Maputo Buys Two Cranes and Bets on Its Best Year Yet
The Port of Maputo has commissioned two Liebherr cranes worth US$13.2 million and expects its direct operations to pass 17...
September 6, 2026Section
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South African Rights Groups Want the Data Centre Boom Paused
South Africa data centres face a call for a construction pause, after the rights commission took more than 250 submissions...
September 6, 2026
Dangote Refinery Wins Approval for Africa’s Biggest Share Sale
Nigeria's SEC cleared the Dangote Refinery IPO: 4.1 billion shares at ₦525 each — a ₦2.15 trillion (US$1.63 billion) raise,...
September 6, 2026
Southern Africa Economy Splits as Lobito Corridor Lands US$753 Million
Southern Africa economy diverges in 2026 as Zambia's copper boom and the Lobito Corridor reshape trade while Botswana's diamond slump...
September 6, 2026
Togo Mourns Sena Alouka, Who Gave African Youth a Climate Voice
Sena Alouka, the Togolese founder of Jeunes Volontaires pour l'Environnement, has died. Benin Web TV reported he was 51.
September 6, 2026
Egypt Net Foreign Assets Reach US$28.4 Billion in July
Egypt net foreign assets in the banking system reached US$28.4 billion in July. Much of the rise came from a...
September 6, 2026
AFP Wins the Visa d’or for Photos of the Madagascar Uprising
Luis Tato of AFP won the Visa d'or News for his pictures of the Madagascar uprising, the Gen Z revolt...
September 6, 2026
West Africa Cocoa Crop Set to Shrink as El Nino and Disease Bite
West Africa cocoa output is forecast to fall as El Nino and black pod disease hit Ghana and Ivory Coast,...
September 6, 2026
Ethiopia: Ethio Telecom Promises First Dividend to Small Shareholders
Ethio Telecom has promised its first dividend to the private shareholders who bought into the state telecoms company, after a...
September 6, 2026
Zimbabwe Extends Mining Regularisation Deadline to 31 December
Zimbabwe extends mining regularisation deadline to 31 December 2026, as state agency logs 18 suspected smuggling cases covering about 2,660...
September 6, 2026
Angola Sells Standard Bank Angola Stake
Angola sells a 34% stake in Standard Bank Angola on the Luanda exchange, worth up to about US$229 million, with...
September 6, 2026
Algeria Import Requests by Tiny Firms Hit US$130bn
Algeria import requests from tiny firms reached US$130.32 billion in six months. The trade ministry has ordered checks on the...
September 6, 2026
DR Congo Passes Law to Create Kinshasa Stock Exchange
The Kinshasa Stock Exchange now has a legal base after DR Congo's president signed Law 26/034, published in the official...
September 6, 2026
Togo’s Equal Earth Map Wins UN Vote, 164 to One
The Equal Earth map won a 164-to-one United Nations vote on 4 September 2026, after Togo negotiated the resolution for...
September 6, 2026
Ghana Exits Eurobond Default as Zambia Leads Africa Debt Crisis Rebound
Africa debt crisis enters its repayment test as Ghana exits eurobond default and Zambia leads the rebound. Which countries still...
September 5, 2026
South Africa Tops Healthcare Index as Expats Weigh the Best African Countries to Live
The 7 best African countries for expats in 2026, ranked on budget in US dollars, visas, healthcare, internet and safety...
September 5, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Saturday, September 5, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for September 5: a vigilante raid empties a Durban refugee camp, Niger's junta explains a mutiny at...
September 5, 2026
Botswana Diamond Economy Shudders as Debswana Revenue Plunges 49 Percent
Botswana diamond economy reels as Debswana revenue plunges 49 percent and lab-grown stones bite. How Africa's most stable country plans...
September 5, 2026
Sahel Juntas Exit ECOWAS Into AES as Investors Reprice Nigeria Côte d’Ivoire Senegal Ghana Risk
The ECOWAS CFA franc order faces its deepest crisis as Sahel juntas exit into the AES and borders close. What...
September 5, 2026
Somalia Cancels Berbera Port Deals as Ethiopia and UAE Reshape Horn of Africa Geopolitics
Horn of Africa geopolitics is remaking Red Sea trade as Somalia voids UAE-linked port deals and Berbera emerges as an...
September 5, 2026