Algeria's Sonatrach is Africa's largest company by revenue at $48.8 billion, ahead of Nigeria's NNPC at $30.1 billion. Five of the continent's ten biggest companies are state-owned, and six of the ten ...

Chad has the highest fertility rate in Africa — and the world — at 5.84 children per woman in 2026, ahead of Somalia (5.81) ...

Nedbank is Africa's best-ranked employer in Forbes' World's Best Employers 2026, placing 26th globally ahead of Standard Bank (54th) and Absa (98th), and nine of the continent's top 10 are South ...

Zimbabwe has Africa's highest central bank interest rate at 30%, ahead of Malawi (24%) and Nigeria (23%), which slipped to ...

Chief executives sit atop South Africa's pay table at an average of R3.8 million a year, just ahead of specialist doctors — ...

Aliko Dangote is Africa's richest person for the 15th year running at $28.5 billion on Forbes' 2026 list, ahead of Johann ...

Covenant University, the University of Ibadan and the University of Lagos share the top spot among Nigerian universities in ...

The dollar bought 305 naira at the official rate in 2016 and buys 1,326 naira in September 2026, a decade of Central Bank of ...

While growing, the African insurance market remains relatively small compared to other emerging markets like America and Asia. In 2022, it generated over $70 billion in gross premiums, representing ...

Small island nations like Seychelles and Mauritius rank highly in the HDI due to high life expectancy, access to education, and stable governance, despite their small populations. North African ...

L1 means first language and L2 means second language. Igbo's figure counts first-language speakers only, so its true total is higher. Oromo and Lingala are nearly tied. 213 million+ speakers in Africa ...