Absa Bank Kenya more than doubled its interim dividend to KSh0.50 per share, delivering about KSh2bn to its South African parent group as the lender positions the Nairobi subsidiary as a major dividend channel despite a 10% dip in half-year profits.
Former Arsenal and France captain Patrick Vieira is appointed as the new head coach of the Senegal men's national team.
[African Arguments] General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has discovered dialogue again. After years of promises, a military coup, emergency rule, war rhetoric and political exclusion, Sudan's army chief now says he wants a comprehensive dialogue inside the country to complete a
[African Arguments] When I worked for The Harvest Fund, I sat across from women-farmers who had just completed training in milling, business development, food safety. Competent women. Women who had shown up every day, taken notes, asked questions. And then, when we asked them
[Sonke Gender Justice] Mombasa, Kenya -- What happens when the first thing a parent hears about comprehensive sexuality education is that it teaches children to have sex? Or when a faith leader encounters CSE through a social media post warning that it is foreign, anti-family,
Mid-morning attack near Mekelle marks escalation after months of clashes and air strikes around the region’s borders.
Recovery efforts continue in what is the country's deadliest transport disaster.
Between Rabat and Abu Dhabi, major projects are beginning to give shape to an alliance that goes well beyond business. A new study unpacks the geopolitical ambitions of the two monarchies.
[Capital FM] African music continues to connect with audiences around the world, with artists, genres, and cultural movements shaping how listeners discover and engage with music across the continent. As these sounds evolve and new voices emerge, the conversations around
Hakainde Hichilema, who secured a second term as Zambia’s president on Tuesday, built a business empire before first winning the presidency in 2021, but says he remains at heart an ordinary “cattle boy”.
[Ghanaian Times] The General Secretary of the Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union (ICU-Ghana), Mr Morgan Ayawine, has been honoured with the Most Respected CEO in Labour and Union Leadership award at the sixth Africa's Most Respected CEOs Conference and Awards held in
Local African debt is back in market favour, with Zambia and Uganda among the winners as investors flock back to emerging markets.
East Africa’s efforts to reduce fuel imports have led to a cautious standoff among energy giants, where market influence will depend more on control of the region’s crude, pipelines, and supply networks than on refinery capacity.
Hakainde Hichilema says he was “truly humbled” by the victory and promised to work for all Zambians.
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has pledged to use South Africa's chairship of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to deepen regional economic integration and advance resilient, sustainable and inclusive industrialisation.
As a ferocious super El Niño threatens Southern Africa’s breadbaskets, South Africa’s record 21.5m-tonne grain buffer stands between stability and a regional food crisis. But with neighbouring states already in deficit, how long can trade corridors hold?
[This Day] Mastercard and TeamApt Limited, a subsidiary of Moniepoint, have entered a strategic collaboration to strengthen digital payment capabilities for businesses and financial institutions across Africa.
Described as a calm character, Promise Okoro's goat loves fried rice and has become celebrated locally.
BBC Sport Africa looks at some of the key takeaways from Wafcon 2026 as Cameroon crowned first-time champions despite not qualifying for the finals.
Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema edged closer to securing a second term Monday as results came in from last week’s vote, marred by opposition arrests and a much-criticised suspension of vote counting.