Global Economy Briefing
Eurozone services PMI hit 47.4 as composite fell to 48.6—contraction territory. US manufacturing surged to 54.0. Key global economy data...
April 24, 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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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, 2026
Global Economy Briefing
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 for Wednesday, April 22, 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
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 for Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief April 21: Kenya Airways-South African Airways suspended, Malema arrest order, Zimbabwe crisis, regional diplomatic moves.
April 21, 2026Global Economy Briefing
WTI hit $89.61 and Brent $95.48 after Iran shut the Strait again and the US Navy seized a cargo ship....
April 21, 2026Africa Intelligence Brief for Monday, April 20, 2026
Africa Pulse: Nigeria airline shutdown, DRC-M23 Montreux progress, Libya unified budget, Ethiopia-Liberia AI deal, Malawi opposition arrest.
April 20, 2026
Key Market Events for the Week of April 20–24, 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