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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Alexandria in Egypt is Africa's cheapest big city to live in, with a Numbeo cost of living plus rent index of 13.4, ahead of ...

Seychelles has Africa's highest GDP per capita at $17,675 in 2026, ahead of Mauritius ($13,812) and Gabon ($9,918), according ...

Egypt is Africa's most AI-ready government, ranking 51st of 195 in the Oxford Insights Government AI Readiness Index 2025, ...