Dangote Remains Africa’s Richest Man as Bloomberg Releases Billionaires’ List
Aliko Dangote, the President of Dangote Group, has maintained his status as Africa’s richest man, defying the fluctuations in the Nigerian currency against the...
Africa continues to fight against the use of the dollar as Tanzania bans pricing...
Bank of Tanzania instructs firms to comply with regulations and cease pricing products and services in dollars to relieve pressure on the local...
The European Union opens its €4300 billion market to East Africa
EU-EAC Market Access Upgrade Programme (MARKUP) enables over 500 agribusinesses in East Africa to trade with the €4300 billion EU market.
East African...
Johann Rupert: 10 things to know about Africa’s richest man
Forbes Magazine announced on Friday, June 16, that South African billionaire Johann Rupert has surpassed Nigeria's Aliko Dangote to become "Africa's richest man", ending...
Dangote loses Africa’s richest man position
Africa’s richest man title has been claimed by South African businessman Johann Rupert($12 billion) surpassing the long-standing champion Aliko Dangote($10.8 billion).
Rupert’s ascent...
Militants kill 42 people in a school attack in western Uganda
At least 42 people were killed and 15 children abducted in a suspected rebel attack on a secondary school in western Uganda. The Allied...
Tea pickers In Kenya Are Destroying Machines Meant To Replace Them In Protest
Tea pickers in Kenya are protesting the automation of the tea industry. They have destroyed tea-plucking machines worth $1.2 million and clashed with police....
US bans Ugandan officials after anti-LGBTQI law
The United States Government on Friday announced a ban targeting Ugandan officials, citing human rights abuses and corruption.
The Department of State said it is taking...
Poland detains plane carrying President Ramaphosa’s security aides
The Polish Foreign Ministry on Friday said the plane carrying the security personnel and press crew of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was detained...
Top 10 African countries with the largest gold reserves
Algeria is the African country with the largest gold holding, at 174 metric tons.
The North African country was followed by South Africa,...
