Economy

Zimbabwe on Monday sought the support of the European Union to sell off US$600 million worth of ivory it has...

President Macky Sall has announced "emergency" cash transfers to more than half a million Senegalese households to help them cope...

Authorities in Zimbabwe have ordered banks to stop lending with immediate effect on Saturday. According to the governrment, the decision...

First Quantum Minerals said on Sunday that its board has approved plans for a $1.25 billion expansion of the company’s...

Somalia's government has asked the International Monetary Fund, IMF, to extend its financial support by three months to August 17th....

The announcement that South Sudan’s crude oil has been sold in advance to pay for salary arrears has come in...

A Moroccan government spokesman says that a pipeline project with Nigeria is "on the right track", amid a spat with...

The Mozambican government has ruled out subsidies on bread and fuels amid a rise in cost of living. Prime Minister...

The parliament in Togo has approved a resolution last Friday asking the government to make a formal bid for membership...

The president of Burkina Faso’s mines chamber said on Monday extra measures would be taken to increase security and help...