Africa

New research indicates that our cognitive capacity is reduced whenever our phones are within reach—whether it’s turned on or off....

South Africa's state power utility Eskom signed a $1.5 billion (19.6 billion rand) loan agreement with China Development Bank on...

After South Sudan’s peace deal collapsed, gun battles rocked the capital and soldiers ransacked his clothing store, Ahmed al-Nur faced the...

In a bid to build robust domestic and continental supply chains and facilitate seamless flow of goods and services across...

Edith Onwuchekwa Lafarge Africa Plc has announced the appointment of Edith Onwuchekwa as acting secretary. The company in a statement...

Egyptian non-oil private-sector business activity contracted for the 21st consecutive month in June as output and new orders continued to...

South Africa's Treasury will unveil an action plan on Friday detailing structural changes and timelines to boost growth to 6...

Kenya's economy expanded 4.7 percent in the first quarter of this year, down from 5.9 percent in the same period...

Fitch Ratings has downgraded Nestle SA's (Nestle) long-term issuer default ratings (IDR) and senior unsecured ratings to 'AA-' from 'AA',...

Social media companies in Germany face fines of up to 50m euros ($57.1; £43.9m) if they fail to remove "obviously...