The rhetoric of African integration rings loud from the lips of the continent’s leaders, yet for an ordinary traveller Africa’s borders remain costly, cumbersome and painfully slow to cross.

The vision of a "borderless Africa" is one of unity and shared prosperity for the continent. It is rooted in the ideals of the pan-Africanist movement. There are contradictions, however, between those ...

CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Exposure to freezing temperatures near Morocco’s border with Algeria killed nine African migrants, ...

With 54 countries and a continental coastline of 30,500 km that spans the Mediterranean sea in the north, the Suez Canal and the Red Sea in the northeast, the Indian Ocean in the east, and the ...

The crowds of migrants pouring across the U.S. southern border include hundreds of thousands of people from as far away as China, India and Africa, recent federal government statistics show. Arrests ...

This content is contributed or sourced from third parties but has been subject to Finextra editorial review. Remittances to Africa have hit record highs, but sky-high fees and inefficiencies in Africa ...

KCB Group CEO Paul Russo. The bank has signed an Africa-wide deal with the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS). [KCB] KCB Group has signed an Africa-wide deal to facilitate settlements ...

LONDON & JOHANNESBURG & DUBAI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ripple, the leader in enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, and leading payments fintech Onafriq, previously MFS Africa, ...

As the continent braces for a transformative shift in cross-border payments by 2026, Verto reveals key predictions that could ...

ZONGO, Democratic Republic of the Congo, October 30 (UNHCR) - Terrified residents fleeing fighting in the Central African Republic (CAR) capital, Bangui, are being prevented from escaping to the ...