Dangote Refinery has reduced the price of petrol to N865 per litre, according to a customer notice issued on Thursday morning. | Business Insider Africa
The South African government has opened applications for the R500-million Spaza Shop Support Fund (SSSF) aimed at boosting the participation of locally owned spaza shops in township and rural economies. Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau announced that the fund would provide up to R300,000 per shop through grants and low-interest loans, covering stock purchases, infrastructure upgrades, business tools, and Point of Sale (POS) system adoption.
The global wild meat trade is an intricate web, interlinking food security, income, and environmental health for millions across Africa and Asia. However,
The recent wave of U.S. government funding cuts under President Donald Trump has sent shockwaves across the continent where entrepreneurs in six African countries are grappling with the sudden loss of $947 million in funding. | Business Insider Africa
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AX) — A once peaceful street in Herning, Denmark has become the backdrop of a tragic event that has left the community in shock and
Former President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo announced on April 8 that he would return to the country after six years of silence and one year in exile, citing the worsening security situation in eastern Congo. He had suspended his studies in South Africa in March to focus on the crisis, where the AFC/M23 rebels, now controlling Goma and Bukavu, have been battling government forces for over three years. Kabila, who left office in 2019, accused President Félix Tshisekedi of mishandling the conflict and relying on foreign intervention rather than internal dialogue. Kabila said he had met with various presidents and former presidents in the region as well as Congolese politicians and that he would return to his country through the eastern part, which has been volatile for three decades. The conflict in eastern DR Congo escalated in January after the AFC/M23 rebels took control of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, before seizing Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu, in mid-February.
Communities are embarking on journeys that stretch over long distances in the relentless quest for water, a necessity for both people and their livestock.
Algeria and France, two countries which at one point shared a budding relationship, have since the year began, been at odds with each other. Currently, Russia weighed in, urging Algeria to heap more pressure on France. | Business Insider Africa
