Halima Gadji, the actress behind Marème, one of the most striking characters in the history of Senegalese television, has died. She was laid to rest on Wednesday, January 28, with a national tribute.

Streaming dominates music, reshaping royalties and artist income worldwide Sub-Saharan Africa grows fast, but payouts stay far lower Platform, region, contracts widen gaps between top and niche ...

Touted as a tool of emancipation, blockchain was meant to give the Central African Republic a new form of economic and digital independence. In practice, weak state institutions and an immature ...

Ethiopia to reopen talks on restructuring its $1 billion Eurobond OCC says draft deal fails comparability of treatment debt-relief rules Government warns proceeding risks macro stability and economic ...

Ethiopia is placing technical and vocational training at the core of its growth strategy The policy targets youth employment amid high urban joblessness Skills gaps persist between education output ...

Madagascar accounts for nearly 60% of Africa’s clove output and export earnings Tanzania and Comoros rely heavily on cloves as key agricultural export crops Kenya remains a minor producer, with output ...

Health developments range from the official end of the Marburg outbreak in Ethiopia to the launch of a central health data repository by Africa CDC. At the same time, efforts against neglected ...

Climate change could cause more than 500,000 additional malaria deaths in Africa by 2050 Extreme weather could generate over 100 million new cases in 25 years under current emissions paths Floods and ...

The latest data from the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) show that the country produces not only gold, but also manganese, nickel, bauxite, and diamonds. Gold dominates Gold is ...

Royal Air Maroc signed a deal with DAE to lease 13 Boeing 737-8 aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled for 2027 as part of the airline’s expansion plan. The carrier aims to grow its fleet to over 200 ...

Burkina Faso and Mali absorbed over 47% of Côte d’Ivoire’s palm oil exports in 2024. Côte d’Ivoire exported CFA90.1 billion of palm oil to the two countries. Rising Ivorian output has strengthened its ...

GTCO completed a 10-billion-naira private placement on January 30, 2026. The deal involved 125 million new shares issued at 80 naira each. The capital raise targets regulatory requirements, not a bank ...