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Nigeria’s Dangote taps Honeywell to expand plastics and detergent petrochems

22nd April 2026

Dangote oil refinery, which is owned by Nigerian billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote, has reached a deal with Honeywell to use the US...

Health

US aid cuts undermine HIV prevention in South Africa, report finds

22nd April 2026

US funding cuts to South Africa have dismantled HIV prevention programmes just as they are needed to support the rollout of the...

News

BHP eyes large-scale copper exploration in Zambia

22nd April 2026

Global mining group BHP is keen to pursue large-scale copper exploration in Zambia, the country’s mines ministry said on Monday, highlighting growing...

News

Pope visits Equatorial Guinea after denouncing authoritarians

21st April 2026

Pope Leo arrived on Tuesday in Equatorial Guinea, led by the world’s longest-serving president, for the final leg of a four-nation Africa...

Business

Ethiopian Airlines buying more Boeing 787-9 airplanes as it expands long-haul flights

21st April 2026

Africa’s largest carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, on Monday said it is buying six additional Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner jets as it looks to expand...

Business

As coal chokes Johannesburg, scientists launch pollution warning app

21st April 2026

Scientists at the University of Witwatersrand have designed South Africa’s first app to warn residents of pollution levels, as Johannesburg suffers a...

Business

BHP eyes large-scale copper exploration in Zambia, mines ministry says

21st April 2026

Global miner BHP is keen to pursue large-scale copper exploration in Zambia, the country’s mines ministry said on Monday, highlighting growing international...

Politics

Nigeria tightens broadcast rules to curb divisive content ahead of 2027 elections

21st April 2026

Nigeria’s broadcast regulator has barred radio and television presenters from airing personal opinions, intimidating guests, or broadcasting divisive political content, warning of...

Business

Battle-scarred developing nations look for path out of permacrisis

21st April 2026

Developing country policymakers left this week’s IMF-World Bank meetings more frustrated than ever that successive external shocks are derailing their efforts to...

Business

US companies eye Congo mining assets, including Rubaya, says state department official

21st April 2026

US companies are showing “significant” interest in Democratic Republic of Congo mining assets, including the rebel-held Rubaya area, a State Department official...