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The UK is moving to lower its voting age from 18 to 16. The new legislation takes effect ahead of the country's next general election in 2029, and is aimed at boosting its democracy. The move has ...

West Africa has lost an opportunity to host its first-ever United Nations climate summit, known as COP, after African negotiators at COP30 in Belém confirmed East Africa as the host of the 2027 ...

Checks by Business Insider Africa have shown that the combined GDPs of Kenya, Ghana, Ethiopia and 14 other countries are lesser than the combined net worth of the world's top 10 billionaires. Before ...

Foreign investors and African capitalists are increasingly investing in Africa's infrastructure, minerals and businesses, driven by demographic growth and improved market integration.

It was a curious and disturbing parallel made more poignant by the timing. In the closing days of July, both Ghana and Tanzania were up in arms against the influx of foreign small-scale businesses in ...

Equity Group is reviving its pan-African expansion after a six-year pause, backed by ...

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