Pentagon Acknowledges 153 Civilian Deaths in Yemen, Including Ethiopian Migrants
The Pentagon acknowledged 153 Yemen civilian deaths in 2025, including about 68 mostly Ethiopian migrants killed in an April strike...
August 13, 2026Section
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France Freezes Franco-Cameroonian Activist Franklin Nyamsi’s Assets in a Legal First
France's six-month Franklin Nyamsi asset freeze is the first use of its 2024 foreign interference law's financial provisions against an...
August 13, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for August 12: Zambia votes tomorrow on whether debt restructuring paid off, days after the African Development...
August 12, 2026
Interlagos Motos 2026 Brings Shows and Bikes to São Paulo
São Paulo · Festivals Key FactsDates August 13–16, 2026, at Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos, São Paulo.Hours Aug 13: noon–8pm;...
August 12, 2026
Traceability Comes for Ferrochrome: What the Buyers Enforced That Regulators Could Not
Traceability Comes for Ferrochrome as buyers enforce supply chain rules after Congo's uranium scare. Learn who wins, who loses in...
August 12, 2026
Africa’s Corporate Giants Buy Their Way to Scale as M&A Overtakes Organic Growth
African deal value rose 36 percent in the first nine months of 2024 as companies from South Africa, Kenya and...
August 12, 2026
IEBC Opens International Tenders for Kiems Kits and Ballot Papers
Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has opened international tenders for Kiems kits and ballot papers, with bid deadlines in...
August 12, 2026
Burkina Faso Overhauls Postal Law to Add Digital Services and Competition
Burkina Faso adopted Law No. 010-2026/ALP on 15 April 2026, overhauling postal regulation to integrate digital services, end reserved services...
August 12, 2026
Tanzania’s CNG Push Gains a Homegrown Champion in Energo
Energo Tanzania is financing CNG vehicle conversions with Equity Bank and CRDB as Tanzania pushes drivers toward cheaper natural gas...
August 11, 2026
Kenya Moves to Release Mineral Royalty Payouts to 32 Counties
Kenya has moved to release Sh2.9 billion (about US$22.4 million) in mineral royalty payouts held since 2016, with 32 counties...
August 11, 2026
Kenya’s Pension Assets Hit a Record — but the State Leans Harder on Them
Kenya’s pension assets reached about KSh2.81 trillion (US$21.8 billion) in 2025, up 24.6% — but more than half now sits...
August 11, 2026
Nairobi’s Banking Index Gets Its First ETF as Investors Chase Kenyan Banks
Kenya’s regulator has approved the first ETF tracking the NSE Banking Sector Index, the market-cap-weighted gauge of 11 listed banks...
August 11, 2026
Standard Bank Becomes Africa’s Gateway to China’s Yuan Payments
Standard Bank is the first African bank to access China’s CIPS payment system and, since June 2026, an authorised yuan...
August 11, 2026
Ghana Upholds Revocation of Adamus Resources’ Gold-Mining Leases
Ghana’s lands minister upheld the revocation of Adamus Resources’ mining leases on 10 August 2026, citing unpaid fees, tax arrears...
August 11, 2026 South Africa Grants Southern Palladium a 30-Year Right for the Bengwenyama PGM Mine
South Africa granted Southern Palladium a 30-year Bengwenyama mining right on 7 August 2026, clearing one of the country’s largest...
August 11, 2026
US Sanctions Rwanda Army and Mineral Firms as M23 War Pressure Tests Rwanda Economy
US sanctions on Rwanda's army and mineral firms in 2026 test the Rwanda economy as aid cuts and reputational risk...
August 11, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for August 11: fourteen illegal chrome miners died near Marikana, the UN is auctioning its Somalia mission...
August 11, 2026
South Africa Regulator Probes Tiny-Trade Market Manipulation Tactic
South Africa's FSCA is probing a market manipulation tactic that uses tiny share trades to move prices and profit from...
August 11, 2026
Century-Old South African Smelter Nears Closure Over Power Price, Risking 350 Jobs
South African smelter tariff costs have risen over 900% since 2008, pushing a century-old ferrochrome plant toward closure and putting...
August 11, 2026
NERC Dissolves Kaduna Electric Board Over US$335 Million Market Debt
Nigeria’s regulator NERC dissolved the Kaduna Electric board on 10 August 2026 over N456.5 billion in market debt, appointing an...
August 11, 2026