Congo Ebola Outbreak Passes 450 Deaths as It Spreads
The Congo Ebola outbreak has passed 450 deaths and 1,460 cases, and the WHO warns the epidemic is still spreading...
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Egypt’s Industrial Strategy Targets $100 Billion in Exports
Egypt's industrial strategy targets $100 billion in non-oil exports by 2030, naming seven priority industries from textiles to cars and...
July 7, 2026
Kenya’s $8.4 Billion Agri-Food Plan Courts Investors
Kenya's agri-food plan seeks KES 1.08 trillion, about $8.4 billion, over five years to expand irrigation, lift yields by half...
July 7, 2026
Tunisia Jails Rights Activist Bensedrine for 25 Years
A Tunis court jailed Tunisia rights activist Sihem Bensedrine, 75, for 25 years, drawing EU condemnation and fresh warnings over...
July 7, 2026
Côte d’Ivoire Launches 5G and Welcomes Starlink
Côte d’Ivoire 5G goes live in July via Orange, MTN and Moov Africa, while Starlink wins a 12-month licence for...
July 7, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Egypt and Morocco chase World Cup history while South Africa's anti-migrant violence, Tanzania's protest crackdown and...
July 7, 2026
Petrobras Bets on Africa as Its Amazon Oil Gamble Runs the Clock
Petrobras Africa is now its top exploration priority outside Brazil, with a new Sao Tome block and $7.1 billion set...
July 7, 2026
Richemont Sells Baume & Mercier to Italy After 38 Years
Richemont completed the sale of Baume & Mercier to Italy's Damiani Group on July 1, ending 38 years and sharpening...
July 7, 2026
A Loss-Making Sugar Stock Is West Africa’s Star of 2026
Sucrivoire stock has soared 190% in 2026, leading West Africa's BRVM despite an $11m loss and no dividend since 2020...
July 7, 2026
Nigeria Awards $1.2bn Highway Job to Chagoury’s Hitech
Nigeria approved a N1.7 trillion ($1.24bn) Sokoto-Badagry highway section for Gilbert Chagoury's Hitech, reviving debate over no-bid mega-contracts.
July 7, 2026
Benin’s Inland Port Ships Its First Cotton After a Decade
The Parakou dry port in northern Benin loaded its first cotton on June 23, a decade-delayed Petrolin project that plugs...
July 7, 2026
Nairobi Locks Down as Kenya Marks Saba Saba Day
Nairobi lockdown on Saba Saba day: police checkpoints sealed the CBD, shops closed and major roads were blocked as Kenya...
July 7, 2026
World Cup 2026 Morocco Face France in Last-8 Rematch
Morocco face France in Boston's quarter-finals — a repeat of the 2022 semi-final France won 2-0. Can Morocco reach back-to-back...
July 7, 2026
Latin America Sports Daily for Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Argentina face Egypt and Colombia meet Switzerland in today's World Cup last-16 ties, while Brazil digest a Haaland-inspired exit and...
July 7, 2026
Ouattara Keeps Power in Côte d’Ivoire as Its Economy Holds Near 6 Percent Growth
Ivory Coast economy holds near 6 percent growth after Ouattara's disputed win, with cocoa prices and EU rules in focus....
July 6, 2026
The Roar and the Ache: What the World Cup Reveals About a Fractured Planet
Morocco and Egypt lift Africa, Europe fights heat and racism, and the Americas host it all. How World Cup 2026...
July 6, 2026 Africa Intelligence Brief — Monday, July 6, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Africa wakes torn between the roar of a World Cup summer and the quiet weight of...
July 6, 2026
DR Congo Plans a $1.5 Billion Fiber Line Along Its River
Congo fiber optic plans advance: DR Congo signed an MoU with China's Genew for a $1.5 billion, 2,100 km cable...
July 6, 2026
Central Africa Moves to Ban Raw Log Exports by 2028
Central Africa's log export ban is set for 2028: CEMAC states and DR Congo plan to halt raw timber shipments...
July 6, 2026
Nigeria’s Palm Oil Giants Post Records as Prices Soar
Nigeria palm oil champions Presco and Okomu posted record 2025 profits and a strong start to 2026, as output hit...
July 6, 2026