Africa

On the farmland of Mohammed Amidu in Accra, Ghana he prepares his beds to plant vegetables. 40 years old and married with two children...

The countries of West Africa’s Sahel region are requesting 50 million euros ($56 million) from the European Union to help set up a multinational...

Barclays Africa Group Limited has announced that following the completion of South Africa's largest bookbuild in South African Rands, Barclays PLC has sold 33.7% of Barclays Africa's issued share capital at a price of R132 per share. This results in accounting deconsolidation of Barclays Africa from Barclays PLC. Barclays PLC sold 285,691,979 Barclays Africa ordinary shares at a price of R132 per share, which results in Barclays PLC reducing its shareholding to 23.4%, with a further 7% to be taken up by the Public Investment Corporation at a later date, following receipt of the necessary regulatory approvals.

Thirteen African countries have signed series of partnership agreements with India to enhance the supply of agricultural machinery, credit advancement to farmers and scientific cooperation. Farm machinery suppliers from the Indian state of Gujarat signed agreements with Ghana, Zambia, Mozambique and Togo for the supply of farm machinery, training on the use of the machinery in mechanized agriculture and cooperation in the use of the machinery in mining.

Plastic bags are used daily across Africa - the bans are hoped to tackle the pervasive problem of waste. In both Tunisia and Kenya,...

The planned expansion of the port of Tema in Ghana is expected to cost approximately one billion euros. By its completion at the end...

For Sylvie Nantcha it is vital that she sends money to her mother in Cameroon every month. "In our country there is no social welfare and...

Gabonese skipper Pierre Emerick Aubameyang has won the top goalscorer award in the German Bundesliga where he plies his trade with Borussia Dortmund. His...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Japan (GOJ) have signed an agreement for a US $ 300 million facility under the joint initiative titled Enhanced Private Sector Assistance (EPSA) for Africa. The loan, worth JPY 34.41 billion (equivalent to approximately USD 300 million) is intended to support private sector operations in Africa through the AfDB’s non-sovereign window.

Does the use of juju, voodoo or witchcraft help teams to win football matches? It is a question that has been around as long as...