Economy

By Emmanuel Nduka  Investors across global markets were rattled Monday as the rise of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI start-up, cast doubts over the dominance of established AI giants like Nvidia. The start-up launched a low-cost AI...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Ghana is considering establishing a board to streamline gold purchases from small-scale miners, aiming to increase earnings and reduce smuggling, the newly appointed finance minister, Cassiel Ato Forson, said on Monday. The Gold...

By John Ikani For more than 30 years, eastern DR Congo has been a battleground. The conflict is about more than guns and borders, it's about control of the land’s incredible mineral wealth. Gold, tin, and...

Leading Wall Street banks are reportedly planning to sell up to $3 billion in loans tied to X, Elon Musk's social media company, according to sources familiar with the matter. Morgan Stanley, a key player in...

The United States has announced a freeze on the majority of its foreign aid, leaving only Israel, Egypt, and emergency food assistance exempt from the directive. The pause, introduced through an executive order signed by President...

Mining firms are facing growing pressure from West Africa’s Juntas. Earlier this January, military personnel descended on a major mining operation in western Mali, using helicopters to carry out an unannounced seizure of three tonnes of...