Semafor Africa

The move is widely seen as a win for the United Arab Emirates, which has long claimed the Sudanese Armed Forces’ Islamist allies are extremists.

Corruption charges have been levelled at Ken Ofori-Atta by Ghanaian authorities who are pursuing his extradition from the US.

Leo Brent Bozell’s comments, later walked back with an apology, were read in Pretoria as “undiplomatic,” prompting a formal dressing down.

Three rate cuts had been expected in 2026 but Standard Bank’s CEO tells Semafor he expects there will only be two.

The acquisition of the Nation Media Group by Rostam Azizi’s company has sparked fears over media freedom.

The southern African country’s resource ambitions play out amid a US–China battle for Africa’s critical minerals.

Governments across Africa have courted foreign investment to help build their manufacturing base, including for mineral and metal refining.

The growth figures underscored the challenges facing the government in tackling a long list of urgent tasks amid geopolitical shocks.

Residents living near a mine contracted respiratory illnesses following continued exposure to sulfur dioxide gas, a US non-profit found.

Africa’s top gold producer, like governments across the continent, is trying to ​capture more value from surging commodity prices.

Ethiopian Airlines, the continent’s largest carrier, said it incurred a $137 million loss in a single week.

South Africa’s president courted business leaders in Brazil amid upheaval sparked by US tariffs and the Iran war.