Size alone does not rule Africa. Our first Power Index scores 15 of the continent's biggest ethnic groups on population, ...

Egypt leads Africa in the Brand Finance Global Soft Power Index 2026 with a score of 44.8, just ahead of South Africa at 44.2 ...

From a 99.2% wipeout in Zimbabwe to a 50% overnight reset across the CFA zone, these are the sharpest single currency ...

MNT-Halan leads with about $989 million raised, ahead of Moove at $710 million. These are the ten African-founded startups that have raised the most money, and what the money bought them.

Foreign exchange reserves are the foreign currency, gold, and other assets a central bank holds. They pay for imports, service foreign debt, and steady a currency when markets turn rough. A large ...

Happiness, in this ranking, means how people rate their own lives. The World Happiness Report asks people to place their life on a ladder from 0 to 10. A score of 0 is the worst possible life. A score ...

Six African countries now report universal electricity access, with 100% of their people connected in 2024. Cabo Verde, Gabon, Ghana and Comoros follow, while South Africa just misses the top ten at ...

Forbes counts 23 billionaires in Africa in 2026. Their combined fortune is $126.7 billion. Reorder that list by age instead of wealth, and a striking fact appears. The youngest billionaire on the ...

Shoprite employs 174,430 people, nearly double third placed Pick n Pay and far ahead of every rival except Bidvest. Nine of the ten biggest private employers are headquartered in South Africa, and ...

Africa has produced only a small set of startups valued at $1 billion or more. This ranking lists the ten most valuable private startups founded in Africa, using the latest valuation that can be ...