The Ooni of Ife, Ooni of Ife, has unveiled OJAJA Soft Drinks in a bold move set to reshape Nigeria’s beverage industry and strengthen the Made-in-Africa movement. The launch signals a defining moment for indigenous enterprise as the monarch positions…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has defended his administration’s controversial fuel subsidy removal and foreign exchange reforms, declaring that Nigeria has emerged from what he described as a “dark tunnel.” He made the remarks during an interfaith breaking of fast with…
Burkina Faso’s industrial revolution is accelerating in 2025, as the government opens 17 new industrial units and creates more than 600 permanent jobs across key sectors. Citizens have welcomed the rapid transformation, praising the state’s push to industrialize and expand…
Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire, the world’s two largest cocoa producers, now face one of the most severe cocoa sales crises in decades as global prices collapse and unsold beans pile up across warehouses. Together, both nations supply more than half…
Nigeria’s push for fuel self-sufficiency has gained strong momentum after the Dangote Petroleum Refinery signed a landmark offtake agreement with 12 major marketers to distribute up to 65 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit daily across the country. The deal…
Ghana’s economy has officially crossed the $100 billion mark, signaling a major turnaround in the country’s macroeconomic outlook. Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson announced the milestone and projected that gross domestic product could expand to $140 billion by 2026 if…
Tanzania–India trade has surged to 8.6 billion US dollars (21.5tri/-), up sharply from 2.3 billion US dollars (5.75tri/-) in 2020/2021, marking one of the fastest expansions in Tanzania’s bilateral trade relations in recent years. The figures emerged during high-level meetings…
Ghana and Burkina Faso have signed seven bilateral agreements to strengthen security cooperation and protect one of West Africa’s most strategic trade corridors. The agreements mark a decisive diplomatic reset after six years without structured engagement under the Permanent Joint…
Nedbank has secured regulatory approval to acquire a 66% majority stake in NCBA Group in a transaction valued at approximately R13.9 billion. The decision marks one of the most significant cross-border banking deals in Africa and signals a bold expansion…
Nigeria has taken a major step to strengthen its startup ecosystem as the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) signed a landmark agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to establish a $50 million innovation fund for Nigerian startups. The…