Ebola Economic Impact Could Cost Africa $3.6 Billion
The Ebola economic impact could push 985,000 Congolese into poverty, erase 55,000 jobs and cost African economies up to $3.6...
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Congo’s Rawbank Probe Puts Its Biggest Bank on Edge
The Rawbank probe touches the billionaire Rawji family behind DR Congo's biggest lender. Prosecutors stress no offence is proven; a...
July 10, 2026
The Co-Founder of South African Bank Capitec Borrows $402 Million Against His Shares
Michiel le Roux raised $402 million against 1.37 million Capitec shares, a JSE filing shows - liquidity without selling for...
July 10, 2026
Cocoa Prices Are Rising Again. Ecuador Has Less Left to Sell
Ecuador cocoa exports earned $668m from January to April, down 59% on a year earlier, as prices hit an eight-month...
July 10, 2026
World Cup 2026 Africa Exits After Its Record Run
World Cup 2026 Africa exits after Morocco fall to France, ending a record continental run that sent nine teams to...
July 10, 2026
World Cup 2026 France Beat Morocco 2-0 to Reach the Semi-Finals
World Cup 2026 France beat Morocco 2-0 in Boston as Mbappé scored his 20th World Cup goal and Dembélé added...
July 10, 2026
Latin America Sports Daily for Friday, July 10, 2026
World Cup quarter-finals: Spain face Belgium today at SoFi Stadium; Argentina meet Switzerland Saturday in Kansas City. Your Latin America...
July 10, 2026
Paul Biya Reintroduces Vice President Role as Cameroon Succession Fight Intensifies
Cameroon Biya succession fight opens as the veteran ruler reintroduces a vice president role. What the power struggle means for...
July 9, 2026
DR Congo Opposition Delays Protests as the AU Steps In
DR Congo protests against a constitutional referendum are postponed to July 22 after AU chair Ndayishimiye stepped in to mediate...
July 9, 2026
Kenya Opens Its Capital Markets to a New Wave of Funds
Kenya capital markets regulator CMA licensed 13 firms and schemes and 26 sub-funds, adding a Shariah-compliant REIT manager and payroll-based...
July 9, 2026
Motsepe Company Cleared in $195 Million Graphite Dispute
A Johannesburg court cleared Patrice Motsepe’s ARC in a $195 million graphite dispute with US-linked Pula, which now hinges on...
July 9, 2026
Nigeria’s First Floating LNG Plant Locks In Its Gas
Nigeria’s first floating LNG plant signed a 15-year deal for 200 million cubic feet of gas a day from NNPC...
July 9, 2026
Dangote Picks Kenya’s Lamu for a $17 Billion Refinery
Dangote Kenya refinery confirmed: Lamu will host a 700,000-barrel-a-day plant costing up to $17 billion, with soil tests and engineering...
July 9, 2026
South Africa’s Xenophobia Deadline: More Than 53,000 Migrants Have Fled
South Africa xenophobia turned a vigilante deadline into an exodus: 13,000 sent home in a fortnight, several dead, and five...
July 9, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Thursday, July 9, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief July 9: Morocco carries a continent's hopes into a World Cup quarter-final as Egypt fumes and Sudan's...
July 9, 2026
African Filmmakers Take Centre Stage at Locarno 2026
Locarno's Open Doors picks six African filmmakers' projects from ten countries for 2026, running 5-10 August, competing for a CHF...
July 9, 2026
Tony Elumelu to Step Down as UBA Chairman After 12 Years
Tony Elumelu retires as UBA chairman on 21 August after 12 years; Emmanuel Nnorom, a 40-year finance veteran, takes over...
July 9, 2026
Ivory Coast Wins $80 Billion in Pledges for Its 2030 Plan
Ivory Coast development plan drew 47,820 billion CFA francs (about US$80 billion) in pledges on day one — over four...
July 9, 2026
Abu Dhabi Buys Shell’s South African Network for $1 Billion
ADNOC Distribution will buy Shell’s South African downstream business for about $1 billion — 580 stations and the end of...
July 9, 2026
Ethiopia Passes a Record $14.6 Billion Tax-Financed Budget
Ethiopia budget hits a record 2.34 trillion birr ($14.6 billion) for 2026/27, up 21.3%, with tax revenue covering two-thirds of...
July 9, 2026