Pressed by coronavirus and low oil prices, Nigeria slips into recession

Nigeria, Africa's biggest economy, entered recession for the second time in four years, after a contraction in its gross domestic product for a second consecutive quarter.
Tullow Oil PLC
Tullow completes US$575 million sale of Uganda assets to Total
Tullow Oil PLC (Tullow) is pleased to announce that the sale of its assets in Uganda to Total has completed with US$500 million consideration received earlier today.
A wad of dollar bills
Africa's debt crisis grows amid COVID-19 pandemic
Hardly anyone would want to take the job of Angola's minister of finance, Vera Daves. By the end of this year, the country's gigantic amount of debt is expected to grow to over 120% of gross domestic product (GDP).?
Dollar bills
Africa’s debt crisis grows amid COVID-19 pandemic
Hardly anyone would want to take the job of Angola's minister of finance, Vera Daves. By the end of this year, the country's gigantic amount of debt is expected to grow to over 120% of gross domestic product (GDP).
Zambia’s kwacha has tumbled nearly a third since the start of the year, adding to the pressure
Zambia to default on foreign debt, finance minister says
The government had requested that bondholders grant it a deferral of interest payments until April as it struggled with the dual burdens of fighting the pandemic and a limping economy. But the creditors rejected the request earlier on Friday.
On average, African providers charge $3.30 per gigabyt
Why mobile internet is so expensive in some African nations
The smartphone and the internet play the same crucial role for Tabu Kitta as they do for most Africans in their 30s: "Everything I do revolves around using the internet. I make calls mostly using the internet. I text mostly using the internet. On a good day, I watch videos online," Kitta told DW.
British High Commissioner, Ian Walker
UK-Ghana partnership to improve connectivity, access to infrastructure
The United Kingdom-Ghana partnership has mobilised funding and expertise to improve connectivity and access to infrastructure.