Ghana has jailed opposition heavyweight Chairman Wontumi for 20 years over illegal mining, marking the country’s most significant political conviction in the fight against galamsey.
[Africa Check] EXPLAINER: International migrants, jobs and crime in South Africa: What do the numbers show?
[allAfrica] Domitexka's mill in Kaolack has the markets, the know-how and the partnerships to compete globally. What it still needs -- like nearly every manufacturer on the continent -- is patient capital.
[This Day] "No nation, no company, and no institution can unlock the full value of its energy, resources in isolation."
[The Conversation Africa] Scientists have long thought humans have a uniquely difficult birth compared to other primates.
The vast project promises to link West African gasfields with regional markets and Europe, but financing and construction risks remain formidable.
As oil prices climb above $90 a barrel amidst escalating hostilities between the US and Iran, African economies face mounting inflation and widening budget deficits. From Dangote’s refining to tax cuts and stockpiling, what strategies are in place?
Hundreds of lives are lost each year in Nigeria as a result of boat accidents yet nothing seems to change.
The Congolese head of state is expected to preside over a high-level debate on the control and management of natural resources.
[Vanguard] A subtle anomaly. An unpopular call to isolate critical systems. Resistance from every direction. That decision, made years ago with a key stakeholder during a live cybersecurity incident I was managing as a consultant, looked excessive at the time. It turned out to
New airspace bans and financing restrictions target the army-aligned government, yet Washington’s leverage remains doubtful in a conflict driven by entrenched warlords.
A wall at the exit gate collapsed as many people jostled to leave the venue at night, police say.
President Trump does not have the political bandwidth or personal inclination to undertake constructive diplomacy in Africa, which clears the way for China to entrench its economic dominance across the continent.
China’s Huaxin has rebranded Lafarge Africa as HBM Nigeria and is racing to add capacity – with the assets earmarked for an overseas stock-market listing.
Less than a year after leaving the presidency of the African Development Bank, the Nigerian has bounced back into a string of organisations – roles that look more like a staging post than a final destination.
Barely 5% of Cameroon’s gold production is thought to pass through legal channels. Yet the rest still leaves the country, much of it through its international airports. Part 2 of our investigation into a security system riddled with holes.
[The Conversation Africa] Political violence refers to the use of force by groups pursuing political goals. It can include attacks on civilians, armed clashes, riots and explosions, all of which cause obvious and immediate harm.
[The Conversation Africa] Some of the most extraordinary gems ever found belong to a rare class of diamonds known as CLIPPIRs (Cullinan-like, Large, Inclusion-Poor, Pure, Irregular, Resorbed). They make up less than 1% of all diamonds on Earth, and include three of the largest
A sustained campaign by environmentalists and resistance from local communities threaten Kenya’s plan to break ground on its first nuclear power plant next year. Does the government have the political will to see off this anti-nuclear wave?
[RFI] Models stepped on to a Paris runway last week wearing sculptural gowns in African textiles by Imane Ayissi - the first and still the only designer from sub-Saharan Africa to take part in Paris's haute couture shows.