DR Congo’s Army Launches Airstrikes on M23 at the Masisi-Walikale Frontier
DR CONGO · SECURITY Key Facts —The strikes The Congolese army carried out airstrikes on Tuesday evening, September 8, against...
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Tanzania’s First Gentleman, Hafidh Ameir Hassan, Is Laid to Rest in Zanzibar
TANZANIA · SOCIETY Key Facts —The loss Hafidh Ameir Hassan, the husband of President Samia Suluhu Hassan and Tanzania’s first-ever...
September 9, 2026
Aid Cuts Are Closing Sudan’s Clinics, and MSF Warns the Health System Is Near Collapse
SUDAN · HUMANITARIAN Key Facts —The warning Médecins Sans Frontières says Sudan’s health system is nearing collapse, as international funding...
September 9, 2026
Namibia Confirms US Pressure to Quit the International Criminal Court
NAMIBIA · GEOPOLITICS Key Facts —The confirmation Namibia’s Ministry of International Relations and Trade has confirmed receiving communication from the...
September 9, 2026
Botswana Could Join Angola’s Lobito Refinery as Shareholder at Any Moment
ANGOLA · ENERGY Key Facts —The signal President João Lourenço said Botswana may join the Lobito Refinery’s shareholder structure “at...
September 9, 2026
Drone Attack on Tripoli Fuel Depot Extends a Month of Strikes on Libya’s Oil Lifeline
LIBYA · ENERGY Key Facts —The latest strike A drone targeted the Brega fuel depot on Airport Road in Tripoli...
September 9, 2026
Car Bomb Kills Haftar’s Military Intelligence Chief in Benghazi
LIBYA · SECURITY Key Facts —What happened Major General Fawzi al-Mansouri, the military intelligence chief of Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National...
September 9, 2026
Over 100 al-Shabaab Fighters Trained in Yemen by the Houthis
SOMALIA · SECURITY Key Facts —The claim More than 100 al-Shabaab fighters have travelled to Yemen for instruction in drones,...
September 9, 2026
RSF Drone Strike on Sudan Courthouse Kills at Least 10 in North Kordofan
SUDAN · SECURITY Key Facts —What happened A drone strike blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) hit the...
September 9, 2026
Five Blocs in Khartoum: Quintet Envoys Open First Wartime Peace Talks in Sudan
SUDAN · DIPLOMACY Key Facts —What happened Envoys of the African Union, the East African bloc IGAD, the Arab League,...
September 9, 2026
Kiir Puts His 36-Year-Old Son in Charge of South Sudan’s Presidential Guard
SOUTH SUDAN · POLITICS Key Facts —What happened President Salva Kiir appointed his 36-year-old son, Major General Atem Salva Kiir,...
September 9, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for September 9: Gambia's President Barrow declares a national emergency over rolling blackouts three months before his
September 9, 2026
Zanzibar Has Turned a Doorway in Stone Town Into an Export Industry
The Zanzibar Freddie Mercury Museum in Stone Town has become a fixed stop on the island's cultural tourism circuit, in...
September 8, 2026
Congo Has Worked Out That the Map Is Worth More Than the Mine
DR Congo geological data will move behind a tiered, fee-based system as Kinshasa builds a national databank on its critical...
September 8, 2026
Malawi Has Signed Its Second Chinese Shipping Deal for One Lake in Six Weeks
A Malawi lake transport deal worth US$20m will bring two vessels and a rebuilt Monkey Bay shipyard, the second Chinese...
September 8, 2026
Namibia Succeeded Against HIV, and Is Losing Its American Funding Because of It
Namibia HIV funding from the United States will move from financial assistance to technical cooperation, with more than 29,000 people...
September 8, 2026
Zimbabwe’s Biggest Mobile Operator Is Building Its Way Off the National Grid
Econet solar plans include a 100 MW solar and battery scheme in Harare, after AI analysis found power cuts behind...
September 8, 2026
South Africa’s Economy Shrank, and Mining Did Most of the Damage
South Africa GDP fell 0.2% in the second quarter of 2026, ending a six-quarter run of growth, as mining, trade...
September 8, 2026
South Sudan Has Written a Budget That Rests Almost Entirely on Oil
The South Sudan budget for 2026-27 totals SSP 11.34trn, with oil supplying 79% of revenue and SSP 183bn set aside...
September 8, 2026
Gold Is Now Three Quarters of What Uganda Sells Abroad, and Almost None of It Is Ugandan
Gold made up about 76% of Uganda's export earnings in 2025 after a record US$5.8bn year. Most of the metal...
September 8, 2026