Churchill Nkagumaho
Titans of the Continent: Africa’s Top 10 Richest People
Billionaire fortunes across Africa have seen a massive surge, driven by soaring stock markets, massive infrastructural expansions, and…
Burkina Faso Army Repels JNIM Attack in Centre-Nord Region, 24 Militants Killed
Burkina Faso’s armed forces said they killed 24 Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin militants during an attack on a…
Video: Egypt’s Grand Egyptian Museum Opens Final Galleries, Redefining Pharaonic Tourism
Egypt’s Grand Egyptian Museum, the world’s largest museum dedicated to a single civilization, has opened its final galleries…
Kenyan Shilling Holds Steady Against US Dollar Amid Dollar Demand
Kenya’s shilling traded flat against the US dollar on Friday, holding at 129.50/129.70 levels according to London Stock…
How Uganda’s economy can withstand global turmoil
By Bethuel Karanja From Washington to Beijing, the global economic weather is turning unpredictable. Trade rules that once…
The secret mission to fly a president’s body back home – pilot speaks to the BBC
Exactly 31 years ago to the day, two Kenyan pilots, Hussein Mohamed Anshuur and Mohamed Adan, received an…
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ‘devastated’ by death of young son
One of Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's toddler twins has died, her family has confirmed. An official family…
Renewable Energy Revolution: Africa’s Path to Sustainability
Introduction Africa is poised at the brink of a renewable energy revolution. With abundant natural resources, the continent…
Oil declines amid rising US crude inventories, Sino-US tariff war
Oil prices slid on Wednesday as rising stockpiles in the U.S. and market worries about a new Sino-U.S.…
Nigeria to block oil export permits for producers who do not fill refinery quotas
Nigeria's upstream oil regulator said on Monday it would deny export permits for oil cargoes from producers who…
The surprisingly unromantic origins of Valentine’s Day
And then there is the most dangerous risk of all, the risk of spending your life not doing…
As gold prices surge, Ghana faces ‘looming crisis’ over illegal mining
When activist Oliver Barker Vormawor saw reports in September that Ghana’s water agency would not be able to…
Military governor of DRC’s North Kivu province killed in M23 rebel assault
The military governor ofNorth Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has died from injuries…
Ugandan shilling little-changed against dollar but under pressure
The Ugandan shilling traded broadly stable on Friday, although was under slight pressure as energy importers sought foreign…
Thousands displaced as Congo M23 rebels near Goma in major advance
The advance marks a turning point for the M23 since it launched a fresh insurgency into Congo’s mineral-rich…
