The capital was moved from Lagos to Abuja in 1991. This was because Lagos was located in a coastal location that restricted it and made the city overcrowded and congested. The decision to move the ...

A mass shooting carried out Saturday by multiple suspects in an unlicensed bar near the South African capital left at least 11 people dead, police said. The victims included three children aged 3, 12 ...

Africa sits at the centre of the global race for minerals that will power the world’s future yet historically, Africans have ...

This year’s edition drew financial backing from 32 global private-sector organisations, double the number present in 2024—a clear indicator of the Forum’s expanding global stature.

Boosting trade through investments by export credit agencies and harnessing African capital for infrastructure development were key topics on the agenda during two "fireside chat" panel discussions ...

Makhtar Diop has enjoyed a long and varied career, in politics as well as at international financial institutions. He was recently appointed vice-president for infrastructure at the World Bank, after ...

Founded by white mining magnates, the Rand Club mirrors South Africa’s rise and fall as the capital of the global gold ...