Kagame in Oman: Rwanda’s President Seeks Gulf Investment
Kagame in Oman for a two-day official visit on 7 and 8 September. Rwanda wants the cooperation deals signed in...
September 6, 2026Section
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Malawi El Niño Plan Is Only One Third Funded
The Malawi El Niño preparedness plan needs about US$282 million. Only US$94 million is mobilised, leaving a gap that reaches...
September 6, 2026
Watchdog Seeks Audit of Mali Military Contracts Since 2020
Mali military contracts from six years of army rule should be audited, an anti-corruption network told the Auditor General on...
September 6, 2026
Zambia’s State Firm Puts Ndola Refinery at US$1.2 Billion
Zambia's state holding company says the Ndola refinery will cost US$1.2 billion, above the licensed US$1.1 billion. The difference is...
September 6, 2026
Burundi Inflation Falls to 8.7%, 15 Months After Peak
Burundi inflation fell to 8.7% in July 2026, down from a 45.5% peak in April 2025, as budget discipline and...
September 6, 2026
Libya Shuts 490 Petrol Stations Over Alleged Smuggling
Libya's Tripoli government shut 490 petrol stations over alleged fuel smuggling on 2 September. About 365 stations were approved to...
September 6, 2026
Guinea Buries 36 Killed in Conakry Landfill Collapse
Guinea buried 36 people killed in the Conakry landfill collapse. Seventeen were Sierra Leonean, confirmed earlier by Freetown.
September 6, 2026
Tunisia Holds Al Qatiba Editor Over Financial Suspicions
Tunisia is holding the Al Qatiba editor Mohamed Yousfi in police custody over financial suspicions. He has not been charged...
September 6, 2026
Niger Blames France for Failed Mutiny; Paris Denies
Niger blames France for the failed 29 August mutiny in Niamey. Paris calls the accusation pure fantasy. What the cabinet...
September 6, 2026
Sassou Nguesso Pins Republic of Congo Oil Revival on China as Mature Fields Decline
Republic of Congo oil output falls as mature fields decline, forcing a China restructuring and gas pivot that will define...
September 6, 2026
BEAC Warns CEMAC Oil Reliance Weakens Reserves to 4.12 Months of Imports
The CEMAC economy keeps losing import cover as oil prices fade. Investors face currency risk, reform delays and weak intra-African...
September 6, 2026
Mali Burkina Faso Niger Launch AES Sahel Confederation Parliament as Currency Plans Lag
The AES Sahel confederation of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger has a joint parliament and currency plans. What the bloc...
September 6, 2026
Lomé Port Becomes West Africa’s Deepest Container Hub as Sahel Trade Reroutes
Togo economy rides Lomé port as West Africa's deepest container hub captures Sahel trade. What the logistics boom means for...
September 6, 2026
Partech Reports African Startups Funding Rebound to $4.1 Billion as Debt Deals Surge 63%
African startups funding rebounds to $4.1 billion as Partech data shows fintech keeping its lead. Where the money goes now...
September 6, 2026
Mauritius Financial Hub Rebounds as India Tax Treaty Rewrite Ends Share Sale Exemptions
Mauritius financial hub faces a new era as India taxes share sales and FATF compliance lifts. See what it means...
September 6, 2026
Tinubu Secures APC Nomination for Nigeria 2027 Election Race as Opposition Coalition Falters
Nigeria 2027 election dynamics are crystallising around Tinubu's APC re-election bid and a fractured opposition. What the early race means...
September 6, 2026
TotalEnergies Targets Namibia Oil FID as Venus and Mopane Fields Advance
Namibia oil final investment decisions are set for late 2026 as TotalEnergies advances Venus and Mopane, testing fiscal terms and...
September 6, 2026
Mogadishu Property Boom Surges as al-Shabaab Tax State Hits Somalia Economy
Somalia economy is expanding in Mogadishu while al-Shabaab runs a parallel tax system, forcing investors and diaspora to weigh risk...
September 6, 2026
An Attack on a Hunting Camp Moves Mozambique’s Insurgency West
A Niassa attack on a hunting camp killed two people and forced a helicopter evacuation of three American hunters, widening...
September 6, 2026
Zambia’s Bemba Royal Council Has Called Off Its Biggest Ceremony
The Bemba ceremony Ukusefya Pa Ng'wena is cancelled for 2026 after the royal council said the prevailing mood in Ulubemba...
September 6, 2026