Central Africa

Afreximbank welcomes launch of Africa Credit Rating Agency as an important step in strengthening Africa’s financial architecture

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) welcomes today’s launch of the Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA), an important milestone in strengthening Africa’s financial architecture and expanding...

Nigerian veteran actor Olu Jacobs dies at 84

Veteran Nigerian actor Olu Jacobs, whose career spanned more than five decades across theatre, television and film, has died at the age of 84. His...
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Kenya trader crackdown puts East African integration under strain

Kenya’s crackdown on foreign small-scale traders is putting pressure on its relations with neighbouring Burundi and highlighting tensions between...

The Republic of Oil: Inside Equatorial Guinea’s Obiang Dynasty and Its Gas-Fuelled Future

For half a century, petroleum has promised Equatorial Guinea prosperity, bought the Obiang regime time and turned a tiny...

Dozens killed after gold mine collapse in Central African Republic

At least 30 people have been killed after an artisanal gold mine collapsed in western Central African Republic near...