in South Africa, announced on January 21, 2025, that it has secured ...

The Ivorian government has in recent years launched various initiatives to provide training and improve job opportunities for young people. On, 2025, Ivorian Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé ...

WIFI-calling is a transformative tool for bridging digital gaps, enhancing call reliability, and supporting Egypt’s broader goals of economic modernization and rural development. By leveraging this ...

This new recognition boosts the bank's standing in the global financial world, creating fresh opportunities for funding trade and infrastructure projects in Africa. Following a successful Samurai bond ...

Morocco’s economy is expected to grow by 3.8% in 2025, up from 3% in 2024, according to a report released on January 20 by the High Commission for Planning (HCP). This recovery will be driven mainly ...

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a consulting firm specializing in higher education, released a report on January 16 ranking countries based on their readiness for the global labor market. The report named ...