COTONOU, BeninCOTONOU, Benin — Women wearing dresses bearing Pope Benedict XVI’s portrait tried to climb flagpoles to catch a glimpse of him as he arrived Friday on his second trip to Africa, while ...

As Africa’s energy sector expands, the need for productive local content policies has become critical for local job creation and value retention. Such policies catalyze growth of nationally owned ...

A continent-wide boom is shaping a new breed of pan-African lenders. The future has never looked brighter for sub-Saharan Africa. Many of its economies are expanding at annual rates of 6% or more, led ...

The retired coal-fired Komati Power Station, operated by Eskom, near Komati village, in the Mpumalanga province in South Africa [File: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters] President Donald Trump’s administration ...

Africa is gearing up to attract a wave of investment in exploration blocks, with a surge in oil and gas licensing rounds being launched during the 2024/2025 period. According to the African Energy ...

US Vice President Kamala Harris addresses a news conference following her meetings with Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo in Accra, Ghana, on March 27, 2023. Harris' seven-day visit to Africa that also ...

Resilient global venture capital flows are propping up Africa’s tech startups. Duplo, a Nigeria-based business-to-business payment platform, recently raised $4.3 million in seed funding. The effort ...

As part of Global Energy Strategy consultations, the World Bank gathered views from rural communities in three African countries Energy solutions are necessary to increase safety, improve health and ...

Hear why some Israeli reservists would rather risk prison than go back to fight in Gaza ...

President Jacob Zuma leaves Tuynhuys, the office of the Presidency at parliament after the announcement that his State of the Nation address had been postponed in Cape Town, South Africa, February 6, ...