A historical partner of Côte Ouest, part of MEDIAWAN Africa, for over 25 years, Globo, will be alongside Côte Ouest for the second consecutive year at the 4th edition of MIP AFRICA, which will be held ...

Equity CEO mentioned Senate supports waiving share sale; but formal full law still pending. The 2022 law, plus the central bank rule, requires banks to cede stakes to local investors. The National ...

FAO food price index rose 1.6% in July. Vegetable oils up 7.1%, meat index hit record. Cereals, dairy, sugar prices saw slight declines. Global prices for key food commodities rose in July, reversing ...

VFD Group plans ₦50.67B rights issue at ₦10/share. Shareholders offered two new shares for every three held. Funds to boost capital, expand operations, support growth. VFD Group, a Nigerian holding ...

Barrick Gold’s H1 revenue up 13.5% to $4.79B. Mali mine halt caused $1.03B impairment. Record $3,099/oz prices drove gains. Toronto-based mining group Barrick Gold announced Monday, August 11, $4.79 ...

Sub-Saharan Africa hosts 52 % of the world’s mobile-money accounts, yet only 7 % of adults there borrowed via these services in 2024. • GSMA and World Bank concur that strict regulation, low credit ...

The authorities piloted digital civil registration in 19 districts on Africa CRVS Day. • Only 3 % of Somali children under five currently have a registered birth. • Officials planned to phase the ...

Child labor fell from 245.5 million in 2000 to 137.6 million in 2024. • ILO says the reduction rate must increase elevenfold to meet the 2030 goal. • Sub-Saharan Africa has 87 million child laborers, ...

Moscow seeks to swap Wagner for Africa Corps, under the Russian Defense Ministry’s control. • New deal would require CAR to pay billions of CFA francs for security services. • Request comes as ...

Share of African adults with a mobile money account rose from 27% in 2021 to 40% in 2024, the highest rate worldwide. • Savings through mobile money accounts doubled in three years, but digital ...

The UN launches a project to align vocational training in DR Congo to growing economic sectors. • DR Congo must create nearly 100,000 new jobs per month to meet youth employment needs by 2030. • The ...

Court sentenced Succès Masra to 20 years in prison and a CFA1 billion fine. • Conviction followed deadly 2023 Mandakao clashes that killed 42, mostly women and children. • Defense denounced ruling as ...