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...
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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
Morocco Rewires Its Capital Market to Court Global Money
Morocco capital market Law 03.25 replaces 1990s rules, adding REITs, sukuk and green bonds as Casablanca targets North Africa's top...
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
Courts and Central Banks Made the Week’s Biggest Calls, Not Voters
On one Tuesday, courts, central banks and statisticians handed down verdicts across four continents, exposing how modern states now govern...
July 1, 2026
Zanzibar International Film Festival Turns to AI
Zanzibar International Film Festival's 29th edition screened 65 films from 100+ countries in Stone Town, spotlighting AI's role in reshaping...
July 1, 2026
Durban International Film Festival Returns for 2026
The Durban International Film Festival returns 23 July 2026 for its 47th edition, with 100-plus films and an Oscar-qualifying short-film...
July 1, 2026
World Cup 2026 Mexico Beat Ecuador 2-0 to Reach Last 16
World Cup 2026 Mexico beat Ecuador 2-0 at the Azteca as Julian Quinones and Raul Jimenez scored, ending a 40-year...
July 1, 2026
China’s New Minerals Law Tightens Its Grip on Africa
A new China minerals law gives Beijing a legal lever over strategic metals, raising the stakes in Africa, where it...
June 30, 2026
Kenya Freezes Diageo’s $2.3 Billion EABL Deal
Kenya's Machakos High Court froze the $2.3B Diageo EABL deal on June 22, blocking Asahi's acquisition as four petitions challenge...
June 30, 2026
Ghana-UK Growth Partnership: A £215M Investment Push
The Ghana-UK Growth Partnership, a £215 million deal signed in London, targets jobs, AI, trade and infrastructure across 2026 to...
June 30, 2026
DR Congo and Rwanda’s Fragile Peace Turns One
The Congo-Rwanda peace deal signed June 27, 2025 is faltering—troops unwithdrown, FDLR active, M23 excluded. Here's what's blocking the minerals-backed...
June 30, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for Tuesday: the continent's feared deadlines came due — South Africa's national shutdown mostly passed in quiet...
June 30, 2026
Senegal Chases an IMF Deal as Debt Tops 130% of GDP
A Senegal IMF deal is in sight as public debt nears 132% of GDP, with Dakar opening the door to...
June 30, 2026
Rawbank, Congo’s Biggest Bank, Eyes Regional Expansion
Rawbank, Congo's largest bank, earned $232M net profit in 2025—up 9%—with $6.82B in assets and a $300M copper mining bet...
June 30, 2026