Equatorial Coca-Cola expands production in Morocco with new production lines 

MOROCCO – Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company (ECCBC), the authorized bottler for The Coca-Cola Company in West and North Africa, has inaugurated two new production lines at its Nouaceur plant in Morocco. According to local reports, the...

Ending Dependency: Rethinking Africa’s Path to Prosperity

By Abubakar Bukola Saraki It is an honour and a responsibility to join you for this timely conversation—not simply as a former public servant or as someone who has worked across banking, healthcare, entrepreneurship and governance—but as one who...

Colombia’s Petro Looks to Saudi Arabia for Post-oil Investments

Petro participated in the FII9 summit and met with Crown Prince bin Salman to seek investments for Colombia in the post-oil era. Credit: Andrea Puentes / Presidency of Colombia. Colombian President Gustavo Petro held several meetings with Saudi...

Why do some African leaders fancy dying in office?

At 92, it is evident that an African leader like the current President of Cameroon, Paul Biya, is too old to effectively preside over that country. His continued hold on to power, despite his failing health condition, represents both the...

If threatened and ignored Congo Basin rainforests vanish, ‘Africa is not viable’

The rainforests of the Congo Basin are Africa’s beating heart and if they vanish in the face of relentless slash-and-burn farming, the continent will no longer be “viable” because of lack of the critical moisture they deliver to the Blue Nile and...

Editorial: Democracy Or Dynasty: African Nations Must Emulate Ghana’s Political Maturity

When Ghana gained independence in 1957 under the visionary leadership of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, it did not merely liberate itself—it ignited the flame of African emancipation. Nkrumah’s famous declaration that “the independence of Ghana is...

Cameroon Targets Power Exports by 2030 Despite Domestic Grid Failures

(Business in Cameroon) - Cameroon’s National Energy Compact targets electricity exports by 2030 through regional interconnections and increased generation capacity. Despite new capacity from the 420 MW Nachtigal dam, the country still suffers from...

Incompetence is the One Breeding Corruption

When people talk about corruption, they often imagine greed as the root cause, individuals seeking personal gain at the expense of the public good. But beneath almost every scandal lies something deeper and far more pervasive: incompetence. It is...

A DAIRY-DRIVEN PATH TO SECURITY

Uba Sani’s €10 million investment in Arla Farms is aimed at transforming the state economy through wealth creation, writes BADRU EL-JA’FAR Kaduna State, in Nigeria’s North West geopolitical zone, is emerging as a beacon of agricultural innovation,...

OACPS Ambassadors push for unity and action ahead of COP30 and…

The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Committee of Ambassadors met recently to discuss key priorities, including preparations for COP30 and the upcoming 11th OACPS Summit of Heads of State and Government. The meeting...

African airlines hit by more EU bans in ongoing safety oversight battle

The European Union has delivered a fresh blow to African aviation by expanding its Air Safety List, commonly known as the EU flight blacklist, removing dozens of carriers from the right to operate in European airspace. The 2025 EU Air Safety List...

4 Killed in Cameron protests as 92yr old Biya Wins…Ouattara, 83, wins 4th terms in Ivory Coast

By, Onome Jackson Cameroon’s Constitutional Council on Monday confirmed that President Paul Biya has won the country’s presidential election, securing an eighth consecutive term in office. Biya, 92, will remain in power until 2032, making him the...

Africa should not expect much from Donald Trump, By Johnnie Carson

President Trump and African leaders The administration will probably make some overtures to Africa; as it did in the first term. It will probably keep the Presidential Council on Doing Business in Africa largely as a gesture to the American...

List Of Africa’s Longest-Serving Presidents

These five leaders, Teodoro Obiang, Paul Biya, Sassou Nguesso, Yoweri Museveni, and Isaias Afwerki, have spent decades in the presidential seat, leaving a mark on their nations that few can rival. These leaders have witnessed entire generations...

ECCAS And AU Have Lost Their Voices In Paul Biya’s Undeserve...

When history finally chronicles the decay of democracy in Central Africa, one name will stand out as both a symbol and a symptom of the continent’s unfinished political liberation: Paul Biya. And as his most recent and predictably “successful”...

Western Sahara: The Growing Map in Support of Morocco’s Autonomy Plan

Rabat – Morocco’s Western Sahara position has been strengthened by a growing international support, with statements pouring in from many countries backing Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as the only political framework to end the dispute under Moroccan...

Ekpo, Mshelbila Emerge President, Secretary-General Of Gas Exporting Countries

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, and Managing Director of Nigeria LNG Ltd, Dr. Philip Mshelbila, have been elected as the President and Secretary General of the 2026 Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF)...

A return from exile? Why Yahya Jammeh still haunts The Gambia

- Advertisement - By David Kujabi In the Gambia, political drama continues unabated with ever more interesting episodes. On Saturday, we witnessed a massive welcome of UDP’s leader, Lawyer Ousainu Darboe. For a moment, the whole place was painted...

83-year-old Ouattara extends rule with fourth-term win in Ivory Coast

President Alassane Ouattara has secured a fourth term in Ivory Coast’s just-concluded election, with provisional results showing a landslide victory for the 83-year-old leader. Announcing the results on Monday, the country’s Independent Electoral...

Eccas And Au Have Lost Their Voices In Paul Biya’s Undeserved Victory

When history finally chronicles the decay of democracy in Central Africa, one name will stand out as both a symbol and a symptom of the continent’s unfinished political liberation: Paul Biya. And as his most recent and predictably “successful”...