Who Gets to Belong: Citizenship and Dissent This Week
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The Oil Dividend: How a Falling Oil Price Redraws Inflation
A crude price sliding from around one hundred dollars toward seventy is quietly redrawing the world inflation map, easing importers...
July 2, 2026
How Afrobeats Turned Into One of Nigeria’s Biggest Exports
The Afrobeats export now earns Nigeria about $600m a year in music revenue, as festivals, streaming and world tours turn...
July 2, 2026
DR Congo Is Set to Become Africa’s Eighth-Largest Economy
DR Congo economy is set to reach $123B in 2026, jumping to Africa's 8th largest—driven by cobalt, copper, and 5%+...
July 2, 2026
East Africa Cements Its Place as the Continent’s Growth Engine
East Africa is the continent's fastest-growing region in 2026, led by Ethiopia and Rwanda, with regional trade topping $46 billion...
July 2, 2026
Africa Posts Its Strongest Deal Quarter in Four Years
African dealmaking rebounded to its strongest quarter in four years, with $4.53 billion across 89 M&A and private-equity deals, led...
July 2, 2026
DR Congo Builds Its Own Machinery to Sell Its Rainforest’s Carbon
Congo carbon credits get a national registry and a 2026 carbon tax as the DRC moves to capture more value...
July 2, 2026
Africa’s Digital Nomad Visas: Where Remote Workers Can Now Settle
Africa digital nomad visas now cover at least six countries, from South Africa to Kenya, Namibia and Cape Verde, as...
July 2, 2026
World Cup 2026 Mexico Face England in Azteca Last 16
Mexico are unbeaten in 4 games and chasing a first WC quarter-final in 40 years. England beat DR Congo 2-1...
July 1, 2026
World Cup 2026 England Beat DR Congo 2-1 on Kane Brace
World Cup 2026 England beat DR Congo 2-1 as Harry Kane struck twice late to reach the last 16 and...
July 1, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for Wednesday: the continent opened a new half-year and, in East Africa, a new fiscal year, as...
July 1, 2026
Tyla’s Second Album A*POP Arrives on 24 July
Tyla releases her second album, A*POP, on 24 July 2026, a 14-track follow-up from the South African pop star behind...
July 1, 2026
When Africa Meets Latin America at the World Cup
Africa at the World Cup hits a record high: 9 of 10 teams reached the last 32, Cape Verde face...
July 1, 2026
Guinea’s Bauxite Boom Makes It Africa’s Fastest-Growing Economy
Guinea shipped a record 183 million tonnes of bauxite in 2025, fueling 8.8% GDP growth—Africa's fastest. See how Guinea bauxite...
July 1, 2026
Tunisia Spurns the IMF and Bets on Itself
Tunisia’s stalled 1.9 billion dollar IMF deal leaves a 700-million-euro Eurobond due July 2026. The country plans to raise nearly...
July 1, 2026
Johannesburg’s Exchange Tightens the Rules on AI Trading
JSE algorithmic trading faces stricter oversight as brokers must directly control market access, with key rules moving into the formal...
July 1, 2026
South Africa’s Fuel Prices Fall Even as the Levy Returns
South Africa fuel prices fell up to R3.59/litre from 1 July 2026 despite levy restoration, as lower global oil prices...
July 1, 2026
Nigeria’s Stock Market Ends the Half-Year as Africa’s Best
The Nigerian stock market ended the first half of 2026 as Africa's best performer, returning about 59.5% in dollars despite...
July 1, 2026
South Africa Signs a $14 Billion Afreximbank Programme
Afreximbank and South Africa signed a $14 billion country programme on 20 June 2026 to fund industrialisation, beneficiation and intra-African...
July 1, 2026
Kenya Overtakes Nigeria as Africa’s Startup Capital
Kenya startup funding has overtaken Nigeria, with $984 million raised in 2025 and the country leading Africa's $1.5 billion of...
July 1, 2026