Search for “wealthiest African country,” and you will usually land on the same short list: South Africa, Egypt, Algeria, ...

JOHANNESBURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Africa’s digital payments economy is set to grow from strength to strength according to a Mastercard-commissioned report by Genesis Analytics stating that the digital ...

The Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, and Heirs Holdings Group Tony Elumelu, has emphasised the need for a strategic and collaborative approach to drive sustainable economic growth across ...

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The African Continental Free Trade Area, (AfCFTA), must now move decisively from negotiation to implementation so that it delivers tangible benefits to Africa's 1.4 billion people, President William ...

In the big investment banks, the international financial institutions and development agencies, and in the leading economic think-tanks, African economists are still too few. That reflects a stubborn ...

PRETORIA (Reuters) -South Africa's economy stagnated in the first quarter, eking out quarter-on-quarter growth of just 0.1%, as contractions in sectors like mining and manufacturing offset a strong ...

With trade nearing $4 billion and remittances hitting record highs, Bangladesh is accelerating economic engagement with Africa, particularly South Africa, focusing on pharmaceuticals, garments, jute ...

Immigrant entrepreneurs Albert Owusu-Asare (l), a former international student to the U.S. from Ghana, and Ameer Shujjah (r), a former international student from Pakistan, cofounded Cadana, which ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. African Union Commission Chairperson Mahamoud Ali Youssouf delivers a speech during the opening ceremony for The Ninth Tokyo ...