Naspers is Africa's most profitable company with $5.24 billion in net profit — ahead of Gold Fields, NNPC and Standard Bank.

The University of Cape Town leads South Africa's 2026 university rankings at QS world rank 150 — ahead of Wits, Stellenbosch ...

Across Africa, beverage producers are making a strategic shift: instead of relying on imported finished cans or outsourced ...

Nigeria leads Africa's 2026 population at 242 million people while Seychelles has the fewest at 135,000: every African ...

AngloGold Ashanti is Africa's most valuable listed company in 2026, worth about $48 billion — ahead of Gold Fields and ...

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

Guinea has Africa's weakest currency in 2026: it takes 8,797 Guinean francs to buy one US dollar, per October 2026 exchange ...

The Central African Republic has Africa's youngest population in 2026, with a median age of just 14.6 years — the world's lowest, per UN World Population Prospects 2024.

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

The Hausa are Africa's largest ethnic group at roughly 86 million people, ahead of the Yoruba at 53 million. West Africa ...

47 Gambia GMD 1,522 (GMD 50/day x 30.44, benchmark) $20.41 Thin: no national rate; joint industrial council benchmark (2015) 48 Burundi BIF 4,870 (BIF 160/day x 30.44, urban) $1.62 Ministerial Order ...

Egypt is Africa's most powerful country in 2026 — Africa's strongest military and a $400 billion economy put it ahead of South Africa, Algeria and Nigeria.