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02 / A continental lens

Africa

Reporting organised by region—without reducing a diverse continent to a single narrative.

Image accompanying: Egyptian Chemical Industries shareholders approve no FY dividend

Business & Economy · North Africa01 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

Egyptian Chemical Industries shareholders approve no FY dividend

Image accompanying: Honeywell to help build Dangote’s new Kenyan mega-refinery

Business & Economy · East Africa01 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

Honeywell to help build Dangote’s new Kenyan mega-refinery

Image accompanying: South African Factory Mood Improves in September as New Orders Rebound

Business & Economy · Southern Africa01 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

South African Factory Mood Improves in September as New Orders Rebound

Image accompanying: South African central bank appoints seventh Monetary Policy Committee member

Business & Economy · Southern Africa01 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

South African central bank appoints seventh Monetary Policy Committee member

Editorial collage of an oil tanker, crew members and a container displaying the Egyptian flag.

Africa · North Africa30 Sept 2026 · 1 min read

Egypt says eight crew members released after Yemen oil tanker hijacking

Editorial collage of maize fields, a farmer inspecting a cob and harvesting machinery.

Business & Economy · Southern Africa30 Sept 2026 · 1 min read

South Africa’s 2026 maize harvest expected to rise 5.2%

Editorial collage of an open-pit mine, excavation equipment and workers conducting environmental monitoring.

Business & Economy · West Africa30 Sept 2026 · 1 min read

Ghana EPA Fined AngloGold Ashanti’s Iduapriem Mine Last Year Over Environmental Breaches

Editorial collage of two men shaking hands, a refinery, a port and a petrol station.

Business & Economy · East Africa30 Sept 2026 · 1 min read

Dangote to Begin Construction of $16 Billion East Africa Refinery in Kenya

Editorial collage of the Zambian flag, kwacha notes, office buildings and an international financial institution emblem.

Business & Economy · Southern Africa30 Sept 2026 · 1 min read

Zambia Begins Talks With IMF on New Lending Programme

Editorial collage of office towers, refinery equipment, oil workers and pipelines.

Business & Economy · West Africa30 Sept 2026 · 1 min read

Nigeria’s NNPC Profit Rises 33% to $5.43 Billion in 2025

Editorial collage of Zimbabwean banknotes and a city office tower.

Business & Economy · Southern Africa29 Sept 2026 · 1 min read

Zimbabwe Central Bank Cuts Lending Rate to 27.5%

Editorial collage of refinery construction, a man in a hard hat, coastal buildings and farmland.

Business & Economy · East Africa29 Sept 2026 · 1 min read

Dangote Says Court Dispute Will Not Stop Lamu Refinery Groundbreaking