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Stock markets slumped as energy prices soared on Monday on supply disruptions from the Middle East war drove volatility and fanned inflation fears. The post Stocks slide as oil soars past $100 on Mideast war appeared first on Vanguard News.

Sento, a mother of two, was serving a one-year prison sentence until a few days ago. On this International Women’s Day, her time behind bars has come to an end

The billionaires’ net worths were calculated using stock prices and currency exchange rates from the close of business on 1 March, while the net worth changes were measured from Forbes’ 2025 Billionaires List, published in March 2025. The post Dangote, Rabiu, Adenuga, Otedola make Forbes African billionaire list appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

The billionaires’ net worths were calculated using stock prices and currency exchange rates from the close of business on 1 March, while the net worth changes were measured from Forbes’ 2025 Billionaires List, published in March 2025. The post Dangote, Otedola, Rabiu, others make Forbes African billionaire list appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

The Egyptian pound fell on Sunday to its lowest level on record, dropping for the first time below 52 pounds to the US dollar on official markets.

Tunisia is seeking to expand its main international airport by quadrupling its passenger handling capacity as the northern African country eyes more tourism

Macky Sall to succeed United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres? Not everyone in Senegal likes the idea. Victims of the violence in 2021 and 2024 under the former president’s regime are strongly opposed. So are some of ruling majority, including this member of parliament.

African Bank has appointed veteran banker Zweli Manyathi as its next chief executive as the lender enters what its board describes as a consolidation phase following several years of expansion and acquisitions. The bank announced that current group chief executive Kennedy Bungane will step down after five years in the role, during which he led […]

In 2024, a surge in cocoa on international markets reached more than $12,000 per metric ton, the highest in decades. Then it crashed to around $4,000 as supply outstripped demand

Cocoa farming supports an estimated six million farming families across West Africa, along with tens of millions more in related supply chain roles.