Six Million Somalis Are Short of Food, and WFP Reaches One in Ten
The Somalia hunger crisis leaves nearly six million people acutely food insecure, with WFP reaching about 600,000 and seeking US$198...
August 28, 2026Section
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Ethiopia Wants AFCON 2028 and Is Racing to Build Its Stadiums
The Ethiopia AFCON 2028 bid went to CAF again on 24 August, but the country has two approved stadiums and...
August 28, 2026
Libya Is Selling Europe Gas It Currently Cannot Export
Libya gas exports to Italy fell to 105 million cubic feet a day in 2025, a 22-year low, even as...
August 28, 2026
Kinshasa Shuts the Universities It No Longer Controls
Congo universities suspended in Goma and Bukavu will not teach for the 2026-2027 year, after AFC/M23 installed its own management...
August 28, 2026
Liberia Grew 5.1 Percent, and the World Bank Calls It Jobless
Liberia growth reached an estimated 5.1 percent in 2025, driven by a 42 percent surge in iron ore output, with...
August 28, 2026
Kenya Airways Plans US$22m of Wi-Fi as Its Losses Widen
The Kenya Airways Wi-Fi rollout starts on long-haul aircraft in Q2 2027 at US$20-22m, announced with a Ksh16.1 billion (US$124m)...
August 28, 2026
Malawi’s Central Bank Unlawfully Cut Pay. Now Comes the Bill
A Malawi Reserve Bank salary ruling found a 2020 executive pay cut unlawful, and press reports put resulting payouts in...
August 28, 2026
Ramaphosa Promises Arrests, but Cannot Put a Number on Them
South Africa xenophobic violence brought a presidential promise of arrests on 25 August, but no arrest figure, charge or named...
August 28, 2026
Global Economy Briefing — August 28, 2026
Global economy: Overnight markets: Wall Street drifts, dollar softens, yields edge up and LatAm — led by Brazil — extends...
August 28, 2026