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Caption Dangote Industries Limited President and Chief Executive Aliko Dangote and First HoldCo Group Chairman Olufemi Otedola pictured together during Otedola's visit to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals in Lagos, Nigeria, on Wednesday.
AfricaBusinessEnergy

Two of Africa’s biggest names meet at Dangote’s refinery

Lagos, Nigeria - African billionaire and Dangote Industries Limited President and Chief Executive Aliko Dangote on Wednesday hosted First HoldCo Group Chairman Olufemi...

Some of the Angolan children roaming the streets in Namibia, who authorities say do not qualify for refugee status. Photo: New Era Live
AfricaMigration

Namibia rules out refugee status for Angolan street kids

Windhoek - Namibia's Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security has ruled out granting refugee status to Angolan nationals, including children, who...

Namibian Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security Lucia Iipumbu poses with Oshana Region Governor Hofni Iipinge, Omusati Region Governor Immanuel Shikongo, and other stakeholders
AfricaMigration

Namibia opens public talks on new immigration law

Windhoek - Namibia has begun a nationwide consultation process on a proposed Migration Bill that seeks to overhaul the country's immigration laws, with...

Minister of Environment and Tourism Wynter Boipuso Mmolotsi poses with newly appointed Permanent Secretary Abigail Khumoyame following the formal announcement of her substantive appointment at a staff meeting in Botswana
AfricaEnvironment & Water

Botswana names new PS for environment ministry

Gaborone - Botswana's Ministry of Environment and Tourism has appointed Ms Abigail Lillian Khumoyame as its new Permanent Secretary, a role in which...

Nigeria's Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, addresses delegates at the Biashara Africa 2026 forum in Lomé, Togo, on 18 May 2026.
AfricaDiplomacyTrade & Investment

‘Africa cannot trade at the margins of the global economy,’ says Oduwole

Lomé - Togo has announced the removal of visa requirements for all African citizens, a decision that came directly off the back of...

Zambia Revenue Authority Commissioner General Dingani Banda, Financial Intelligence Centre Director General Clement Kapalu, and representatives from the African Tax Administration Forum and Tax Justice Network Africa pose for a group photo. Photo by ZRA
AfricaMoney

Zambia hosts two-day assessment to tackle illicit financial flows

Lusaka - Zambia is hosting a two-day Pilot Anti-Illicit Financial Flows Policy Tracker Assessment in Lusaka, bringing together key institutions and experts to...

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and Dangote Industries Limited President and CEO Aliko Dangote shake hands during high-level discussions on industrialisation, regional energy infrastructure, and long-term economic development across Africa.
AfricaEnergyTrade & Investment

Tanzania’s president meets Dangote on energy and industry

Dar es Salaam - Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has held high-level discussions with Dangote Industries Limited President and Chief Executive Aliko Dangote,...

CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe poses for a group photo with Zimbabwe Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry Barbara Rwodzi, Zimbabwe Football Association President Nqobile Magwizi, and Zimbabwe Tourism Authority CEO Dr George Manyaya at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare on Sunday.
AfricaSport

“Zimbabwe is my home, we are all one people,” says CAF president

Harare - Confederation of African Football President Dr Patrice Motsepe made a warm and heartfelt declaration on Sunday when he touched down in...