Nigeria Pushes Yuan and BRICS Currencies to Ease Dollar Pressure
Nigeria renewed a $2B yuan swap line and joined BRICS to settle trade in yuan and BRICS currencies, saving importers...
July 15, 2026Section
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DRC Tightens Grip on Cobalt and Copper Exports Amid Great-Power Rivalry
The DRC replaced its cobalt export ban with strict quotas of 96,600 tons annually from 2026, aiming to force China...
July 15, 2026
South Africa’s Coalition Fears Rattle Markets and Investors
South Africa coalition fears erase 1.7% from the rand and hit bonds after ANC’s 39.7% vote share forces talks with...
July 15, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief July 15 — Weary resilience grips Africa as Sudan's hunger crisis deepens and a migrant tragedy strikes...
July 15, 2026
Ghana’s Cedi Beats the Rand to Rank Among Africa’s Top Currencies
Ghana cedi appreciated roughly 50% against the dollar in 2025, closing near GH₵10.45. It beat the rand with a 15.6%...
July 14, 2026
Morocco’s Dakhla Atlantic Port Anchors Its ‘Atlantic Africa’ Trade Push
Morocco’s $1.6B Dakhla Atlantic port is over 60% complete and set to handle 35M tonnes of cargo annually by 2029,...
July 14, 2026
Ethiopia’s Stock Exchange Opens, Anchoring Africa’s Newest Capital Market
Ethiopia stock exchange — Ethiopia launched the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX) in January 2025 with Wegagen Bank as its first...
July 14, 2026
Angola Adds the Chinese Yuan to Its Central Bank Reserve Requirements
Chinese yuan reserves — Angola’s central bank has added the Chinese yuan as a fourth eligible currency for bank reserve...
July 14, 2026 South Africa Processes 53,000 Foreign Nationals for Deportation
South Africa deportations — South Africa has processed 53,449 foreign nationals for deportation by July 2026, with Malawians making up...
July 14, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief July 14 — From Nigeria's Benue massacre to Sudan's El Obeid horror and South African xenophobic marches,...
July 14, 2026
Kenyan Tycoon Mary Wambui Loses Fight for Glee Hotel
Glee Hotel takeover: Kenya's High Court kept Equity Bank's administrator over Mary Wambui's five-star Nairobi hotel amid a KSh 9.1...
July 14, 2026
Egypt’s TMG Plans to Nearly Double Its Hotels to 40
TMG hotels: Talaat Moustafa Group plans 35-40 properties within a decade, up from 20, as first-quarter hotel revenue jumps 21%...
July 14, 2026
Dakar Races the Rains to Host Africa’s First Olympic Event
Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics: Senegal creates a flood task force to protect venues before Africa's first Olympic event, running 31...
July 14, 2026
Starlink to Test South Africa Links It Still Cannot Sell
Starlink South Africa: Starship Flight 13 will test laser links with ground stations in the one African market where Starlink...
July 14, 2026
Sudan Court Sentences RSF Chief Hemedti to Death in Absentia
Hemedti death sentence: a Port Sudan court convicted the RSF chief and 15 others over the killing of West Darfur's...
July 14, 2026
Pay 17 Million Dollars by July or Lose It: Guyana Oil Block Warning
Guyana oil block S7 faces suspension as Cybele Energy misses a $17 million signing bonus deadline. The shallow-water tract holds...
July 13, 2026
Kenya’s Supa Modo Director Returns With Anam’s Wake
Anam's Wake, a Kenyan psychological thriller from Supa Modo director Likarion Wainaina, premieres at Nairobi's Prestige Cinema on July 31,...
July 13, 2026 Karoo Earthquake Fault: 66-Quake Swarm Tests Gas Plans
Karoo earthquake fault find: UCT scientists trace a swarm of 66 quakes to a previously unknown fault, raising risk as...
July 13, 2026
Egypt Inflation Cools to 12.2%, but Rates Stay at 19%
Egypt inflation eased to 12.2% in June, a third straight decline, but the central bank held rates at 19% as...
July 13, 2026 Ghana Gives Electrochem’s Salt Tycoon McDan Seven Days to Pay His Taxes
Electrochem Ghana, Daniel McKorley's salt venture, was sealed by the GRA over a GH¢8.6m ($560,000) tax debt and has seven...
July 13, 2026