Femi Otedola Tightens Grip On Nigeria’s Oldest Bank, First HoldCo
Femi Otedola has lifted his stake in First HoldCo, parent of First Bank of Nigeria, to 25.87 percent and says...
August 8, 2026Section
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Truck Shutdown Threat Returns In South Africa
South Africa's truck drivers are threatening a national freight shutdown after talks on the use of foreign drivers broke down...
August 8, 2026
Pretoria To São Paulo: Africa’s Single Market Opens A Trade Door For Latin America
South Africa is pivoting into the African single market as its Mercosur trade deal hands Latin America a direct tariff...
August 8, 2026
Angola Nears Single-Digit Inflation For First Time In Decades As Rate Cuts Begin
Angola’s inflation could fall to about 9.1 percent in the coming month, marking single-digit territory for the first time since...
August 8, 2026
Windhoek And Sol Drive Heineken’s South African Growth
Heineken posted first-half revenue of €17.6 billion, about US$20.3 billion, with South Africa a standout as Windhoek and Sol volumes...
August 8, 2026
Burkina Faso Plans 117 Billion CFA Franc Memorial For Thomas Sankara
Burkina Faso is seeking public and private financing for a 117 billion CFA franc memorial to Thomas Sankara, the revolutionary...
August 8, 2026
Uganda Approves Troop Deployment To International Force In Gaza
Uganda's parliament approved sending troops to Gaza as part of a U.S.-brokered International Stabilization Force on 6 August 2026, the...
August 8, 2026
Makkah Joint Defence Agreement Binds Saudi Arabia, Turkey And Pakistan
The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement commits Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan to treat an attack on one as an attack...
August 8, 2026
Nigeria’s NNPC Listing: Tinubu Commits, But Sets No Date
Tinubu says the whole of NNPC will be listed. But he named no date for the NNPC listing, and the...
August 8, 2026
Latin America Sports Daily For Saturday, August 8, 2026
World Cup: Boca Juniors vs Vélez and Tigre vs River Plate headline Argentina’s Torneo Clausura Fecha 4 Saturday; Libertadores round-of-16...
August 8, 2026
Museveni Renews Push For East African Community Political Federation
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni is reviving the drive for an East African Community political federation, a bloc of eight nations...
August 8, 2026
Kenya State Think Tank Warns Raising VAT Risks Driving Firms To Informal Sector
Kenya VAT rate above 16 percent would push small firms into the informal sector and cut total revenue, the state...
August 8, 2026
New Financial Scams Sweep Kenya As Authorities Watch
Reported cybercrime incidents in Kenya rose 67 percent in the first half of 2026, with mobile money fraud accounting for...
August 8, 2026
Somalia Faces Early Troop Exit Rethink As US Funding Cut Hits AU Mission
The United States will stop funding the UN logistics backbone for Somalia's AU mission after 31 December 2026, forcing a...
August 8, 2026
Rwanda In Talks With Italy To Resettle Irregular Migrants, No Deal Yet
Rwanda and Italy are in exploratory talks over a possible arrangement to send certain irregular migrants to Rwanda for temporary...
August 8, 2026
Saudi Arabia Displays Armoured Vehicles For Sudan Army Offensive
Saudi Arabia is widely reported to be bankrolling arms supplies that have strengthened Sudan’s army, with Pakistan-made Mohafiz-V armoured vehicles...
August 8, 2026
Argentina Foreign Land Ownership Cap Stays at 15%
Milei pulled the land chapter, so Argentina foreign land ownership stays capped at 15%. What the rule means for buyers...
August 7, 2026
Brazil Q2 Earnings: Fleury Profit Jumps 46%; Energisa Swings to Loss
Brazil Q2 earnings split sharply as Fleury's profit jumped 46%, Wiz and PetroReconcavo weakened, and Energisa swung to a US$8...
August 7, 2026
Eztec Q2 Profit Falls 21% to US$22M; Launches Jump 58%
Eztec Q2 profit fell 21% to US$22 million as revenue weakened, but launches rose 58% and the developer approved a...
August 7, 2026
Alupar Q2 IFRS Profit Near Triples to US$82M; Regulatory Profit Falls
Alupar Q2 IFRS profit rose 188% to US$82 million, but regulatory profit fell 14.6% as debt costs offset stronger transmission...
August 7, 2026