Big Deals, Empty Ships: Brazil’s Nigeria Paradox
Brazil and Nigeria signed US$3.5bn in deals while trade shrank. Inside the Lagos–Santos corridor: sugar, urea, jets, and the risks...
July 25, 2026Africa’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.
Brazil and Nigeria signed US$3.5bn in deals while trade shrank. Inside the Lagos–Santos corridor: sugar, urea, jets, and the risks...
July 25, 2026
Tanzania gold reserves surged to 27.5 tonnes valued at US$3.8 billion, now over 60% of foreign reserves. The shilling gained...
July 25, 2026
Zimbabwe blueberry exports landed in China duty-free in July 2026, tapping a US$400M market. Africa’s No.3 producer targets 12,000 metric...
July 25, 2026
Tunisia rules out privatising Tunisair but moves from direct bailouts to loans and asset sales, as the loss-making carrier’s debt...
July 25, 2026
Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia reactivated their 2017 trilateral mechanism in Tunis, demanding a Libya settlement push with elections and full...
July 25, 2026
Afreximbank approved a $200 million facility for Nigeria's Shoreline to help expand Algeria's Hassi Bir Rekaiz oilfield toward 50,000-60,000 bpd.
July 24, 2026
East Africa is outpacing the continent and some forecasts see Africa overtaking Asia's growth by 2026. The Rio Times maps...
July 24, 2026
North Africa beat global poverty-reduction targets but now faces a US$104.9 billion financing gap. The region's strain offers Latin America...
July 24, 2026
A UN probe found Sudan's RSF committed genocide against Zaghawa and Fur communities in El Fasher, killing 6,000 in 72...
July 24, 2026