Egypt Tourism Breaks Records as the Grand Museum Delivers
Egypt tourism set records in 2026: 6.1 million visitors by April, Q1 revenue near $5.1 billion and a 21-million goal,...
July 6, 2026Section
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African Music Gets a New TV Stage Across North Africa
Y'Africa returns for Season 4 in July 2026, bringing African music to 2M Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt as Orange expands...
July 4, 2026
Timitar, Morocco’s Free Festival of Berber Music, Fills Agadir
Timitar Festival, Morocco's celebration of Amazigh, or Berber, music, is filling the beach city of Agadir with hundreds of free...
July 3, 2026
Egypt’s Economy Holds Firm as the IMF Trims Its Forecast
Egypt's economy grew 5.3% in early 2026 yet the IMF trimmed its forecast to 4.2%. See why oil prices, $2.3B...
July 3, 2026
Morocco’s Tourism Boom Races Toward the 2030 World Cup
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
Africa Intelligence Brief — Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for Wednesday: the continent opened a new half-year and, in East Africa, a new fiscal year, as...
July 1, 2026
Tunisia Spurns the IMF and Bets on Itself
Tunisia’s stalled 1.9 billion dollar IMF deal leaves a 700-million-euro Eurobond due July 2026. The country plans to raise nearly...
July 1, 2026
Morocco Rewires Its Capital Market to Court Global Money
Morocco capital market Law 03.25 replaces 1990s rules, adding REITs, sukuk and green bonds as Casablanca targets North Africa's top...
July 1, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for Tuesday: the continent's feared deadlines came due — South Africa's national shutdown mostly passed in quiet...
June 30, 2026