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Botswana's state-owned power utility has invited bids to build a 100 megawatt (MW) solar power plant to boost energy security in the diamond-rich southern...

South Africa is expecting to harvest its biggest maize crop in four decades, a year after drought devastated output of the country's staple food. Farmers are set to produce over 15 million tonnes which means the country will have a 50% surplus for the year, according to government figures

The planned expansion of the port of Tema in Ghana is expected to cost approximately one billion euros. By its completion at the end...

For Sylvie Nantcha it is vital that she sends money to her mother in Cameroon every month. "In our country there is no social welfare and...

A blast on Monday at South Africa's Natref oil refinery injured 11 people and forced the shutdown of operations close to the 108,000 barrel...

Ghana's government will ask the International Monetary Fund to extend its support programme to December 2018 from April 2018 to boost efforts to stabilize...

Ford chief executive Mark Fields is set to depart following a major reshuffle at the car maker, according to reports. His expected departure, first reported...

A Nigerian labour union that had called for the shutdown of all Exxon Mobil Corp facilities in the Niger Delta has suspended its strike...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Japan (GOJ) have signed an agreement for a US $ 300 million facility under the joint initiative titled Enhanced Private Sector Assistance (EPSA) for Africa. The loan, worth JPY 34.41 billion (equivalent to approximately USD 300 million) is intended to support private sector operations in Africa through the AfDB’s non-sovereign window.

The World Bank has given Botswana a $145.5 million loan to build water projects after it suffered a severe El Nino-induced drought in the...