Why Africa’s smart cities will also need smarter finance
Kenya’s Konza Technopolis shows how Chinese credit, Italian engineering and local PPPs are reshaping the funding of Africa’s smart cities.
September 10, 2026Section
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Are Africa’s Airlines Destined to Feed Foreign Hubs?
Africa’s airlines face a stark choice: feed Gulf and European hubs or build their own. Ethiopian Airlines shows a different...
September 10, 2026
South Africa Moves to Formalise Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining
South Africa is criminalising illegal gold extraction while creating permits for artisanal miners, after an estimated R60 billion loss in...
September 10, 2026
Natembeya Questions Kenya Crackdown on Foreign Traders
Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya warns Kenya not to confuse regulation with xenophobia as a foreign trader crackdown begins on...
September 10, 2026
Senate Cleared to Probe Kanyotu’s Son Over Kiambu Land Dispute
Kenya’s Senate will investigate a KSh 10 billion Ruiru land dispute tied to ex-spy chief James Kanyotu’s estate and his...
September 10, 2026
Omtatah Sues to Halt US$875,000 Tender Payments in Kenya
Senator Okiya Omtatah has filed suit to stop payments to Savola Investment Limited over a disputed Sh113 million government markets...
September 10, 2026
Strong rand and weather claims hit Sanlam earnings
Sanlam's adjusted headline earnings fell 22% to R7.7 billion in the six months to June 2026 as a stronger rand...
September 10, 2026
Why NGX Postponed Its New Shares Pricing Methodology Launch
NGX postponed its tiered shares pricing methodology launch after regulators demanded broader consultation, delaying rules set for August 17, 2026.
September 10, 2026
Conakry Terminal Names Édouard Léno as New Managing Director
Conakry Terminal has appointed Édouard Léno as Managing Director, succeeding Emmanuel Masson. He targets 1 million containers handled by 2029–2030.
September 10, 2026
Greek Firm Amaco Plans US$1.5 Billion Mombasa Data Centre
Greek firm Amaco Energy Group has proposed a $1.5 billion, or about KSh194 billion, AI data centre and power project...
September 10, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Thursday, September 10, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for September 10: Kenya's nurses end their 41-day strike with a signed return-to-work formula, Congo's Bundibugyo Ebola...
September 10, 2026
West Africa Central Bank Holds Rates and Flags the Inflation Turn
The BCEAO held its main rate at 3.00% in Dakar on September 9 as WAEMU inflation turned positive, hitting 1.7%...
September 9, 2026
Senegal PM Puts US$55 Million on the Kosmos Gas Exit in His First Policy Speech
Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo cited US$55 million in unexecuted obligations on the Yaakaar-Teranga gas licence in his first...
September 9, 2026
S&P Cuts Senegal to CC, Its Lowest Credit Rating in 26 Years
S&P cut Senegal's foreign-currency rating to CC on September 4, warning its planned debt restructuring will highly likely mean losses...
September 9, 2026
Morocco’s Election Campaign Becomes a Bidding War of Billion-Dollar Promises
MOROCCO · ELECTIONS Key Facts —The latest offer The Left Alliance, a coalition of two small socialist parties, launched a...
September 9, 2026
Gambia’s Barrow Declares Power Crisis a National Emergency After Blackout Protests
GAMBIA · SOCIETY Key Facts —The emergency President Adama Barrow has declared The Gambia's prolonged electricity crisis a national emergency...
September 9, 2026
Peter Obi’s Convoy Blocked by Youths on Benue Massacre Visit
NIGERIA · POLITICS Key Facts —What happened A group of youths blocked the convoy of Peter Obi, the Nigeria Democratic...
September 9, 2026
Bandits Kill at Least 10 and Abduct Dozens in Night Raid on Sokoto Village
is this: at least seven people, and possibly 10 or more, were killed; dozens were abducted; some have since been...
September 9, 2026
Dangote Refinery Signs IPO Papers, Unveils US$14.3 Billion Plan to Double Capacity
Dangote refinery IPO opened September 14, 2026 at N525 per share, funding a US$14.3 billion expansion to 1.4 million barrels...
September 9, 2026
Cameroon’s Maurice Kamto Quits as Leader of the MRC Opposition Party
CAMEROON · POLITICS Key Facts —The resignation Maurice Kamto, Cameroon’s best-known opposition figure, resigned on Monday, September 8, as national...
September 9, 2026