Nigeria’s Exports to China Jump 81% After Tariffs End
Nigeria China trade hit US$17.4 billion in the first half of 2026 as exports to China jumped 81% to US$2.25...
August 26, 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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Shell and NNPC Sign Terms for US$21 Billion Bonga Project
NNPC, Shell, Esso and Agip signed addenda for Bonga South West Aparo, a deepwater project that could draw US$21bn and...
August 26, 2026
US$286 Million in African Music Royalties Goes Missing Every Year
African music royalties worth US$286 million go uncollected each year in Kenya and Nigeria alone. A new US programme is...
August 26, 2026
A Frozen US$140 Million Loan Stalls Cameroon’s First Bauxite Mine
Cameroon bauxite exports have stalled after AFG Bank suspended a US$140 million facility for the Minim Martap mine, with US$75...
August 26, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief
Africa Intelligence Brief for August 25: Tanzania's vice president quit on cue, DR Congo's Ebola outbreak passed 100 days, and...
August 25, 2026
An Ethiopian Rewrote the Half-Marathon Record in Buenos Aires
Yomif Kejelcha ran 56:51 in Buenos Aires on 23 August 2026, a half marathon world record subject to ratification and...
August 25, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Monday, August 24, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for August 24: Namibia approves a local-content policy it has not gazetted, Libya initials a text nobody...
August 24, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief
Africa Intelligence Brief, 23 August: Egypt built Tanzania's biggest dam, Chinese firms hold every airport package in Ethiopia, Nigerians drive...
August 23, 2026
South Sudan Restarts Salary Payments After Months of Arrears
South Sudan salaries are to flow again after a ministerial committee ordered payments on 20 August. No date has been...
August 23, 2026