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LAGOS, Nigeria — Africa’s biggest oil refinery has opened its doors to public investors, as Aliko Dangote’s $20 billion industrial project begins a new phase that could reshape Nigeria’s capital market and energy industry. The
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MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali pirates have released the MV Sward and its 17-member crew after holding the vessel for several months, with security sources saying a ransom was paid for their freedom. The ship was
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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Nigeria has appointed a new senior military commander to oversee operations against Boko Haram and other insurgent groups in the northeast, as renewed security concerns in Borno State put the government’s counter-insurgency
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A child’s toy is usually associated with play, imagination and safety. But in South Africa, a growing counterfeit-toy market is forcing families, businesses and regulators to confront a darker reality: products that look harmless may
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TRIPOLI, Libya — The United Nations has welcomed a new agreement between Libya’s rival political factions that sets out a roadmap towards long-delayed national elections, offering a possible route out of the country’s prolonged political
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Rising tensions in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are putting renewed pressure on the 2022 Pretoria peace agreement, raising fears that one of Africa’s most devastating recent conflicts could once again descend into
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BANJUL, The Gambia — The Gambia is facing a growing electricity and political crisis after prolonged power cuts triggered street protests in and around the capital, with demonstrators demanding that President Adama Barrow resign. The
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MALABO, Equatorial Guinea — Equatorial Guinea is facing growing scrutiny over the treatment of migrants deported from the United States after police allegedly pointed firearms at detainees during an altercation at a hotel in Malabo.
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NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s crackdown on foreign nationals operating small-scale retail businesses and hawking has triggered a wider debate over jobs, migrant rights, regional trade and the limits of economic protectionism. President William Ruto initially
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FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma has returned home after more than two years in Nigeria, following the government’s decision to discontinue treason proceedings against him over an alleged 2023
