Guinea Kankan Mayor Security Rules Draw Criticism
Kankan Mayor Lamine Labo Kourouma faces criticism over September 2026 security rules requiring residents to report outsiders to neighborhood chiefs.
September 11, 2026Section
Markets
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France Embassy Cameroon Drops Extra Student Visa Financial Conditions
France's embassy in Cameroon revoked extra student visa financial conditions on 3 September 2026, but a higher national threshold still...
September 11, 2026
Why Africa’s smart cities will also need smarter finance
Kenya’s Konza Technopolis shows how Chinese credit, Italian engineering and local PPPs are reshaping the funding of Africa’s smart cities.
September 10, 2026
Are Africa’s Airlines Destined to Feed Foreign Hubs?
Africa’s airlines face a stark choice: feed Gulf and European hubs or build their own. Ethiopian Airlines shows a different...
September 10, 2026
South Africa Moves to Formalise Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining
South Africa is criminalising illegal gold extraction while creating permits for artisanal miners, after an estimated R60 billion loss in...
September 10, 2026
Natembeya Questions Kenya Crackdown on Foreign Traders
Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya warns Kenya not to confuse regulation with xenophobia as a foreign trader crackdown begins on...
September 10, 2026
Omtatah Sues to Halt US$875,000 Tender Payments in Kenya
Senator Okiya Omtatah has filed suit to stop payments to Savola Investment Limited over a disputed Sh113 million government markets...
September 10, 2026
Strong rand and weather claims hit Sanlam earnings
Sanlam's adjusted headline earnings fell 22% to R7.7 billion in the six months to June 2026 as a stronger rand...
September 10, 2026
Why NGX Postponed Its New Shares Pricing Methodology Launch
NGX postponed its tiered shares pricing methodology launch after regulators demanded broader consultation, delaying rules set for August 17, 2026.
September 10, 2026