TotalEnergies Says Its Namibian Oil Decision Cannot Wait
The Venus oil project in Namibia needs a decision before 2027, TotalEnergies says, warning contractor tenders will expire or cost...
August 26, 2026Section
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Saipem and CHEC Land Algeria’s Big Phosphate Contracts
Algeria phosphate project signs EPC contracts with Saipem, worth about €500m, and China Harbour Engineering, targeting fertiliser output from 2027.
August 26, 2026
Afreximbank’s Profit Rose 30% in a Rough Year for Its Members
Afreximbank half-year results show net income of US$534.7 million, up 30%, with loans at US$35.4 billion and the bad-loan ratio...
August 26, 2026
Record 70,177 Tonnes Lift Congo’s Kipushi Into Zinc’s Top Three
Kipushi produced a record 70,177 tonnes of zinc in Q2 2026, and Ivanhoe Mines says that puts the DR Congo...
August 26, 2026
Kagame Says Rwanda Wants a Stake in Dangote’s Lamu Refinery
Rwanda would be happy to take a stake in Aliko Dangote's US6 billion refinery planned at Lamu in Kenya, President...
August 26, 2026
Nigeria’s Exports to China Jump 81% After Tariffs End
Nigeria China trade hit US$17.4 billion in the first half of 2026 as exports to China jumped 81% to US$2.25...
August 26, 2026
Shell and NNPC Sign Terms for US$21 Billion Bonga Project
NNPC, Shell, Esso and Agip signed addenda for Bonga South West Aparo, a deepwater project that could draw US$21bn and...
August 26, 2026
US$286 Million in African Music Royalties Goes Missing Every Year
African music royalties worth US$286 million go uncollected each year in Kenya and Nigeria alone. A new US programme is...
August 26, 2026
A Frozen US$140 Million Loan Stalls Cameroon’s First Bauxite Mine
Cameroon bauxite exports have stalled after AFG Bank suspended a US$140 million facility for the Minim Martap mine, with US$75...
August 26, 2026
Angola Awards US$492.89 Million Dam Deal to Its Own Lender
Angola awarded a US$492.89 million Capanda dam contract without tender to a consortium including Gemcorp, which also provides the credit...
August 26, 2026
Mozambique Spent a Third of Its Gas Money, Zero on the Hospital
Mozambique spent just 37.37% of the budget funded by Rovuma gas revenues in the first half of 2026, and a...
August 26, 2026
M23 Holds Goma and Bukavu as the DR Congo Conflict Ceasefire Monitors Fly Into Minembwe
The DR Congo conflict leaves Goma and Bukavu under M23 control, disrupting cobalt and coltan supply chains and deepening a...
August 25, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for August 25: Tanzania's vice president quit on cue, DR Congo's Ebola outbreak passed 100 days, and...
August 25, 2026
Morocco Restarts Wheat Imports on 16 September
Morocco restarts subsidised soft wheat imports on 16 September 2026, after a harvest that beat last year but still left...
August 25, 2026
An Ethiopian Rewrote the Half-Marathon Record in Buenos Aires
Yomif Kejelcha ran 56:51 in Buenos Aires on 23 August 2026, a half marathon world record subject to ratification and...
August 25, 2026
Foreigners Are Just 5.6% of Nigeria’s Record Stock Rally
Foreign investors were 5.60% of Nigeria stock market trades in July 2026, the year's low, while the index rose 53.81%...
August 25, 2026
Niger Reopened Its Budget, and the Army Is One of Seven Reasons
Niger raised its 2026 budget 2% to 2,980.54 billion CFA francs, about US$5.3 billion. Security is one of seven reasons...
August 25, 2026
Tunisians Hold More Cash Than the Central Bank’s Net Assets
Tunisia cash in circulation crossed 30.040 billion dinars on 21 August 2026, larger than the central bank's net foreign assets...
August 25, 2026
A Rubbish Mountain Fell on Conakry Days Before the Clearance
At least 32 people died when the Dar-es-Salam dump collapsed in Conakry on 23 August 2026, three days after ministers...
August 25, 2026
Somalia’s Top Court Threw Out Galmudug’s First Direct Vote
Somalia’s Federal Supreme Court annulled the Galmudug election on 24 August 2026, voiding a July vote that was the state’s...
August 25, 2026