Maritime disruptions often hurt net importers such as Kenya. When piracy incidents off the coast of Somalia went up, for instance, insurance companies raised premium for covering ships ...

The insurgency in Cabo Delgado, which erupted in 2017, brought construction of TotalEnergies' $20 billion LNG project there to a halt.

By Tamala Maerere Just before sunrise in rural Chikutu, in Malawi’s Nkhata Bay district, children wake up to the sound of roosters and the start of another busy day. There’s water to fetch.

The strong performance in the year ended December 31 followed a ​difficult 2024 for the group, when its largest business, MTN ...

Sassou ​seized power in the oil‑producing nation in 1979 and has governed almost continuously since, except for a five-year ...

It is unclear exactly how many Africans have gone to fight in Ukraine but Kyiv says over 1,700 Africans fighting on the Russian side.

At the 25th Ordinary Summit of the East African Community in Arusha, Tanzania, on March 7, the gloves finally came off. The bloc dropped the romantic notion of post-colonial brotherhood in favour of a ...

Forty years after Uganda’s barter trade, Africa must choose: economic self-reliance or dependence on global powers.

Rising tensions in the Middle East and Israel’s expanding influence could trigger a wider conflict, with Iran standing firm against regional pressure.

Amid poverty and corruption, Kenya’s political race exposes a system driven by power and greed rather than service.

Peace in the Middle East – once a common hope – seems to have given way to ‘might is right’ with little or no pretense ...

Uganda’s parliament is pushing for extra funding for the Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) ahead of a scheduled country ...