Folorunso Alakija is Africa's richest woman with an estimated $900 million fortune — but no woman on the continent is a billionaire. All 10 ranked by estimated net worth.

Eswatini has the highest unemployment rate in Africa at 34.2% — more than one in three workers jobless. South Africa is second at 32.4%. All 10 countries ranked.

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

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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