South Africa's state power utility posted its second consecutive annual profit after nearly a decade of losses, yet unpaid bills from municipalities now threaten to swallow the entire turnaround.
IATA's July 2026 data reveals a sharp split: African carriers led the world on passenger seat expansion at 9% while posting the slowest air cargo demand growth of any region at just 1.1%.
The UK university is formalising partnerships with Nigerian institutions and companies to export executive education and business leadership programmes to one of Africa's largest graduate markets.
Intra-African trade languishes below 15% of the continent's total commerce — far behind Europe's 60%-plus — while a lorry stuck at a border crossing tells the deeper story of why.
The Belgian-rooted agro-industrial group behind Nigeria's Presco Plc held a leadership celebration on August 21, 2026, spotlighting the human and institutional capital that built one of Africa's largest palm oil empires.
Loyalist presidential guards, backed by Russian-linked Africa Corps fighters, retook control of Base Aérienne 101 on August 29, keeping junta leader Abdourahamane Tiani in power.
A sharp military exchange between the US and Iran has targeted Gulf shipping infrastructure and American forward bases, raising immediate escalation risks across the Middle East.
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