Economy

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 42-month arrangement of US$390 million under the Extended...

Chad's interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby said on Saturday he plans to run in this year's long-awaited presidential race. Deby's...

Nigeria has approved the immediate resumption of cash transfers to 12 million vulnerable households, Minister of Finance Wale Edun said...

The West African regional bloc said on Saturday it would lift strict sanctions on Niger as it seeks a new...

The United Arab Emirates and Kenya have concluded a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA), UAE Minister of Foreign Trade Thani...

Former Nigerian head of state, Yakubu Gowon who was one of the founders of the Economic Community of West African...

Burkina Faso's military junta has suspended the issuance of export permits for artisanal and semi-mechanised gold and other precious commodities...

Nigeria's tanker drivers ended a strike to protest rising operational costs after agreeing to an increase in freight charges with...

With placards reading 'end bad government now' and 'end hunger', residents of one of Nigeria's largest cities took to the...

Ethiopia's government is discussing selling 10% of state-owned telecoms company Ethio Telecom via a local stock exchange that is being...