Two rail projects worth billions of dollars in Africa. One project was aimed west and the other east. The one backed by Western nations, and the other by China.

Africa’s vast critical-mineral endowment has thrust the continent to the centre of intensifying rivalries between the United ...

Donald Trump may have spent months berating South Africa’s government over its policies, but that did not stop him from sending dozens of smiling American officials to the country this week.

Two multi-billion dollar rail projects in Africa. One headed west, the other east. One backed by Western countries, the other ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo wants to make its international bond foray the first of many, its finance minister told ...

Italian premier Giorgia Meloni hopes on Friday to cement her status as one of the bridges between Europe and Africa, as ...

The Least Developed Countries Report 2025, released by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on 10 February, finds that services are expanding rapidly across least developed countries. However, growth is ...

A minerals-for-security deal between the United States and the Democratic Republic of Congo is facing a constitutional challenge in Kinshasa, with critics warning the government may be underselling ...

The supply chain for coltan and other strategic minerals is long, opaque and deliberately fragmented. Each layer adds ...

Amid the great power competition, do either the U.S. or Chinese strategies advance Africa’s own vision for developing the ...