Africa Intelligence Brief — Monday, June 29, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for Monday: power was tested across the continent — Burkina Faso severed diplomatic ties with France, Senegal's...
June 29, 2026Eastern Africa – Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda – is the continent’s fastest-integrating bloc, a hub for tech, logistics, ports and a rising consumer class along the Indian Ocean trade routes. The Rio Times tracks the region’s growth, currencies, infrastructure megaprojects, and the contest among China, the Gulf and the West for influence. This hub gathers our daily Eastern Africa coverage through a business and investment lens.
Africa Intelligence Brief for Monday: power was tested across the continent — Burkina Faso severed diplomatic ties with France, Senegal's...
June 29, 2026
A Kenya-Tanzania wildlife pact signed in June 2026 pools research across shared ecosystems like the Serengeti-Mara to fight migration and...
June 29, 2026
The East African Community is building a Digital Single Market to unify 300 million people across 8 states—harmonizing payments, data,...
June 29, 2026
A new Clearstream link opens Kenya's debt market to global investors from June 29, the latest step in Nairobi's push...
June 28, 2026
Ethiopia plans 3 new Blue Nile dams—Karadobi, Mandaya, Beko Abo—adding 5,700 MW at $10.5B total, deepening Egypt's existential water crisis...
June 27, 2026
East African distance runners opened the 2026 season in form, from an Ethiopian sweep in Doha to Faith Kipyegon's world-leading...
June 27, 2026
Africa, long under-represented on the World Heritage list, pushes new bids in 2026 as Comoros and São Tomé seek landmark...
June 27, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for Friday: the continent drew lines at its own edges — South Africa hosted the world's oldest...
June 26, 2026
The Kenya US critical minerals deal would let Kenya refine rare earths at home, with the 62-billion-dollar Mrima Hill site...
June 26, 2026