Africa

The US will provide Namibia with $45m for its HIV response in the 2027 fiscal year but the country would then start funding its own HIV programmes, both countries said

Nigeria could double investment in its energy sector within five years after joining the International Energy Agency, its chief Fatih Birol said on Thursday

President says Indian firm had ‘done nothing’ at Lake Magadi operation for a century

Researchers use mobile data to predict and prepare for new outbreak hotspots

Authorities decide risk of transmission outweighs risk of pupils struggling with remote learning

New grade gives Uganda’s oil a market identity as the country prepares to export crude

The attack marked the latest threat to the rule of Abdourahamane Tiani, who seized power in a 2023 coup

Incumbent resigns after being criticised for urging a fight for a new constitution

Middle Eastern turmoil makes Tanzania’s delayed LNG project more attractive to Equinor

The directive is the latest step in GoldBod’s tightening grip on Ghana’s vast artisanal gold sector, mirroring a broader regional push to retain more value from mineral exports.

President Hichilema won re-election and denies fraud allegations by opposition

Ghana’s union of mineworkers delivered a petition to the central bank on Thursday to demand more than 380m cedis (R547.2m) they say they are owed, and that has been frozen since a clean-up of the financial sector

Companies required to show that commodities are not linked to deforestation

A temporary fuel shortage at Windhoek’s airport could disrupt flights to Europe, Lufthansa’s Discover Airlines said on Thursday.

Business Day TV spoke to Ian van Rensburg, head of security engineering at Check Point Software Technologies