1+ hour, 35+ min ago  (845+ words) Nigeria's e-commerce conversation is often framed around infrastructural, logistical and payment challenges. But beneath those familiar talking points, a quieter shift is taking place, one driven not by systems, but by people. At the centre of this shift is a…...

2+ hour, 44+ min ago  (522+ words) Every year, thousands of African entrepreneurs ask themselves the same question: Is my business ready? Am I good enough? Is it even worth applying? And every year, too many stop there. They hesitate. They overthink. They start the application, and…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (782+ words) Turkey and Israel are intensifying competition in the Horn of Africa, with Somalia and Somaliland emerging as key battlegrounds for oil, military influence and control of vital Red Sea trade routes. Turkey has consolidated its position through formal agreements with…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (669+ words) Last year, Nicole Landis Ferragonio and Joe Luchs decided to leave Amazon and launch an AI startup. They'd been planning the transition for months, but for Ferragonio, the tipping point was Amazon's five-day return-to-office mandate in January 2025. "It raised some…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (532+ words) Jamil Mohammed Abubakar, an aviation professional, has been appointed Managing Director of Infrastructure & Logistics at the Dangote Group by his father-in-law, Aliko Dangote, extending a series of family-linked leadership moves across Africa's largest industrial conglomerate. The appointment, effective April 20, 2026, puts…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (122+ words) Women to the front or women as a front The 2026 Landscape: Power from the Sidelines In Mexico, President Claudia Sheinbaum maintains a high approval rating of 78 percent, yet she remains the institutional heir to the "Fourth Transformation" envisioned by her…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago  (176+ words) Business Insider Africa What smart people are saying about the future of the Fed under Kevin Warsh Kevin Warsh is in the hot seat. - Senators gathered Tuesday for Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh's confirmation hearing. - Warsh's hawkish monetary outlook and…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (246+ words) Uganda's central bank has begun purchasing gold from domestic producers under a long-planned initiative to add bullion to the country's foreign exchange reserves. The Bank of Uganda said the first acquisition was completed on Friday, though it did not disclose…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (316+ words) Ghana has signed a new investment push with Spain aimed at expanding agro-industrial capacity, with a particular focus on tomato production and processing, as the West African country seeks to reduce reliance on imports and strengthen exports. The initiative was…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (276+ words) India's talks with Zambia over access to critical mineral resources have stalled due to a lack of assurances from Lusaka on mining rights, according to two people familiar with the discussions. India was allocated about 9, 000 square kilometers in Zambia last…...