Ghana Cut Its Way to a Surplus, and the World Bank Noticed
The Ghana World Bank economic update reports 6 percent growth and debt down to 49 percent of GDP, but warns...
August 28, 2026Section
Africa Markets & Investment
Africa’s capital markets are deepening fast – from the Johannesburg, Nairobi and Lagos exchanges to a fintech boom banking hundreds of millions of people for the first time. The Rio Times follows the currencies (the rand, naira, cedi and shilling), the banks and IPOs, sovereign debt and the foreign capital arriving on increasingly local terms. We cover it through the same investor lens we bring to Latin America, where the emerging-market playbook is strikingly similar. This hub gathers our Africa markets and investment coverage.
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Africa Intelligence Brief — Thursday, August 27, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for August 27: the UN names South Africa’s anti-migrant violence, Congo’s Ebola count rises, and gold pauses...
August 27, 2026
Ghana’s Petrosol Bond Is 1.8 Times Oversubscribed as Bids Reach GH¢178m (US$15.9m)
A Ghana corporate bond from fuel retailer Petrosol closed 178 percent subscribed, drawing GH¢178.07m (US$15.9m) of bids against a GH¢100m...
August 27, 2026
Zanzibar Starts Spending a US$3.1 Billion Health Promise With Washington
The Tanzania US health agreement, worth about US$3.1 billion over five years, entered implementation talks with Zanzibar officials this week.
August 27, 2026
Operation Jackal IV: 58 Arrests, and an Argentine Supply Line
Operation Jackal IV ended with 58 arrests and 263 suspects identified, including 39 arrests in Johannesburg and a service network...
August 27, 2026
Congo Signs the Lobito Corridor Rail Concession With Mota-Engil
The Lobito Corridor concession signed in Kinshasa on 26 August covers 1,004.5km of railway and an indicative US$1.258 billion investment.
August 27, 2026
Zimbabwean CBZ Puts US$100 Million Into a Highway, Repaid by Tolls
CBZ has committed US$100 million to rebuild the Harare-Chirundu highway, with repayment ring-fenced against ZINARA toll collections.
August 27, 2026
A Hundred Days In, Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Is Still Getting Bigger
DR Congo's Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has reached 5,656 confirmed cases and 2,715 deaths as of 25 August, still growing 100...
August 27, 2026
Nairobi’s Small Importers Say a New Customs Floor Will Finish Them
A customs rise from Sh2.5m (US9,300) to Sh3.2m (US4,700) per container has Nairobi traders threatening a nationwide shutdown on 28...
August 27, 2026