Kenya Overtakes Nigeria as Africa’s Biggest Market for Deals
The Kenya M&A market jumped 670.5% to US$1.44bn in H1 2026 while Nigeria's fell 88.9% to US$105.8m, on new DealMakers...
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Africa Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for September 1: Niger's junta survives a Russian-backed mutiny, Ethiopia moves toward an executive presidency.
September 1, 2026
Ten Nigerian Films Are Going to Luanda, and One Is Premiering There
FIC Luanda runs 28 October to 2 November with a Nigerian Panorama of ten films curated by Surreal16, three of...
September 1, 2026
An Egyptian Developer Is Betting US$232 Million on a Moroccan Resort Nobody Finished
A consortium led by Samih Sawiris is investing US$232 million in the first phase of the Essaouira Mogador resort, with...
September 1, 2026
A Sahel Junta and a Coastal Democracy Just Agreed Where Their Border Runs
The Ivory Coast Mali border route has been definitively adopted in Bamako, and a delimitation treaty is expected to be...
September 1, 2026
Egypt’s Canal Zone Pulled In US$7 Billion in a Year, Most of It Looking East
The Suez Canal Economic Zone attracted US$7 billion across 117 projects in a year, with revenue up 37% and Chinese...
September 1, 2026
Emzor Borrows at 19% to Finish Its Sagamu Drug-Ingredient Plant
The Emzor API plant at Sagamu is being finished with a N26.7bn bond at a 19% coupon, billed as sub-Saharan...
September 1, 2026
Three Tycoons Are Spending US$600 Million to Stop East Africa Importing Cement’s Key Ingredient
East Africa clinker imports are under attack as Narendra Raval and Edha Nahdi commit about US$600 million to local plants,...
September 1, 2026
Abu Dhabi Is Buying 90% of Azura Power, Nigeria’s Best-Known Private Generator
Abu Dhabi's ePointZero is buying 90% of Azura Power, the 752MW pan-African generator founded by Phillip Ihenacho's Amaya Capital, which...
September 1, 2026
Nedbank Cleared to Buy Two Thirds of Kenya’s NCBA for US$842 Million
Kenya's central bank has approved Nedbank's R13.9 billion (US$842 million) acquisition of up to 66% of NCBA Group. What shareholders...
September 1, 2026
An Angolan Company Just Took Chevron’s Oil Blocks From a London Bidder
Alberto Almeida de Sousa's Etu Energias is buying Chevron's stakes in Angola Blocks 14 and 14K for US$260 million, displacing...
September 1, 2026
A Canadian Junior Is Raising US$32.5 Million to Drill for Gold in South Kivu
Avanti Gold has upsized its Misisi financing to C$45 million (about US$32.5 million) to fund a 42,000-metre drill programme and...
September 1, 2026
Ethiopia’s Currency Auction Went From 28 Bidders to Five in Two Weeks
The Ethiopia forex auction drew 28 banks on 12 August and only five on 26 August, with total bids down...
September 1, 2026
Washington Moves to Cut Egypt’s Second-Largest Bank Out of the Dollar in Dubai
US regulators propose cutting Banque Misr UAE branches off from dollar correspondent banking over Iran-linked flows, while Cairo operations are...
September 1, 2026 Africa Intelligence Brief — Monday, August 31, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for August 31: Algeria mourns twelve wildfire dead and orders the death penalty for arson, Kenya’s airport...
August 31, 2026
Why Tanzania’s Vice President Quit After 296 Days
Tanzania's vice president Emmanuel Nchimbi quit after 296 days. A weekly that reported he was resisting pressure to go had...
August 31, 2026
Sudan: Blue Nile Fighting Displaces Nearly 20,000 in Two Days
Sudan Blue Nile: Nearly 20,000 people have fled Sudan’s Blue Nile state in two days after RSF and SPLM-N forces...
August 31, 2026
Moody’s Cuts Senegal Deeper Into Junk and Blames the Sonko Power Struggle
Moody ’ Cuts: Senegal · MARKETS Moody's has pushed Senegal one notch deeper into junk territory — and this time...
August 31, 2026
DR Congo Begins Ebola Vaccinations in Kisangani as Outbreak Passes 5,600 Cases
Congo Begins Ebola: DR Congo began vaccinating against Ebola in Kisangani on Thursday, with health workers first in line as...
August 31, 2026
Tanzania Carries 39% of East Africa’s Unresolved Trade Barriers as Deadline Lapses
Tanzania Carries East: The scorecard: the East African Community's Regional Monitoring Committee counts 28 outstanding non-tariff barriers in the bloc's
August 31, 2026