Africa’s richest man initiates Nigeria’s first share buyback

The company will repurchase as much as 10% of the issued capital starting with a first tranche of 85.2 million shares of 50 kobo each, or 0.5% of the total in issue, it said in a filing to the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Monday.
Goldman Environmental Prize winner, Chibeze Ezekiel
Chinese coal projects threaten Africa's renewable future
When the Ghanaian government agreed to coordinate with Shenzen Energy Group, a Chinese energy company, to build a 7,000-megawatt coal power plant in the country's Ekumfi district, Chibeze Ezekiel was concerned.
Some 1.7 million children worldwide live with HIV
Flavoured generic HIV drug for babies to be rolled out in Africa in 2021
A strawberry-flavoured tablet for children living with HIV will be rolled out in African countries in 2021, the first generic pediatric version of a key anti-retroviral available even for babies, aid agencies said on Tuesday, World AIDS Day.
Former and current African soccer stars paid tribute to Maradona following the news of his death
African soccer stars pay tribute to Maradona after his passing
The news of Diego Maradona’s death shocked the football world, with both current and former players as well as the game’s various organizational bodies leading the way in paying tribute to one of the best soccer players of all time.
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).
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.