Latin America Sports Daily for Saturday, June 13, 2026
USA beat Paraguay 4-1, Balogun scores twice; Brazil face Morocco at MetLife Stadium at 6pm ET tonight in the Group...
June 13, 2026Section
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United Capital: A Nigerian Bank Cracks Open Ethiopia’s Financial Frontier
United Capital, backed by Tony Elumelu, has won Ethiopia's first foreign investment-banking licence, a milestone as Addis Ababa opens its...
June 12, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Friday, June 12, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for Friday: Ghana's Kasapreko pulled off a record-breaking IPO, Dangote's refinery hit full capacity ahead of a...
June 12, 2026
World Cup 2026 Brazil: Ancelotti’s Side Open Against Morocco
World Cup 2026 Brazil open against Morocco at MetLife on June 13, with Neymar and Wesley out as Ancelotti weighs...
June 12, 2026
Dangote’s Refinery Hits Full Throttle Just as Its IPO Nears
The Dangote refinery topped its rated capacity for the first time, a milestone landing just as Africa's richest man prepares...
June 12, 2026
Russia’s Africa Corps Is Quietly Redrawing the Map of the Sahel
Russia's Africa Corps is expanding across the Sahel as juntas expel the West and turn east. Here is how the...
June 12, 2026
EU Concludes Its First Deep Africa Trade Deal With Four Island States
The EU concluded its first deep Africa trade deal with Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles and Comoros, covering services, investment and digital...
June 12, 2026
Rwanda Launders Congo’s Conflict Coltan Into Global Tech, Probe Finds
Conflict coltan from DR Congo's Rubaya mines is laundered through Rwanda into global tech supply chains, Global Witness finds. M23...
June 12, 2026
Ghana’s Alomo Bitters Maker Just Pulled Off a Record-Breaking IPO
The Kasapreko IPO, from Ghana's Alomo Bitters maker, drew more than double its target ahead of a record Ghana Stock...
June 12, 2026
Africa’s New Sounds Are Going Global, One Genre at a Time
From South Africa's lekompo to Sierra Leone's Krio Fusion, a new wave of African music is crossing borders in 2026....
June 12, 2026
Latin America Sports Daily for Friday, June 12, 2026
Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 to open the World Cup; Jiménez scores his first WC goal in tears; Paraguay face...
June 12, 2026
Africa: The New Scramble
China, the US, Russia and the Gulf are competing for Africa's minerals, ports and influence. A guide to the new...
June 12, 2026
Zanzibar’s Film Festival Puts AI at the Centre of African Storytelling
Zanzibar film festival 2026 runs June 24-28 in Stone Town with 65 films from 400+ submissions and the theme AI...
June 12, 2026
Middle East War Squeezes Africa’s $200 Smartphone, Pushing Shipments to a Two-Year Low
Africa phone shipments slowed to a two-year low, Omdia finds, as the Middle East war worsens chip shortages and squeezes...
June 12, 2026
Zipline Takes Its Rwanda Drone Playbook Across Africa – Cattle Breeding Included
Zipline Africa expansion takes the Rwanda drone playbook continent-wide: 15 Nigerian hubs by 2028, two million deliveries, and livestock services...
June 12, 2026
Patrice Motsepe May Trade African Football’s Crown for a Run at South Africa’s Presidency
Motsepe South Africa presidency talk grows: the CAF chief may quit football to contest the ANC's 2027 race. He denies...
June 12, 2026
Colombia Was Not on the Pitch, but Its Stars Opened the World Cup
Colombian artists Shakira and J Balvin lit up the World Cup opening in Mexico, a reminder of how far the...
June 12, 2026
The World Cup Opened in Tear Gas: What the Azteca Clashes Mean for Fans in Mexico City
Tear gas hit the World Cup opener outside the Azteca as Mexico won 2-0. What the clashes mean for fans...
June 12, 2026
World Cup 2026 Opener: Mexico End Curse, Beat South Africa 2-0
Mexico won the World Cup 2026 opener 2-0 over South Africa at the Azteca, with Quiñones and Jiménez scoring as...
June 12, 2026
World Cup 2026 Latin America: When Each Team Plays and Where
All 8 Latin American countries in the 2026 World Cup, from Mexico’s June 11 opener to Brazil and Argentina. Full...
June 11, 2026