Africa Intelligence Brief — Thursday, July 23, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief July 23 — Sudan village attack kills 85, Nigeria holds rate at 27.5%, and an ICC petition...
July 23, 2026Section
Africa & Latin America
The South Atlantic is getting busier. Brazil’s agribusiness and mining reach into Africa, BRICS ties deepen, and the two regions increasingly face the same questions – on commodities, debt, data sovereignty and great-power pressure – from opposite shores. The Rio Times covers the trade, investment and diplomatic links between Africa and Latin America, the one lens no other outlet owns. This hub gathers the stories where the Global South’s two great frontiers meet.
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Absa Tanzania Deal to Create $3 Billion Bank
Absa Group plans to fold Absa Bank Tanzania into National Bank of Commerce, creating a lender with about US$3 billion...
July 23, 2026
Morocco Faces 12.5% US Tariff Over Forced-Labour Import Rules
The US proposes a 12.5% tariff on most Moroccan exports after finding Rabat lacks a ban on forced-labour imports, threatening...
July 23, 2026
Cape Verde’s World Cup Run Becomes a Nation-Branding Masterclass
Cape Verde’s 2026 World Cup debut earned $23.5 million in FIFA prize money and triggered an 800% tourism search surge,...
July 23, 2026
Guinea-Bissau Freezes Ties With Cape Verde Over Arrest
Guinea-Bissau freezes ties with Cape Verde after Praia demanded the release of opposition leader Domingos Simões Pereira, jailed over an...
July 23, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief July 22 — Africa faces a day of devastating loss as 85 civilians are killed in Sudan...
July 22, 2026
Algeria Gas Supply Deal: Eni, Sonatrach Ink $1.35B Pact
Algeria's Sonatrach and Italy's Eni signed a landmark gas supply deal targeting 9 bcm/year by 2023-24, reshaping European energy security.
July 22, 2026
Mozambique Growth Prospects Backed by Blair, Energy Boom
Tony Blair endorses Mozambique growth prospects in Maputo, citing a solid foundation in energy and mining as the nation targets...
July 22, 2026
Bab el-Mandeb: US, China Forces Guard Oil Chokepoint
At Bab el-Mandeb, rival powers packed into Djibouti share an interest in an open strait but cannot defend it together...
July 22, 2026