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As energy poverty persists and global pressures intensify, Africa must assert control over its energy future - on its own terms, timelines and priorities, writes NJ Ayuk.

Ecobank is a rare success story when it comes to building institutions that have a true continental footprint. There are fewer than 50 African groups that have managed to scale up beyond their own jurisdiction, including a dozen African banks that are present in at least ten countries. As the Group celebrated 40 years in December, CEO Jeremy Awori and chair Papa Madiaw Ndiaye highlighted the opportunity the continent offers and the responsibility to do even more.

Africa's investment outlook is positive on the whole but a critical drawback is the enormous 'Africa premium' the continent pays for non-concessional loans. African Business reports.

Blockchain technology allows tradable tokens for physical gold. Mamadou Toure, founder of Ubuntu Tribe, explains how the system works to Lennox Yieke.

After strife following the fall of dictator Muammer Ghadaffi 15 years ago, the Benghazi-based General Command is inviting international investors to be 'partners in the building of modern Libya', Mahmoud Elforjani tells African Business.

In Aomori, Japan, women in kimonos performed the Taue Mochitsuki rice pounding ceremony amid snowfall, aiming for a good harvest and family protection.

We Africans are very engaged in talking up Africa at conferences and in the media, but do we actually measure the implementation of all those high-sounding ideas, asks Moky Makura.

The theme 'the spirit of dialogue' for this year's World Economic Forum summit in Davos, Switzerland, reflects the increasing polarisation of the world and the dangerous erosion of the truth. Anver Versi reflects on this trend and Africa's response to it.

Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno has been named the winner of the 2026 African Peace Prize for his peaceful management of Chad’s political transition and the country’s humanitarian response to Sudanese refugees, the African Conference for Peace has announced.

Ukraine faces another harsh winter as Russian strikes leave Kyiv without stable electricity or heating. Residents rely on emergency centres to cope with the cold.