South African budget retailer Mr. Price Group on Thursday posted a 2.5% drop in comparable store sales for the first four months of its...

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has placed budget and economic planning under the finance ministry. The move gives Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed more influence in...

Zimbabwe’s month-on-month inflation rate fell to 21.04% in July compared to 32.96% the previous month as prices of basic goods increased at a slower...

Kenya will have to wait till 2024 before reaping any benefits from its Turkana oil project, according to an announcement made by Tullow Oil. Martin...

As cases of cancer rise in Kenya, agricultural lobby groups have stepped up calls for a ban on pesticides widely used in the East...

The International Monetary Fund is urging the government of Zimbabwe to reject a plan to boost wages for state workers at this time.  The...

South Africa and Tanzania on Thursday announced a joint agreement to boost cooperation in trade and investments. Tanzanian President John Magufuli is particularly interested in...

Nigeria’s annual inflation rate declined to the lowest in a year in July as food prices increased slower than in the previous month. Consumer prices...

South Africa may avert a second recession in consecutive years, but economic growth prospects remain dim. Monthly data was slightly better in the second quarter...

Representatives of civil society in Tunisia on Tuesday called on the interim president, Mohamed Ennaceur, to incorporate the principles of gender equality in inheritance,...