Ethiopia’s Stock Exchange Opens, Anchoring Africa’s Newest Capital Market
Ethiopia stock exchange — Ethiopia launched the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX) in January 2025 with Wegagen Bank as its first...
July 14, 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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South Africa Processes 53,000 Foreign Nationals for Deportation
South Africa deportations — South Africa has processed 53,449 foreign nationals for deportation by July 2026, with Malawians making up...
July 14, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief July 14 — From Nigeria's Benue massacre to Sudan's El Obeid horror and South African xenophobic marches,...
July 14, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Monday, July 13, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief July 13 — Nigeria mourns over 700 flood victims as South Africa faces mass anti-immigration protests. Ghana...
July 13, 2026
Central Africa Joins PAPSS, the Payment System That Cuts Out the Dollar
PAPSS Central Africa expansion: BEAC brings six CEMAC countries into the instant-payment network, now 28 nations settling trade in local...
July 13, 2026
Cameroon Sugar Upstart Bets $100 Million Against Castel
Nassourou Issa's $100M Cameroon sugar mill targets 300,000 tons by 2028, challenging the Castel family's Sosucam with Société Générale backing.
July 12, 2026
Pick n Pay Sells More of Boxer as Family Era Fades
Pick n Pay sold 11.5% of Boxer for R4.7 billion ($290 million), funding a turnaround that has already cost the...
July 11, 2026
When the Door Slams: Africa’s Migrant Backlash and Latin America’s Familiar Ache
South Africa's anti-migrant violence and Zimbabwe's exodus mirror Latin America's own migration crises, from Venezuela to Haiti and beyond.
July 11, 2026
Malawi Cash Transfers: Canva Founders Commit $150 Million
Malawi cash transfers from Canva's founders now total $150 million - the largest unconditional cash experiment ever tried in a...
July 11, 2026