Each year around 2 January, the streets of Cape Town host the Cape Town Minstrel Carnival, also known as Kaapse Klopse. Rooted in the nineteenth century, the event combines music, parades and ...

Several countries across Africa face mounting public health challenges, ranging from workforce shortages and ethical concerns in medical research to disease outbreaks, malnutrition, and the need for ...

New government expands to 31 members, up from 30 previously Key economic portfolios reassigned amid focus on cost of living Reshuffle follows local elections won by ruling authorities Gabon’s ...

Technical difficulties disrupt drilling operations offshore Benin Sèmè field restart, planned for late 2025, pushed back with no new date Target output of up to 16,000 barrels per day remains ...

Gabon appoints Clotaire Kondja petroleum and gas minister in reshuffle Industry insider takes over amid ageing fields, weak investment New minister faces gas monetisation, revenue alignment challenges ...

Extension eases bottlenecks after embargo and delayed quota implementation Government still faces risks over policy execution and cobalt substitution The Democratic Republic of Congo’s regulator has ...

Heirs Energies acquires M&P’s 20% Seplat stake for $496M, exiting french group Maurel & Prom and boosting Heirs’ total production to ~50k bpd. The deal leverages Seplat’s Exxon asset integration, ...

Partnership targets financing, financial inclusion, business formalization Pilot formalized 343 firms; nationwide programme targets 5,000 businesses Equity BCDC, the Congolese subsidiary of Kenyan ...

Liberia targets over $3 billion annually from mining, energy by 2029 Government to modernize geology data, digitize procedures, boost state equity Artisanal mining expansion planned; strategy backed ...

Gabon appoints Sosthène Nguema mines minister in Jan. 2026 reshuffle Mining budget jumps 1,400% as government targets sector expansion Strategy seeks reduce oil reliance, boost manganese output, local ...

Burkina Faso to accelerate online justice services rollout from 2026 New platforms enable remote filings, documents, prison visit requests Reform aims widen access despite low digital governance ...

Nigeria stock market posts record 36.6 trillion naira capitalisation gain in 2025 All-Share Index jumps 51%, driven by earnings, dividends, FX clarity Foreign inflows rebound; market records first net ...