Semafor Africa

The move comes amid a multibillion-dollar standoff between the Swiss commodities giant and DR Congo tax authorities.

The project uses imagined climate-adapted photos of areas that have already been hard hit by sea-level rise, flooding, and coastal erosion.

Nearly 190,000 hectares of forest were converted to mines in Africa between 2001 and 2020, according to researchers at the universities of Cambridge and Sheffield.

The trial comes as the virus spread to two new provinces in the DR Congo, fueling fears the fast-moving outbreak is becoming harder to contain.

Africa’s largest economy once refined its own fuel, but is now wholly dependent on imported petrol, diesel, and jet fuel, leaving it vulnerable to major disruptions.

The refinery agreed in 2024 to set depot prices in the local currency following a government deal that involved sourcing crude oil domestically.

Critics say Washington’s proposed power-sharing deal would trade elections for stability while opening the door to US oil companies.

De Beers is halting production at South Africa’s biggest diamond mine, with gemstone prices falling thanks to slowing demand and increased competition from lab-grown stones.

Since his first post on March 30, the young creator has gained 6.5 million followers on Instagram.

The result comes following a government push to improve security along pipelines.

Frank Garcia is due to arrive in Nigeria before planned stops in Côte d’Ivoire and Mali.

The announcement prompted economists to scale back expectations of back-to-back interest rate hikes.