Egypt Inflation Eases to 14.5%, but Rate Cuts Wait
Egypt inflation rate 2026 is expected to ease to 13.9% in September from 14.5% in August, but the central bank...
October 8, 2026Section
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South Sudan Election 2026 Faces a Credibility Test
South Sudan's 22 December 2026 election is legally set but voter registration had not begun as of October, leaving credibility...
October 8, 2026
Made In Europe Procurement Rules Split France and Germany
Made in Europe procurement rules could shut US and Latin American suppliers out of EU public contracts, with France and...
October 8, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for October 8: Canada exits a disinformation conference over US focused panels and Ottawa rules...
October 8, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief
Europe Intelligence Brief for October 8: EU adds 1,646 Russian sanctions targets, UK and Germany launch hybrid threats pact, and...
October 8, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief
Asia Intelligence Brief for October 8: Asian equities fall as oil and bond yields rise; China plans Taiwan governance and...
October 8, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief
Africa Intelligence Brief for October 8: Kenya records first Ebola death after cross-border travel; AU condemns Sudan's RSF parallel government.
October 8, 2026
Togo Moves to Open Power Grid as Demand Set to Rise 32%
Togo's cabinet adopted a draft electricity law on Tuesday, 6 October, that would open the grid to private producers and...
October 8, 2026
Cameroon Holds Pastor, 4 Followers in Trafficking Case
Gendarmes in Yaoundé arrested a 43-year-old Nigerian pastor and four followers on 6 October over alleged kidnapping of minors and...
October 8, 2026
Sao Tome Runs Out of Petrol, Awaits US$17 Million Cargo
São Tomé and Príncipe has run out of petrol and cooking kerosene. The finance minister says a US$17 million import...
October 8, 2026
Sierra Leone Court Hears 3 Cases on Vote Reform Bill
The Sierra Leone Supreme Court overruled an opposition objection on 7 October and moved ahead with cases on a bill...
October 8, 2026
Morocco’s Royal Air Maroc to Fit Starlink on 41 Jets
Royal Air Maroc will fit SpaceX's Starlink Wi-Fi on 41 aircraft from early 2027, free for loyalty members, on a...
October 8, 2026
Egypt Fintech MNT-Halan Opens US$150 Million IPO
Egypt's MNT-Halan opened its US$150 million share sale on Wednesday as the Cairo bourse pitches a three-year tax break for...
October 8, 2026
Somalia Screens Flyers for Ebola After 1 Death in Kenya
Somalia has posted health teams at Mogadishu airport to check passengers from African countries after Kenya confirmed a fatal Ebola...
October 8, 2026
Nigeria Audit Flags US$184 Million in Census Contracts
Nigeria's Auditor-General queried about US$184 million in census contracts, including tablets the population agency could not prove were delivered.
October 8, 2026
Uhuru Kenyatta Quits Kenya Opposition Post on 5 October
Former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta has resigned as chair of the opposition coalition's council, ten months before Kenya's August 2027...
October 8, 2026
Libya’s Parliament Replaces Speaker Saleh in 110-0 Vote
Libya's parliament elected Al-Salheen Abdel-Nabi speaker on Tuesday, 6 October, replacing Aguila Saleh, who calls the process unlawful.
October 8, 2026
Ethiopia Approves 22 Ministers for Abiy’s New Cabinet
Ethiopia's parliament approved 22 ministers for Abiy Ahmed's new cabinet on Thursday, with Fitsum Assefa replacing Ahmed Shide as finance...
October 8, 2026
London Gold Body Goes on Trial Over 2 Tanzania Deaths
A London trial over two 2019 deaths at Tanzania's North Mara mine opened on 7 October, testing whether a clean-gold...
October 8, 2026
Nigeria Says Over 25 Militants Killed in Borno Attack
Nigeria's army says troops repelled an ISWAP attack on a base in Kukawa, Borno, killing over 25 militants. Some soldiers...
October 8, 2026