Baba Danpullo, Central Africa’s Richest Man, Bets Big on an Airline
Danpullo, Central Africa's richest man, is investing $900M to launch Danpullo Air Line and build two private airports in Yaoundé...
July 3, 2026Section
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Funke Akindele’s ‘Behind The Scenes’ Becomes Nollywood’s Biggest Film
Funke Akindele's Behind The Scenes hit 2.41 billion naira ($1.6M), making it the highest-grossing Nigerian film ever and beating her...
July 3, 2026
Botswana, the World’s Diamond Capital, Pivots to Critical Minerals
Botswana critical minerals are the new bet: the world's top diamond nation is pushing into copper and nickel as lab-grown...
July 3, 2026
Paris Hosts a High-Stakes Africa Mining Summit
A high-profile Africa mining summit opens in Paris this week, drawing ministers and global investors into the contest for the...
July 3, 2026
Egypt’s Economy Holds Firm as the IMF Trims Its Forecast
Egypt's economy grew 5.3% in early 2026 yet the IMF trimmed its forecast to 4.2%. See why oil prices, $2.3B...
July 3, 2026
Gold’s Slide Tests African Gold Miners
Gold crashed from $5,600 to $4,000 an ounce, squeezing African gold miners' margins. South African and Ghanaian producers face their...
July 3, 2026
Africa’s Bond Market Roars Back to Life in 2026
Africa's bond market has roared back in 2026, led by Kenya and Ivory Coast with nearly $6 billion of new...
July 3, 2026
African Portraiture Takes Center Stage at New York’s MoMA
MoMA spotlights African portraiture through July 2026 with Seydou Keita, Samuel Fosso and more—exploring self-definition through political imagination.
July 3, 2026
World Cup 2026 Switzerland Beat Algeria 2-0 for Last 16
World Cup 2026 Switzerland beat Algeria 2-0 in Vancouver as Embolo and Ndoye scored early in each half to book...
July 3, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Thursday, July 2, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — South Africa reels over a disgraced minister's return and anti-migrant unrest, DR Congo's Ebola dead pass...
July 2, 2026
Guinea’s Simandou Ships Its First Iron Ore to China
Simandou iron ore has begun flowing from Guinea to China, opening one of the world's largest mines and loosening Australia's...
July 2, 2026
A Gates- and Altman-Backed Miner Breaks Ground in Zambia
A new Zambia copper mine backed by Bill Gates and Sam Altman has broken ground, a $2.3 billion bet on...
July 2, 2026
Ghana’s Stock Exchange Roars Back to Life With a Wave of IPOs
The Ghana Stock Exchange is drawing a wave of oversubscribed IPOs, from ZEN Petroleum to Kasapreko, as companies rush to...
July 2, 2026
African Tech Funding Cools as Second-Quarter Deals Drop
African tech funding fell 40% in the second quarter of 2026 to about $260 million, a cooling that has founders...
July 2, 2026
A Johannesburg Writer Takes Africa’s Commonwealth Short Story Prize
The Commonwealth Short Story Prize named Lisa-Anne Julien its 2026 Africa winner for a quiet, devastating tale set in a...
July 2, 2026
Absa Share Price Drop: Why a Stronger Rand Cost 7%
Absa share price drop explained: Africa's biggest bank fell almost 7% after warning a stronger rand would trim first-half profit....
July 2, 2026
Morocco’s Tourism Boom Races Toward the 2030 World Cup
Morocco tourism hit a record 7.7 million visitors from January to May 2026, on the way to a 30-million target...
July 2, 2026
Nigeria Makes E-Invoicing Compulsory for Its Biggest Companies
Nigeria e-invoicing became mandatory for companies turning over 5 billion naira or more from 1 July 2026, as the tax...
July 2, 2026
The World’s Top Sports Cars Turn Interlagos Into Business Again
The 6 Hours of São Paulo brings the world endurance championship to Interlagos on July 10 to 12, a global...
July 2, 2026
Latin America Sports Daily for Thursday, July 2, 2026
Mexico face England at the Azteca in the last 16 after Harry Kane's brace, with the Latin American knockout picture...
July 2, 2026