
Africa Intelligence Brief
Africa Intelligence Brief for October 9: South Africa withdraws asylum directive after anti-migrant violence; Kenya reports negative Ebola test.
October 9, 2026The 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.

Africa Intelligence Brief for October 9: South Africa withdraws asylum directive after anti-migrant violence; Kenya reports negative Ebola test.
October 9, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for October 8: Kenya records first Ebola death after cross-border travel; AU condemns Sudan's RSF parallel government.
October 8, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for October 7: Nigeria counts its military losses after the Ondo crash, and Kenya reports its first...
October 7, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for October 6: Nigeria mourns a military plane crash that killed 32, and Kenya reports its first...
October 6, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for October 5: Ethiopian forces enter Mekelle after Tigrayan withdrawal; four regional leaders issue a joint declaration.
October 5, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for October 3: Egypt hosts a four-way Alamein summit, Nigeria's PMI hits a four-year high and Sudan's...
October 3, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for October 2: Ethiopia closes its Asmara embassy and Eritrea severs relations, Congo's Ebola outbreak passes 4,000...
October 2, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for October 1: Ethiopia and Eritrea cut ties, blasts hit Addis Ababa, Alamata mourns 52 civilians.
October 1, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for September 30: Lamu breaks ground on the US$16 billion Dangote refinery, Ethiopia's army chief names three...
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