Copper Tracker CPER Steadies at US$39.56; Chile & Peru Supply in Focus
Copper tracker CPER rose 0.56% to US$39.56 on Friday while Freeport-McMoRan and Southern Copper fell, with Chile and Peru supply...
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Ghana’s MTN Faces Mobile Money IP Lawsuit in US$498B Market
MTN Ghana vows to contest a July 2026 intellectual property lawsuit filed by Clydestone Ghana over the origins of its...
July 31, 2026
South Africa’s US$200B Pension Fund PIC Names Mohai Board Chair
Deputy Minister Seiso Mohai appointed PIC board chair, taking control of Africa's $200 billion public pension fund amid an FSCA...
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July 31, 2026
Kenya Plans US$7.6 Billion Domestic Borrowing in 2026/27
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July 31, 2026
Nigerian Equities Could Gain US$1.4 Billion from Pension Reform
Nigeria's PenCom raised equity caps for RSA Funds, unlocking up to N2.18 trillion ($1.42 billion) for Nigerian equities. See the...
July 31, 2026
Morocco Water Security Gets US$294 Million EBRD Loan Boost
The EBRD approved a €250 million loan and €5 million grant for Morocco’s ONEE utility to upgrade drinking water infrastructure...
July 31, 2026
Air Algérie Gets First Boeing 737 MAX 8 in US$154M Fleet Push
Air Algérie received its first Boeing 737 MAX 8 on 11 July 2026, launching a 10-aircraft order and a wider...
July 31, 2026
Africa–Latin America Trade Could Hit US$1 Trillion by 2030
East and West Africa now grow faster than the world average, forming a belt from the Gulf of Guinea to...
July 31, 2026
Cyanide on Tomato Farms Kills 15 Elephants in Kenya’s Amboseli
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July 31, 2026
60,000 Migrants Storm Spain’s Ceuta Enclave in a Day
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July 31, 2026
Tyla Drops Lagos Concert After Xenophobia Backlash
Tyla’s 22 December Lagos show vanishes from her A*POP World Tour schedule after Nigerian calls for a boycott over xenophobic...
July 31, 2026
FDLR Disarmament Deal Fails to Sway Rwanda
Congo announced an FDLR disarmament protocol on 28 July, but Rwanda calls it a non-event. The split hinges on repatriation...
July 31, 2026
Japan Bets US$34M on Namibia Rare Earths, First Africa Mine
Namibia rare earths drew up to US$33.9 million from Japan's Jogmec on 30 July, funding a Toyota Tsusho venture at...
July 31, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Friday, July 31, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief July 31 — A UN probe accuses Sudan's RSF of genocide in Darfur, as the ICC reports...
July 31, 2026
Egypt Replaces Visa Stamp with QR Code e-Visa in August
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July 31, 2026
Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy to Close, Shift to Scholarships
The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy will shut its campus by late 2027 and pivot to a scholarship fund for twice...
July 31, 2026
CEMAC QR Code Unites 6 Central African Nations’ Payments
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July 31, 2026
US Backs US$150M Madagascar Rare Earths Mine to Curb China
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