BGFI Holding Corporation debuts on BVMAC as largest listed company Listing boosts BVMAC Premium segment market capitalization by 256.7% BGFI plans regional expansion and stronger governance through ...

Safaricom Ethiopia increased active M-Pesa subscribers by 119.4% to 5.2 million during fiscal year 2026. M-Pesa processed 442.2 million transactions during the year, while transaction value reached 28 ...

Burkina Faso adopted a new labor code aimed at tightening labor market rules. The reform limits temporary contracts and strengthens worker protections. Most jobs in the country still remain informal ...

Airtel Africa postponed the IPO of Airtel Money to the second half of 2026 because of market volatility linked to the conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel. The planned London listing ...

Morocco’s unemployment rate reached 10.8% in the first quarter of 2026, down from 13% in full-year 2025. Youth unemployment among people aged 15 to 24 stood at 29.2%, marking the highest exposure to ...

Citoyen” mobile application to improve access to municipal services. The platform allows residents to submit complaints, access administrative information and consult waste collection schedules ...

Angola and Gabon signed new agreements covering forestry, security and extradition. The two countries want deeper cooperation beyond oil and hydrocarbons. Trade between both partners remains limited ...

Isaach de Bankolé and Ruth Negga joined the official jury of the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook will chair the jury during the festival, which runs ...

Ghana’s cocoa regulator accused some licensed buying companies of purchasing smuggled cocoa beans from neighboring countries, particularly Ivory Coast. Cocobod said the practice risks damaging the ...

Zimbabwe plans to return 67 farms confiscated during land reforms under Robert Mugabe. Former owners will also receive $146 million in compensation. The government hopes the move will improve ties ...

Ghana says vaccines and essential medicines currently supported by donors will be fully financed through domestic budgets beginning in 2030 Government has uncapped the National Health Insurance Levy ...

ECOWAS criticizes Ghana’s new aviation tax as regionally counterproductive Ghana introduced airport levy to fund infrastructure and facility upgrades Côte d’Ivoire alone reduced intra-ECOWAS flight ...