Nigerian Shares Rise for a Fifth Session as the Dangote Refinery Offer Runs
The Nigerian Exchange All-Share Index rose 0.20 percent to 244,791.79 on 16 September 2026, a fifth straight gain, with insurance...
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South Africa’s First National Bank Launches Cash Advances of US$3 to US$31
FNB has launched cash advances of R50 to R500 with the Dubai-based lender Optasia, in which parent company FirstRand holds...
September 17, 2026
Nigeria Labour Congress Demands Wage Awards as Petrol Passes US$1 a Litre
The Nigeria Labour Congress issued three demands over petrol prices on 16 September 2026, after pumps in Abuja moved to...
September 17, 2026
Mombasa Port Empty Container Backlog Deepens as Kenya Enters Peak Import Season
The Mombasa Port empty container backlog has reached about 167,000 boxes, with Kenyan hauliers putting detention losses at roughly US$16...
September 17, 2026
Petrobras Signs Eight Offshore Contracts in Ivory Coast, Crossing the Atlantic
Petrobras signed eight offshore exploration contracts in Ivory Coast, whose seabed shares the geology of Brazil's north. No investment figure...
September 17, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Thursday, September 17, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for 17 September 2026: Ebola in Congo reaches 7,258 confirmed cases and 3,510 deaths, and Morocco votes...
September 17, 2026
Morocco Host Gabon in Rabat on 25 September in Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying
Morocco Gabon Rabat AFCON 2026 is set for Friday 25 September at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, with listed kick-off...
September 17, 2026
Botho Heritage Festival Brings Pan-African Culture to Inanda Dam, 23 to 27 September
Botho Heritage Festival 2026 runs from 23 to 27 September at the Wushwini Pan African Centre beside Inanda Dam in...
September 17, 2026
Senegal’s Africa Cup Qualifier Against Mozambique Moves to Maputo, 25 September
Senegal Mozambique Maputo AFCON 2026 moves the Group J qualifier to the Estadio Nacional do Zimpeto on Friday 25 September,...
September 17, 2026
Egypt Host Angola in Cairo on 25 September in Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying
Egypt Angola AFCON qualifier 2026 opens Group B at the Cairo International Stadium on Friday 25 September, kicking off at...
September 17, 2026
Ivory Coast Host Ghana in Bouaké on 24 September in Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying
Ivory Coast host Ghana in AFCON 2027 qualifying at the Stade de la Paix in Bouaké on Thursday 24 September...
September 17, 2026
Mango Groove Play Johannesburg’s Botanical Garden on Heritage Day, 24 September
Mango Groove play the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden near Johannesburg on Heritage Day, Thursday 24 September 2026, in the...
September 17, 2026
Moving to Morocco and the paperwork that decides everything else
Moving to Morocco means a residence card, a convertible bank account and a notary. The ninety-day rule, the documents, the...
September 17, 2026
Buying property in Ghana as a foreigner and what the law allows
Buying property in Ghana as a foreigner means a fifty-year lease, never freehold. The searches, the fees, the fraud patterns...
September 17, 2026
Healthcare in Nigeria for expats and what it actually costs
Healthcare in Nigeria for expats runs on private hospitals, HMO cover and evacuation. What the system gives you, and what...
September 17, 2026
Taxes in Nigeria for Expats Under the New Regime
Taxes in Nigeria for expats turn on residence, not nationality. What the 2026 reform acts changed, how pay-as-you-earn works, and...
September 17, 2026
Open a Bank Account in Kenya as a Foreigner, Step by Step
To open a bank account in Kenya as a foreigner you need a tax number, a permit and an alien...
September 17, 2026
Zambia Charges Two Former Education Officials Over US$259m Contract
Zambia's anti-corruption body charged a former permanent secretary and a former procurement head over a US$259.25 million school supply contract.
September 16, 2026
Mali Opens Special Forces Headquarters at Sénou Near Bamako
Mali inaugurated a special forces headquarters at Sénou near Bamako on 15 September 2026, activating its Commandement des opérations spéciales.
September 16, 2026
Ghana EPA Shuts Empire Cement Weija Plant Over Pollution Breaches
Ghana's environment regulator ordered Empire Cement to shut its Weija plant near Accra on 14 September, citing pollution breaches and...
September 16, 2026