Chad to drop entry visas for all Africans starting 2027
Chad will abolish entry visas for all African nationals from 1 January 2027, President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno announced, linking...
July 21, 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.
Chad will abolish entry visas for all African nationals from 1 January 2027, President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno announced, linking...
July 21, 2026
Two Ansaru commanders received life imprisonment in Abuja on 20 July 2026 after pleading guilty to a 32-count terrorism indictment,...
July 21, 2026
Morocco’s official planning agency projects GDP growth slowing to 3% in 2027, down from 4.8% in 2026, as exceptional harvests...
July 21, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief July 21 — West Africa reels from a deadly Mali ambush and ECOWAS tensions, while the continent...
July 21, 2026
Ivory Coast secured $80B in financing for its 2026–2030 plan as firms like Petro Ivoire and Djamo compete with multinationals....
July 21, 2026
Botswana has unearthed a 2,492-carat rough diamond at the Karowe mine, the largest find in over a century and the...
July 21, 2026
Nigeria’s stablecoin surge hit $59B in crypto inflows, with USDT and USDC now 43% of Sub-Saharan volume. See how 2–3%...
July 21, 2026
Mozambique expects ExxonMobil to take a final investment decision on the $30 billion Rovuma LNG project by mid-2026, unlocking Africa’s...
July 21, 2026
The IMF raised Egypt's 2026 growth projection to 4.6%, citing non-oil manufacturing and tourism. But state dominance still threatens durable,...
July 20, 2026