Côte d’Ivoire’s port lifeline to Mali and Burkina Faso grows despite rift
Sahel cargo through Côte d’Ivoire’s port of Abidjan jumped 34% in 2025, and a Mali border deal followed, though leaders...
September 30, 2026Section
World
Angola Pushes Slavery Reparations at the UN, Though Not in Its Main Speech
Angola's First Lady told a UN-week forum that reparations are a right, not charity. The president left the issue out...
September 30, 2026
Global Economy Briefing: US Confidence Falls to Lowest Since 2014
Global economy briefing: US consumer confidence hit its lowest since 2014, yields held near 5.25%, oil fell 2.6% and Brazil's...
September 30, 2026
Ghana Oil Producer Tullow Has First Cash-Positive First Half Since 2021
Tullow Oil turned free cash flow positive in the first half of 2026 on strong Ghana output, then lost a...
September 30, 2026
Benin at the UN: Descendants of Enslaved Africans Can Claim Citizenship
Benin used its UN speech to invite descendants of enslaved Africans to claim citizenship. Dozens from the US, Haiti and...
September 30, 2026
Madagascar Minister Meets Starlink as Internet Price Cut Strains Networks
A basic Madagascar data bundle now gives five times more data for the same price. Traffic is rising, and the...
September 30, 2026
US Makes Uganda First Test of Trade Over Aid Push With US$1.2 Billion Plan
Uganda is the first test of Washington's Trade Over Aid push: a US$1.2 billion tourism and coffee pipeline pitched in...
September 30, 2026
Zambia Tells UAE Investors Inflation Kept Falling Through Its Election
Zambia's president told Abu Dhabi investors inflation kept falling through the August vote, to an eight-year low, as US$2.1 billion...
September 30, 2026
Zambia’s State Miner Accuses Abu Dhabi Investor of Breaching Copper Deal
Zambia’s state mining firm says Abu Dhabi’s IRH fell US$61 million short on 2025 payments at Mopani, a copper mine...
September 30, 2026