A growing number of African designers are emerging as movers and shakers in the fashion industry and are helping break the perennial glass ceiling. They are rising to the top of the sartorial food ...

In a refreshing twist on what had been starting to look like a depressing U-turn to the days when coup d’etats were all too present in postcolonial Africa, 80 political parties and nongovernmental ...

The new chief executive at Kenya’s largest mobile telecoms company faces a tough task as low-cost Indian competitors punch – as he sees it – below the belt Bob Collymore, the man to replace Michael ...

ABIDJAN, Ivory CoastABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — The underdogs are enjoying their moment at the Africa Cup of Nations. The tournament has been a festival of upsets with most of the big favorites eliminated ...

In a refreshing twist on what had been starting to look like a depressing U-turn to the days when coup d’etats were all too present in postcolonial Africa, 80 political parties and nongovernmental ...

There is no mistaking certain signals, even if they are weak ones, like the recent nod from the Israeli research centre StartupBlink to Africa’s growing prominence in the global start-up ecosystem.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Youth-led protests are roiling countries in disparate parts of Africa, from the Indian Ocean to the Sahara, with members of so-called Generation Z – those under 28 years ...

South African chef and restauranteur Chris Erasmus believes that when it comes to food the process is just as important as the outcome. “You need to sometimes crack the whip but you need to release it ...