Female-owned farms and companies are growing Ghana’s taste for coffee
From dozens of farms nestled among the hills of Ghana's Volta region to the cafes and restaurants of the capital, Accra, the women farming...
Lack of cash is stalling Nigeria’s $220 billion informal economy
For 20 years, Ogbogo Moses used cash to trade fresh fruits for six days a week in Nigeria’s northwestern Kaduna state. Now she’s lucky...
EU vows to boost investment in Kenya to strengthen ties
The European Union said Tuesday that it would increase its investments in Kenya by hundreds of millions of dollars, looking to bolster ties in...
Tanzania approves controversial $3.5 billion oil pipeline
Tanzania's government gave its approval on Tuesday for the construction of a $3.5 billion crude oil pipeline despite human rights and environmental concerns about...
African countries are charged ‘extortionate’ rates on debt, UN chief says
HEAVILY indebted African countries are getting a raw deal from the international financial system which charges them ‘extortionate’ interest rates, the UN Secretary-General Antonio...
