Nigeria’s Dangote plans to expand own oil refinery to world’s largest
The plans also include increasing the refinery’s output to 1.4 million barrels per day, which could make it the world’s largest oil refinery by capacity.
24 Oct, 2025
South African rand holds steady as investors await watchdog verdict
South African rand holds steady as investors await Financial Action Task Force verdict
24 Oct, 2025
Ghana’s Former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings dies aged 76
Ghana’s former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, the spouse of the late ex-President Jerry Rawlings, has died at the age of 76.
24 Oct, 2025
Ghana police rescue 57 Nigerians from cybercrime site in Accra
Police in Ghana rescued 57 Nigerians trafficked to the West African country and arrested five people suspected of operating a cybercrime and human trafficking ring, authorities said on Thursday.
23 Oct, 2025
More than 30 million people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance in Sudan: UN
Africa accounts for 40% of global conflicts: International Committee of the Red Cross
Nigerian military says 50 terrorists killed in army base raids
Benin opposition candidate excluded from presidential race
Djibouti sets stage for constitutional changes ahead of 2026 presidential polls
23 Oct, 2025
Cameroon opposition candidate Tchiroma calls for protests ahead of poll results
Officials have banned public gatherings and the movement of motorcycle taxis in several cities ahead of the final results due no later than Monday evening.
23 Oct, 2025
Nigeria parliament investigates $4.6 billion in aid spending
Nigerian lawmakers on Wednesday launched an investigation into how $4.6 billion in international aid grants between 2021 and 2025 was used, saying the money had failed to prevent high mortality rates from HIV, tuberculosis and malaria.
22 Oct, 2025
Madagascar seeks Interpol warrant for Rajoelina’s ally over transfer of Boeing planes to Iran
Madagascar is seeking an Interpol red notice to arrest a close associate of the ousted president over the transfer of Boeing aircraft to Iran in violation of US sanctions.
22 Oct, 2025
Ex-first lady Sylvia Bongo, son ‘won’t return to Gabon’ for trial, their lawyers say
Gabon’s former first lady and the son of the country’s deposed leader Ali Bongo Ondimba will not return to Libreville to face trial for embezzlement of public funds, their French lawyer said on Wednesday.
22 Oct, 2025
RSF drone attacks target Khartoum airport for second day
Paramilitary drone attacks targeted Khartoum International Airport for a second consecutive day on Wednesday, a Sudanese military source said.
22 Oct, 2025
At least 40 African migrants dead in shipwreck off Tunisia
Forty migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa were found dead on Wednesday following a shipwreck off Tunisia while 30 were rescued, a judicial spokesperson told AFP.
22 Oct, 2025
Drone strikes in Sudan’s capital delays reopening of Khartoum airport
The first commercial domestic flight by Badr Airlines was scheduled for Wednesday
22 Oct, 2025
Trade with Africa not a game of Minecraft – Nigerian minister
The engagement should be based on mutual respect, based on shared interests and based on the fact that Africa needs to develop, said Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar.
22 Oct, 2025
At least 63 killed in multi-vehicle crash in Uganda – police
The accident happened around 2100 GMT on Tuesday on the highway to Gulu, a major city in northern Uganda.
21 Oct, 2025
At least 38 people killed after fuel tanker explodes in Nigeria
A fuel tanker explosion rocked the Nigerian village of Ezza in the Katcha Local Government Area on Tuesday, resulting in the deaths of at least 38 people, according to authorities.
