South Africa is moving closer to one of its most significant labour market reforms in years as the government seeks tighter control over the employment of foreign nationals amid a worsening unemployment crisis. Employment and Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth has…

Akinwumi Adesina Takes Helm of Botswana Diamond Fund to Drive Economic Diversification and Job Creation Botswana has appointed former African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina as chairman of its newly established Diamonds for Development Fund, marking a major step in…

President William Ruto has declared that Kenya and its regional partners will move ahead with plans to establish a major oil refinery alongside Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, despite mounting opposition from powerful interests that benefit from fuel imports into East…

When conflict across the Middle East disrupted one of the world’s most critical energy corridors, global fuel buyers scrambled for alternatives.  Few expected Nigeria to emerge at the center of that shift. Yet within weeks, Dangote Petroleum Refinery transformed from…

President William Ruto says Kenya will move ahead with plans to build a major regional oil refinery alongside Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote despite mounting resistance from fuel import interests that currently dominate East Africa’s petroleum market. Speaking during the Annual…