South Africa’s SA-H2 Green Hydrogen Fund Closes R3-Billion With Pension Money
South Africa’s SA-H2 green hydrogen fund closed a first R3-billion (about US$182 million) on 6 August, with state pension money...
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Diageo Collects a Record EABL Dividend While Its Exit Stays Frozen
The EABL dividend hands Diageo Sh4.47 billion (US$34.5 million) after a record year, while a Kenyan court order keeps its...
August 7, 2026
Tunisia Inflation Slows to 5.1 Percent in July, a Four-Month Low
Tunisia inflation slows to 5.1 percent in July 2026 from 5.3 in June as food prices ease, but it is...
August 7, 2026
Santiago to Host World’s 50 Best Vineyards 2026 for the First Time
Santiago de Chile will host The World's 50 Best Vineyards 2026 ceremony in November, marking the event's debut in Chile...
August 6, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Thursday, August 6, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief August 6 — Nigeria records its largest single-day hostage rescue while South Africa's central bank warns of...
August 6, 2026
Rand Near Its Strongest in a Month as Brent Slips Below US$80
The rand traded near R16.33 to the dollar on 6 August 2026 as Brent slipped below US$80 and gold held...
August 6, 2026
Senegal Jails Three Pro-PASTEF Commentators for Offending the President
A Dakar court has jailed three pro-PASTEF commentators for offending President Bassirou Diomaye Faye in a TikTok video. Their lawyers...
August 6, 2026
Nigeria’s NAICOM Issues New Licences to 43 Recapitalised Insurers
Nigeria's NAICOM recapitalisation has licensed 43 insurers that met capital floors of up to ₦35bn (about US$26m), leaving up to...
August 6, 2026
Bank of America Bets on South African M&A Wave Despite Global Uncertainty
Bank of America expects South African dealmaking to hold up, and has promoted its South Africa investment banking head to...
August 6, 2026
Saudi Arabia’s US$55 Billion EA Buyout Closes
A Saudi-led consortium has completed its $55 billion leveraged buyout of Electronic Arts, taking the FIFA and Madden publisher private...
August 6, 2026
Tanzania Misses Its Own Deadline on a US$42 Billion LNG Deal
Tanzania said it would sign the legal framework for its US$42 billion LNG project before June 2026. The deadline passed...
August 6, 2026
Nigeria’s SEC Approves Tokenized Equities on NASD Platform
Nigeria’s SEC has approved tokenized equities trading on the NASD OTC Securities Exchange, with the first public digital securities offering...
August 6, 2026
Deep Yellow Pours US$40 Million Into Namibia’s Next Uranium Mine
Deep Yellow Tumas uranium spending hit N$725 million (US$40 million) in the year to June, keeping Namibia's fourth mine construction-ready.
August 6, 2026
Safaricom Ethiopia Races Toward Breakeven With 14.7 Million Customers
Safaricom Ethiopia grew active customers 46% to 14.7 million in the June quarter, halved losses and kept EBITDA breakeven on...
August 6, 2026
Chinese Belt and Road Investment in Africa Hits Record US$33.5 Billion
Chinese Belt and Road investment in Africa jumped 254% to a record US$33.5 billion in H1 2026, two-thirds of global...
August 6, 2026
Ghana Orders Refineries to Pay for Local Crude in Local Currency
Ghana cedi crude payments are President Mahama's answer to a costly dollar rule, telling refineries TOR and Sentuo to pay...
August 6, 2026
HSBC Exits Egypt Retail Banking in US$300 Million Sale to Emirates NBD
HSBC Egypt retail sale to Emirates NBD ends 44 years of consumer banking, books a US$300 million pre-tax gain and...
August 6, 2026
Mohamed Salah Nears Trabzonspor Move at US$19.6 Million a Year
Mohamed Salah is negotiating a two-year Trabzonspor deal worth a reported €17 million (US$19.6 million) a year, Turkish media say.
August 6, 2026
Mali Frees Ex-Prime Minister Moussa Mara After One Year
Mali freed former prime minister Moussa Mara after one year in prison over a solidarity post. He called for unity...
August 6, 2026
DR Congo Mine Deadline Passes With Worker Stakes Undelivered
DR Congo's deadline for mining firms to hand 5% of shares to Congolese workers has passed with no public compliance,...
August 6, 2026