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, 2026Section
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Mozambique Halved the Card Limit Abroad and Made It Permanent
The Mozambique card payment limit fell from six million to three million meticais a year on 28 July 2026, and...
August 25, 2026
Angola’s Deficit More Than Quadrupled While Oil Prices Were Rising
The Angola fiscal deficit widened 326% to 3,943.8 billion kwanzas in the first half of 2026, about US$4.3 billion, even...
August 25, 2026
China’s Zijin Took 9.2% of the Miner Building Ethiopia’s Kurmuk
Zijin Gold took 9.2% of Allied Gold for US$295 million after its US$4bn takeover lapsed, tying it to Kurmuk, a...
August 25, 2026
MTN Is Growing Fast in Nigeria and Ghana, and Barely at All at Home
MTN half-year results to 30 June 2026: adjusted earnings up 21.3%, Nigeria and Ghana growing fast, and South African service...
August 25, 2026
Congo and Its Northern Neighbour Just Agreed to Share Military Intelligence
Congo and the Central African Republic signed two defence memoranda in Kinshasa on 21 August 2026, along a border measured...
August 25, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Monday, August 24, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for August 24: Namibia approves a local-content policy it has not gazetted, Libya initials a text nobody...
August 24, 2026
The Sahel Juntas Open a Parliament in Niamey
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger convene their first joint parliamentary session in Niamey this week. Members were appointed, not elected.
August 24, 2026
Nigeria Opens Central Bank Bills to Small Savers
Nigeria's central bank reopened its bill auctions to ordinary savers at about 20%. The Lagos stock market has fallen for...
August 24, 2026
Nigeria’s Power Grid Fell to 1,132 Megawatts
Nigerian electricity generation collapsed to 1,132 megawatts on Saturday night. Distributors began load shedding and no official explanation followed.
August 24, 2026
Kenya’s Cost of Running Government Hits a Record
Kenya spent KSh1.317 trillion, about US$10.2 billion, just running the government last year. The jump was the largest on Treasury...
August 24, 2026
Kenya Gives Investigators 60 Days on Fuel Case
Kenya fuel import probe: the Senate gave investigators 60 days to report on the contested Mombasa petrol shipment bought at...
August 24, 2026
Pakistan Signs a Defence Deal With Somalia
Pakistan and Somalia signed a defence memorandum in Islamabad. India was asked about it, and answered in a single sentence.
August 24, 2026
ANC Campaigns on Power and Water It Has Not Fixed
South Africa votes on 4 November. The governing party is running on services it has not delivered, while municipalities owe...
August 24, 2026
South Africa Has Wind But No Wires to Carry It
South Africa's gazetted energy plan needs 14,500 km of new power lines and R2.2 trillion, about US$137 billion, of investment...
August 24, 2026
Cameroon Paid for Roads That Are Still Unfinished
Three Cameroonian road contracts with Egypt's Arab Contractors are years late. The ministry has paid most of the invoices and...
August 24, 2026
Mogadishu Demolished a Neighbourhood at Midnight
Somali forces began tearing down homes in Mogadishu's Tookiyo neighbourhood after midnight. Nearly ten people were hurt and the legal...
August 24, 2026
Egypt Lets You Open a Bank Account Online
Egypt's central bank has issued rules for opening a bank account remotely, without visiting a branch. Here is what the...
August 24, 2026
Ethiopia and the US Upgrade Their Defence Ties
Ethiopia and the United States agreed at the Pentagon to deepen defence cooperation. What was actually agreed, and what was...
August 24, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Sunday, August 23, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief, 23 August: Egypt built Tanzania's biggest dam, Chinese firms hold every airport package in Ethiopia, Nigerians drive...
August 23, 2026