Africa

DUBAI (Reuters) – Standard Chartered said on Friday it has reached an agreement to sell its subsidiaries in sub-Saharan Africa to Nigeria’s Access Bank, putting into motion a plan announced …

By Nyasha Chingono HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe and Iran signed 12 memorandums of understanding on Thursday to strengthen bilateral ties, as Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi wrapped up his three-nation African …

By John Irish, Elizabeth Pineau and Bate Felix PARIS/DAKAR (Reuters) – After armed men killed nine Chinese nationals at a gold mine in Central African Republic in March, a video …

By Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s foreign minister began a tour of African countries this week, stepping up wartime Kyiv’s diplomatic push to challenge Russian influence in the “Global …

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Our species arose in Africa more than 300,000 years ago, with the oldest-known Homo sapiens fossils discovered at a site in Morocco called Jebel …

DUBAI (Reuters) – Banking group Citi has appointed Omar Hafeez as head of its North Africa, Levant and Central Asia operations based in Dubai after a reorganisation of the company’s …

By Joe Bavier WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Africa is struggling with the triple shock of rising debt burdens, an ongoing food crisis and climate change fallout and needs more help from …

PARIS (Reuters) – Stellantis said on Wednesday it had reached a preliminary agreement with South African authorities to build a production site, its first in the country, by the end …

By Kanishka Singh and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday countries like India and South Africa, which have not joined the West …

US Oil Giant Turns Attention To Africa Amid Biden Crackdown On Russia John Hugh DeMastri on February 6, 2023 U.S. oil giant Chevron has restarted talks with the Algerian government …

By Andrea Shalal MWALUMINA VILLAGE, Chongwe District, Zambia (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday called for urgent action to improve long-term food security in Africa and around …

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank’s private investment arm sees huge potential to boost investment in Africa and help support entrepreneurship and digital transformation on the continent, …

By Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp aims to secure internet access for 100 million more people in Africa by 2025, teaming up with a satellite provider and setting the …

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – MTN South Africa and MTN GlobalConnect, in partnership with a consortium, have landed a 45,000 kilometre subsea cable in South Africa, part of plans to build a …

By Helen Reid and Nelson Banya JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Mining companies and governments in Africa are calling for stronger trade ties with the United States after a new climate law …

By Joe Bavier JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – African nations facing a food crisis brought on in part by the global pandemic and conflict in Ukraine need immediate liquidity support and in …

By Promit Mukherjee JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The Africa head of Ford Motor Co said the South African government must deliver policy certainty on electric vehicles (EVs) within six months to save …

By Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said on Thursday it was committing $7 billion to Africa over the next four years, as Bill Gates …

By Promit Mukherjee and Joe Bavier JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s South Africa unit aims to develop new markets for its petrol and diesel cars in Asia and Latin America, its …