Sawiris Takes Majority Control of OCI as Buyout Nears End
Sawiris OCI takeover: NNS Holding tops 55% of the Amsterdam-listed group as the €4.10-a-share offer, backed by the board, heads...
July 12, 2026Section
World
Mali and Algeria End 15-Month Rupture and Reopen the Skies
Mali Algeria relations reset on July 10, 2026: ambassadors return and airspace reopens, 15 months after a Malian drone was...
July 12, 2026
Congo Seals Glencore’s Mine Offices Over $3 Billion Claim
The Glencore Congo tax dispute: agents sealed Kamoto Copper's offices in Kolwezi over a claim of about $3 billion, while...
July 12, 2026
Libya Pumps Like It’s 2013, but Libyans See Little of It
Libya oil production reached about 1.49 million bpd, the highest since 2013, as BP, Shell and Exxon return — but...
July 12, 2026
Alikiba’s Big Bet: Turning Kiswahili Into a Music Market
Alikiba, OkayAfrica’s July Artist of the Month, is turning hit song “Finale” into a bet that Kiswahili can unite East...
July 12, 2026
Burkina Faso’s Coris Bank Knocks on Cameroon’s Door
Coris Bank International has incorporated a Cameroonian subsidiary with CFA26 billion (€40M) in share capital in Douala, pending COBAC and...
July 12, 2026
South Africa Turns Off the Money Tap to 69 Municipalities
South African municipalities lost their July transfers: Treasury froze R13.5 billion across 69 councils, including R3.6 billion for Johannesburg.
July 12, 2026
Burkina Faso Lands $300 Million for Its Biggest Power Plant
A Burkina Faso power plant of 119 MW, the country’s biggest, reached financial close with $300 million from AFC, built...
July 12, 2026
World Cup 2026 England Beat Norway 2-1 to Reach the Semi-Finals
World Cup 2026 England reach the semi-finals as Jude Bellingham scores twice, including an extra-time winner, to beat Norway 2-1...
July 12, 2026