Africa Intelligence Brief — Thursday, July 2, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — South Africa reels over a disgraced minister's return and anti-migrant unrest, DR Congo's Ebola dead pass...
July 2, 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.
Africa Intelligence Brief — South Africa reels over a disgraced minister's return and anti-migrant unrest, DR Congo's Ebola dead pass...
July 2, 2026
The Ghana Stock Exchange is drawing a wave of oversubscribed IPOs, from ZEN Petroleum to Kasapreko, as companies rush to...
July 2, 2026
African tech funding fell 40% in the second quarter of 2026 to about $260 million, a cooling that has founders...
July 2, 2026
Absa share price drop explained: Africa's biggest bank fell almost 7% after warning a stronger rand would trim first-half profit....
July 2, 2026
Morocco tourism hit a record 7.7 million visitors from January to May 2026, on the way to a 30-million target...
July 2, 2026
Nigeria e-invoicing became mandatory for companies turning over 5 billion naira or more from 1 July 2026, as the tax...
July 2, 2026
A crude price sliding from around one hundred dollars toward seventy is quietly redrawing the world inflation map, easing importers...
July 2, 2026
DR Congo economy is set to reach $123B in 2026, jumping to Africa's 8th largest—driven by cobalt, copper, and 5%+...
July 2, 2026
East Africa is the continent's fastest-growing region in 2026, led by Ethiopia and Rwanda, with regional trade topping $46 billion...
July 2, 2026