Kenya’s Purple tea finds favour with health conscious consumers
Kenya is the world’s biggest exporter of black tea and the crop is one of the country’s top hard currency earners,…
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African fintech firm Flutterwave raises $170 million from investors, eyes U.S.…
Africa-focused payments company Flutterwave has raised $170 million from investors to expand its customer base,…
Mali in West Africa used by Venezuela to ‘refine and sell off gold’
Venezuela's cash-strapped government sent gold to Mali last year in Russian-owned planes to exchange it for…
Nigerien opposition figure, Hama Amadou charged with plot to overthrow government
Leading Nigerien opposition figure Hama Amadou, who is being held by the authorities, faces multiple charges…
‘Museum of Heroism’: National Museums of Kenya appeals for historical,…
The National Museums of Kenya (NMK) is asking Kenyans to donate cultural artefacts and other items, as it seeks to…
Nigeria’s leading independent energy firm posts over $530m revenue in 2020
SEPLAT Petroleum Development Company Plc, a leading Nigerian independent energy company listed on both the…
Abducted schoolgirls in north-western Nigeria released to state government
The hundreds of teenage girls abducted last Friday from their boarding school in Jangebe, Zamfara in north-western…
New prime minister in DR Congo, new era?
By Kris Berwouts*
On 15 February, President Felix Tshisekedi appointed Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde Kyenge as the…
Why the response to new Ebola outbreak must be different this time
Questions answered by Jacqueline Weyer*
New reports of Ebola in Guinea are causing anxiety given the history of…