Zambia's president retains finance minister after notable economic gains

Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema has reappointed Situmbeko Musokotwane as finance minister following last month's election.

From selling sweets to running Africa's largest refinery, Dangote's meteoric rise in business

More than half a century after launching his business career selling candy to classmates in northern Nigeria, serial entrepreneur Aliko Dangote launched the biggest stock market listing in Africa.

World Food Programme funding for Sudan plummets, head says

The UN agency said supplies of shelter materials, sanitation items and emergency household goods are expected to run out by the end of September.