President John Mahama is under growing pressure to prove his government can rein in the corruption and political complicity fuelling galamsey – the source of Ghana’s environmental crisis.

As opposition candidates forge alliances and trade promises, voters from the troubled west could weigh heavily on the final outcome in the 12 October elections.

A power struggle between Gachagua and Matiang’i is testing Kenya’s united opposition, as both men position themselves to challenge President Ruto in 2027.

The first major exhibition to focus on modern art in Nigeria opens at London’s Tate Modern. Curator Osei Bonsu speaks to The Africa Report on the importance of bringing African artists to the fore.

Corruption-watchers have welcomed Boko’s efforts, although there are questions about the way he’s going about it, and public confidence in anti-corruption institutions is low.

Graham Lee, CEO of South Africa’s biggest bank by customers, is crafting a long-term regional strategy as profits rise.

Sayyu Dantata’s firm is using Dangote-refined petrol to blow rival Conoil out of the downstream market in Nigeria.

Jihadists are making inroads in Niger as communities feel unprotected. The Africa Report takes an inside look at how the junta operates within its own borders.

The presidency’s blistering takedown of Goodluck Jonathan’s record reveals growing unease within Bola Tinubu’s camp, signalling the ruling party’s new focus on the rising ADC coalition ahead of the ...

As Beijing cements its grip on electric batteries with heavy investment, Paris eyes warily the advance of its Asian rival in a country long central to its own sphere of influence.

Africa is getting more attention from the US, but America’s self-inflicted wounds are giving its main rival an edge.

From waste management to anti-deforestation drives, big companies are multiplying initiatives to shrink their carbon footprint on the continent. Yet the line between virtuous strategy and greenwashing ...