Africa’s Free Trade Dream Is Being Sabotaged From Within — Here’s What Officials Are Doing About It Cartels. Monopolies. Market abuse. These aren’t just buzzwords — they are the silent killers of Africa’s most ambitious economic project. And right now,…
A Billionaire, a Broken Deal, and a Battle That Won’t Die A US$195 million legal war is closing in on Patrice Motsepe’s business empire — and a South African court just gave his accusers another shot at justice. This isn’t…
The Pump Is Political — And It’s Coming for Your Budget Fuel prices are never just numbers on a board at the petrol station. They determine how much your matatu fare costs, how much a trader pays to move goods…
Joburg Is Drowning in Debt and Broken Pipes — And Your Mayor Just Gave a Speech About It On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero stood inside St Mary’s Anglican Cathedral and told the city’s residents what they…
Africa Finance Corporation Launches $100M Tech Fund — And It’s About More Than Money Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has approved a $100 million commitment to invest in Africa-focused technology fund managers — a move that directly challenges the long-standing dominance…
Zimbabwe’s central bank governor just confessed what everyone already knew: the country’s gold-backed currency is failing spectacularly. John Mushayavanhu admitted the ZiG should be trading at 15 to the US dollar instead of its current rate of 25—a stunning admission…
Your solar panels could kill you. That’s the harsh reality a tech-savvy Kenyan learned when his neighbor’s solar system erupted in flames, nearly taking down the entire apartment block. The incident, shared on social media, has sparked urgent conversations about…
Ghana has officially removed the name of Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka from the country’s main airport, restoring its earlier title, Accra International Airport. The change, confirmed by the Ministry of Transport, reopens an old national debate about how Ghana remembers the…
Kenya and its East African neighbours should reduce exports of raw materials and invest in value chains to narrow the region’s trade deficit with China and other foreign markets, business leaders said at a Nairobi forum on expanding the Kenya–Asia…
Kenya is laying the groundwork for a new railway under the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor. The aim is to complement road transport and boost freight movement from Lamu Port to inland and regional markets. The LAPSSET Corridor Development…
