How Ibrahim Traoré Made Burkina Faso $18 Billion from Gold Revenue
Burkina Faso Sees $18 Billion Gold Revenue Under Ibrahim Traoré, Ending Foreign Monopoly. Burkina Faso has reportedly earned $18 billion...
Africa
“Our dream is zero paper”: Côte d’Ivoire’s digital transformation chief on the country’s tech ambitions
Côte d’Ivoire is driving one of Africa’s most ambitious digital transformations, aiming for a fully paperless government by 2030. Karen...
MTN Nigeria enters cloud race with completion of first phase of $235 million data centre
MTN Nigeria has completed the first phase of its $235 million Dabengwa Sifiso Data Centre, marking its official entry into...
The 13.7x blueprint: How Silverbacks’ Africa strategy outperformed global markets
Between 2018 and 2022, Silverbacks Holdings, an Africa-focused private equity firm, made a series of investments in multiple tech startups...
Dangote plans to list Africa’s largest oil refinery in 2026 to quell monopoly fears
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has announced plans to list his massive Nigerian oil refinery on the stock market by...
The Netherlands returns 119 stolen sculptures to Nigeria
The Netherlands has officially handed back 119 ancient sculptures stolen from the former Nigerian kingdom of Benin more than 120...
A new ocean is forming in East Africa
Rhythmic pulsing deep beneath landlocked east Africa is literally tearing the continent apart. But while the effects won’t arrive on the...
Rwanda: African Development Bank kickstarts pioneering cable car project in Kigali
The African Development Bank has approved a grant of $500,000 to undertake a feasibility study into the first phase of...
The BRICS and G7 Politics for Nigeria: Not One or the Other
In the dynamic arena of global geopolitics, Nigerians must shed the illusion that their country has to pick sides between...
Weekly snapshot on the African Economy
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Nigeria Private Sector Credit in Nigeria Hits N77.9trn Nigerian private sector lending...
