Africa Intelligence Brief for Thursday, April 23, 2026
Africa brief: Durban anti-immigrant violence forces foreign businesses to close. Nigeria coup trial reveals Villa infiltration. TPLF Tigray crisis deepens.
April 23, 2026From Nigeria’s oil and Mozambique’s and Tanzania’s gas to South Africa’s grid crisis and the solar boom spreading across the continent, energy is where Africa’s growth and its great-power bargaining both play out. The Rio Times covers the oil and LNG deals, refineries, power projects and the transition finance reshaping how the continent fuels itself – with an eye on the capital flows and parallels linking Africa to Latin America’s own energy story. This hub collects our Africa energy coverage for investors and analysts.
Africa brief: Durban anti-immigrant violence forces foreign businesses to close. Nigeria coup trial reveals Villa infiltration. TPLF Tigray crisis deepens.
April 23, 2026
Global economy briefing: S&P hits 7,138 on ceasefire extension, UK CPI surges to 3.3%, Korea GDP beats at 3.6%, EU...
April 23, 2026
Africa intelligence brief: TPLF restores Tigray parliament, threatening 600,000-death war's peace deal. Zimbabwe's new ZiG banknotes rejected as nurses strike....
April 22, 2026
Global economy briefing: ZEW collapses to -17.2, US retail sales beat at 1.7%, Trump extends ceasefire. Copom in 7 days....
April 22, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief April 21: Kenya Airways-South African Airways suspended, Malema arrest order, Zimbabwe crisis, regional diplomatic moves.
April 21, 2026
WTI hit $89.61 and Brent $95.48 after Iran shut the Strait again and the US Navy seized a cargo ship....
April 21, 2026
Africa Pulse: Nigeria airline shutdown, DRC-M23 Montreux progress, Libya unified budget, Ethiopia-Liberia AI deal, Malawi opposition arrest.
April 20, 2026
Copom and ECB both decide next week. This week's Flash PMIs, US Retail Sales (+1.4% exp.), Mexico CPI, and Lagarde...
April 19, 2026
WTI crude plunged 11.4% to $83.85 after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz open. S&P 500 surged 1.2% to 7,126....
April 18, 2026