Congo Is Using Phone Movement Data to Get Ahead of Ebola
Ebola mobile phone data is guiding Congo's response for the first time, mapping travel out of Ituri as confirmed cases...
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Nigerian Groups Want Brazil’s JBS Deal Suspended Until Someone Explains It
The JBS Nigeria investment of US$2.5bn covers six plants, but civil society groups in Abuja want it suspended until safeguards...
September 4, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Thursday, September 3, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for September 3: Madagascar sentences an ex-Senate president to hard labour, a UN mission finds Colombian contractors...
September 3, 2026
Nigeria Cloud Investment Push Seeks US$750 Million in Two Years
Nigeria cloud investment of US$750 million is the two-year target, resting on Project BRIDGE fibre that has about US$845 million...
September 3, 2026
Breaking, Skateboarding and Baseball5 Enter the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games
The Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games run from 31 October to 13 November 2026, with breaking, skateboarding and Baseball5 all...
September 3, 2026
Seychelles Angola Air Services Talks Open With No Flights Agreed
Seychelles Angola air services talks have opened, but nothing is signed and no airline, route or start date has been...
September 3, 2026
Congo Basin Agroecology Roadmap Adopted by Six Countries in Cameroon
A Congo Basin agroecology roadmap adopted in Cameroon asks six governments to steer 30% of their farm investment plan budgets...
September 3, 2026
Egypt Battery Storage Talks With Huawei Cover 4,000 Megawatt-Hours
Egypt battery storage talks with Huawei cover 4,000 megawatt-hours and local manufacturing, but no contract, value or site has yet...
September 3, 2026
Kenya Informal Jobs Made Up 87% of New Work in 2025
Kenya informal jobs made up 87.2% of about 822,000 new positions in 2025, official Economic Survey data show, with 18.1...
September 3, 2026
Guinea’s Kada Gold Project Resource Rises 125% to 2.08 Million Ounces
The Kada gold project in Guinea now holds 2.08 million ounces on a 100% project basis. Asara Resources holds 51%...
September 3, 2026
Kenyan Editor Found Alive After Armed Abduction
Editor Alex Kiprotich was seized by armed men on the Gilgil–Nakuru Highway and found near Masinga Dam hours later. Police...
September 3, 2026
Dangote Cement Courts London for a Second Listing
Dangote Cement is meeting investors in London ahead of a reported secondary listing on the LSE. An executive director confirmed...
September 3, 2026
WIOCC Group Raises US$300 Million for African Data Centres
AFC and Vision Invest will inject US$300 million into WIOCC Group. The capital targets data centre expansion, terrestrial fibre, and...
September 3, 2026
Leaked Report Says Moroccan Police Guided Ceuta Crossing
A National Police report, leaked to El Español, says Moroccan gendarmes guided migrants during the Ceuta surge. The government disputes...
September 3, 2026
Ebola Deaths in DR Congo Pass 3,000, and Counts Differ
Ebola deaths in DR Congo top 3,000, but the exact figure differs between authorities. The outbreak is caused by Bundibugyo...
September 3, 2026
A Closed Strait Carried Sasol’s Year in South Africa
Sasol's FY2026 adjusted EBITDA rose 17% to R60.7 billion (US$3.4 billion), helped by the Hormuz closure and cost cuts. But...
September 3, 2026
Nigeria Says the US Drawdown Is Not a Rupture
Nigeria's Defence Headquarters confirmed a US troop drawdown of about 200 personnel, calling it mission-specific. The security partnership continues, with...
September 3, 2026
Algeria Deploys Fighter Jets to Niger After Coup Attempt
Algeria deployed fighter jets to Niger for the first time since 1973, responding to a failed coup. See how this...
September 3, 2026
Sharpeville Survivors Sue South Africa Over 1960 Deaths
Roughly 70 survivors and relatives of the Sharpeville massacre have announced a class action against the South African state, seeking...
September 3, 2026
Uber Exits Nigeria and Uganda in Global Cutback
Uber shuts down in Nigeria and Uganda from September 2, 2026, after a strategic review. Drivers are expected to migrate...
September 3, 2026