THE slight drop in Africa's trade deficit with China does not show a change in what Africa is exporting. That is mainly because prices for raw materials like gold, copper, and coffee have gone up.

Africa’s economic performance is showing signs of improvement but remains vulnerable to global shocks, according to the 2025 Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook (MEO) report released by the African ...

These pieces from Moroccan-Belgian photographer and artist Mous Lamrabat’s latest exhibition Homesick, showing at Loft Art ...

Reviewing the recently released accident investigation report from the September 2023 F-35B Mishap in which a Marine ejected ...

The Western Cape is the wealthiest province in terms of household expenditure, spending an average of R229,363 annually, more than double the average amount spent in South Africa. Gauteng is the ...

The newly unveiled poverty map seems more grounded in reality and, as such, should serve as a wake-up call for all involved. As one of the poorest and most climate-vulnerable countries ...

The UK is bracing itself for an Atlantic jet stream of up to 100mph which could see strong ... five to seven miles above sea level. Weather maps from netweather.tv shows the jet stream in red ...

East Africa, comprising nations such as Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania, has been a fulcrum for U.S. efforts to secure trade routes, stymie transnational threats, and project soft power.

The Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit, in Dar es Salaam on January 27-28, 2025, will bring together leaders to accelerate energy access for 300 million people in Africa by 2030. Hosted by the United ...

The summit’s promise is to get half of Africa’s 600 million unelectrified people powered up in just six years. That averages out to five million people a month. Mr. Banga said the World Bank ...

After overthrowing civilian governments between 2020 and 2023, the military leaders in the three countries broke ties with ECOWAS and teamed up to form the Confederation of Sahel States (AES).

It must constitute a watershed moment for energy access in Africa. Let us therefore work to actualize Mission 300 and literally light up the lives of millions, thereby creating lasting change that ...