Shares in Nigeria's Diamond Bank rose to a four month high on Thursday, a day after the bank said four of its directors have resigned, in a move that could pave the way for the mid-tier lender to attract new investors.

85-year-old Paul Biya won his seventh term in the midst of separatist violence in the west of the country.

The billionaire founder of cement and rice conglomerate BUA Group outlines ambitious plans to expand into new manufacturing lines, but only if the government extends the same support that built fortunes in sugar and cement

They came from across the world to pay a final tribute to Kofi Annan on 13 September. Honour guards carried Annan’s coffin draped with the national flag – red, gold and green with the emblematic black star – through the streets of Accra, made sombre on this funereal day. 

After more than a decade as allies, two of Ivory Coast's largest political parties face off in local elections on Saturday (October 13) after an acrimonious divorce that is making Ivorians nervous ahead of a presidential poll in 2020.

Funmi Adebayo is a financial analyst. She is a finance professional based in the City who frequently travels to Nigeria.