From tax battles to the VBS heist, a new book details how the EFF leader has skirted controversy while consolidating his place as South Africa’s most disruptive political figure.

After nearly a week of demonstrations in Madagascar, President Andry Rajoelina is trying to regain control, and has dismissed his government after more than 20 people were killed in violent protests.

The chief executive of the world’s number two gold miner – highly active in Africa – has left the group. Will this departure open a new era? The news is likely to catch the mining world off guard. In ...

The uneasy political truce between President William Ruto and his predecessor is collapsing, reviving a bitter rivalry with high stakes for the next election. In a rare and stinging public ...

When President John Mahama took office in January, Ghana ’s cedi stunned markets. After years of weakness, the currency surged, buoyed by a hawkish central bank that squeezed liquidity, lifted ...

Hot on the heels of Algiers’ announcement that it will buy Russian Sukhoi Su-57s, reports that Rabat wants American F-35s have fuelled the sense of an endless arms race between the Maghreb’s two ...

The letter was signed by the new dean of the African diplomatic corps in Washington, Rwandan Ambassador Mathilde Mukantabana, and Tarek Ben Youssef, the chargé d’affaires of the African Union Mission ...

From prolonged hospital stays and a bitter public divorce to the loss of allies through Covid-19 and political sidelining, Zimbabwe’s Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has endured a turbulent few ...

As Tinubu shores up influence in Nigeria’s South-South oil hub, new elite pacts and tougher offshore rules spark debate on state capture.

A leading miller in Côte d’Ivoire through Grands Moulins d’Abidjan, US giant Seaboard is doubling down at home while launching an offensive in Mali and Burkina Faso against wheat from Moscow.

The Africa Report is hiring a Business Editor to lead agenda-setting coverage of African companies, markets and deal-makers. The Africa Report is the leading English-language magazine and digital ...

Bonnie’s nomination as chief justice pits experience and integrity against age disputes, political grudges and his uncompromising stance on illegal mining.