South African billionaire Johann Rupert has steered luxury giant Richemont through one of the toughest periods facing the global luxury industry, delivering impressive sales growth despite soaring gold prices, trade tensions, and weakening consumer confidence across several international markets. The…

Nigeria’s economic recovery gained fresh momentum after global ratings agency S&P Global Ratings linked the country’s improving outlook to the growing impact of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals. The agency upgraded Nigeria’s sovereign credit rating from “B-” to “B,”…

Burkina Faso is tightening its control over a $7 billion gold industry as the military-led government accelerates reforms aimed at reducing foreign dominance in mining and strengthening national ownership.  President Ibrahim Traoré has positioned the sector at the center of…