The UN has voted to phase out the Mercator projection in favour of an accurate world map, restoring Africa's true geographical scale
How the payments landscape is changing across Africa
Explore the fascinating origins of Africa’s most beloved beer names.
Standard Bank's African machine just helped deliver a record R26.1bn profit — and there's plenty of room left to run
Canal+ Africa CEO David Mignot reveals the unexpected cost increases embedded in MultiChoice's structure post-acquisition, but remains confident.
Africa is generating record blockchain deal activity, but its share of global funding has almost halved
The National Arts Festival’s outgoing CEO, Monica Newton, talks to Currency’s Tim Cohen about the 2026 edition of this venerable South African cultural institution.
Standard Bank’s renminbi experiment is taking off, driven by customer demand to simplify trade and reduce currency costs
Data centres could be Africa’s next big investment story – if governments can get electricity and regulation right
The real failure isn’t at South Africa’s borders – it’s Pretoria’s silence at authoritarianism in neighbouring states
South Africa’s failure to enforce immigration rules shifts the burden onto poor communities, fuelling resentment over jobs, housing, clinics and crime.
Yoweri Museveni’s son represents a new wave of repression sweeping East Africa, raising concerns about democracy, rights and complicity
Africa’s thriving fintechs didn’t overcome their constraints – they turned them into moats
Politics has upended the cocoa sector in the West African country, where unrealistic election promises have met stark market realities
Gold Fields is one of a number of mining companies to feel the pinch as resource nationalism resurges in Africa’s gold sector
Africa stands at a pivotal moment in its development journey. The continent’s resource abundance, the energy access imperative, industrial growth potential and youthful citizens…
Some of the hottest world stock markets in 2025 were to be found in Africa. Much depends on the Iran war if 2026 is to continue the gains
The bank has hit every target set after Covid. Now it must deliver new ones amid an oil war – with East Africa still a major strategic gap
The bestselling author on octopus shopping, George Stubbs, Bob Dylan and the ideas behind his new book, ‘How Africa Works’
Surging oil prices triggered by the war in Iran are rippling through African economies, threatening higher fuel costs, rising inflation and renewed pressure on currencies across…
