Africa Intelligence Brief — Monday, June 8, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for Monday: Dangote's refinery pushed past its full capacity ahead of a listing that could value it...
June 8, 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: Dangote's refinery pushed past its full capacity ahead of a listing that could value it...
June 8, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for Friday: Nigeria's foreign inflows jumped 83.8% as its currency firmed, Tanzania drew $1.5 billion for a...
June 5, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for Thursday: Kenya's President Ruto and South Africa's President Ramaphosa hold talks, sign agreements and open a...
June 4, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for Wednesday: Kenya's President Ruto begins a three-day state visit to South Africa focused on trade; Nigeria's...
June 3, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for Tuesday: Ethiopia is counting votes after Monday's election was disrupted in Oromo and Amhara; Morocco is...
June 2, 2026
Ethiopians voted today in parliamentary and regional elections with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party projected for a landslide; the...
June 1, 2026
Africa Pulse for Friday: Tinubu marks his third anniversary defending subsidy and FX reforms, South Africa publishes its first post-hike...
May 29, 2026
Africa finance brief: the SARB hikes the repo rate 25bp to 7% on intensifying inflation risks, the AfDB's final day...
May 28, 2026
Global financial wealth rose 10.7% to a record US$333 trillion in 2025, according to Boston Consulting Group. That was the...
May 27, 2026