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 ...

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

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

*Exact global ranks were not available in the sources reviewed. Ranges follow from the order of the African list. "Not ranked" means the company was not among South Africa's eight entries in 2025.

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

All ten are in sub-Saharan Africa. North Africa's rates are far lower — Tunisia, the continent's lowest, sits at 1.93 children per woman. At 5.84 children per woman, Chad now has the highest fertility ...

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 ...

Covenant University, the University of Ibadan and the University of Lagos share the top spot among Nigerian universities in ...