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Niger is generating electricity from a solar plant near the capital Niamey to make up for power shortages caused by neighboring Nigeria cutting energy supplies.

Multiple communities in Kenya are protesting against forceful evictions from their homes which they blame on government deals to ramp up the sale of carbon credits.

South Africa’s government is betting on its deployment of 3,000 soldiers to crush illegal mining gangs and disrupt connected crime syndicates.

Sierra Leone’s president says security forces foiled an attempt to break into a military barracks close to his official residence in the capital Freetown.

Nigerian YouTuber Fisayo Fosudo is arguably West Africa’s most popular tech reviewer thanks to his coverage of everything from smartphones and TVs, to money lending apps and broadband subscription plans.

Lagos-based Access Bank is close to finalizing a regulatory process to launch its first full banking service in Asia in the first quarter of 2024.

The Nigerian central bank’s decision not to hold its monetary policy committee this week has deepened uncertainty over how its new governor plans to tackle the currency crisis in Africa’s biggest economy.

Liberia’s president-elect Joseph Boakai hopes to kickstart an economy in the doldrums, which is just one of many challenges he will face when he takes office in the West African country.

Staffers across the African Development Bank are pushing back at attempts by its top management to quietly resolve a major diplomatic spat with the government of Ethiopia.

The African football stars and their business advisors are tapping into a broader investment trend in the sport they know and love.

A deteriorating relationship is getting worse.

As fighting escalates in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, the country’s horticulture sector looks set to become a major economic casualty.