Dangote Refinery’s $4.73 Billion Bombshell as IPO Clock Ticks Down
With less than 24 hours left on the clock, Africa’s most-watched share sale just delivered its biggestheadline yet. Dangote Petroleum Refinery, the... Read More
Senegal General Strike Deepens as Workers Reject New Labour Laws
Senegal’s nationwide general strike entered a new phase on Friday, with unions tightening theirgrip on key sectors and streets around government ministries... Read More
WHO: Africa Faces ‘Most Extensive’ Ebola Outbreak on Record
The World Health Organization and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Preventionraised the alarm on Friday, calling the Ebola outbreak now... Read More
Dangote Just Bought A Quarter Of Kenya’s National Pipeline For $327 Million
Africa’s richest man just made his boldest cross-border move yet. In an announcement thatrippled across the continent’s markets this morning, the Dangote... Read More
Burkina Faso Brings Back The Death Penalty In Unanimous Vote
Burkina Faso’s military-appointed parliament has unanimously adopted a sweeping newpenal code that restores the death penalty, a dramatic reversal that lands less... Read More
Ghana’s $11.6bn Gold Boom: How Artisanal Miners Rewrote the Trade
Ghana’s gold export numbers released today confirm what West African commodity traders havebeen whispering about since the summer: the country’s small-scale and... Read More
Rwandan Dissident Found Beheaded Near Kampala, Reigniting Exile Fears
The killing of Robert Kabera, a vocal Kagame critic who had sought refuge in Uganda, has triggered demands for an urgent investigation... Read More
South Africa’s Suspended Top Cop Walks Back Into Office — Six Months, Dropped Charges Later
PRETORIA — General Fannie Masemola walked back into the South African Police Service headquarters today,resuming full duties as National Commissioner after six... Read More
DR Congo’s Deadliest Ebola Outbreak: 4,000 Dead, Fight Reaches Bunia
The Democratic Republic of Congo is now five months into the worst Ebola outbreak in itshistory — and this morning, officials in... Read More