Africa

Pan-African business news covering all 54 nations. Continental trade, AfCFTA developments, multi-country investment, and business intelligence spanning the entire African continent.

China lends Cameroon $181m for fibre

Cameroon has secured a loan of 108.4 billion CFA francs (around $181 million) from EXIMBANK-China to fund the fourth phase…

Kenya BPO sector eyes $1bn by 2030

Kenya's business process outsourcing sector is valued at $270 million in 2025 and is targeting $1 billion by 2030, as…

Museveni takes EAC chair, warns on unity

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has assumed the chairmanship of the East African Community, succeeding Kenya's William Ruto at the 25th…

Burkina Faso unveils $64bn development plan

Burkina Faso has adopted the National Development Plan 2026-2030, a $64 billion five-year roadmap structured around security, governance, human capital,…

Nigeria’s oil earned less in 2025 despite pumping more

Nigeria earned $31.54 billion from crude oil in 2025, down 14.4% from $36.85 billion in…

KRA wants VAT on every business in Kenya

The Kenya Revenue Authority wants the VAT registration threshold cut from $39,000 (KES 5 million)…

South Africa’s offshore oil push survives four years of courts

Four years of legal battles have slowed but not stopped South Africa's offshore oil and…

Dangote ships 456,000 tonnes to five African nations

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has exported 12 cargoes of PMS totalling 456,000 tonnes to Côte d'Ivoire,…