Global Economy Briefing — August 24, 2026
Global economy: Global rates held but hawkish signals persist. Fed minutes, Ifo and Mexico CPI frame the week for Latin...
August 24, 2026Section
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Africa Intelligence Brief — Sunday, August 23, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief, 23 August: Egypt built Tanzania's biggest dam, Chinese firms hold every airport package in Ethiopia, Nigerians drive...
August 23, 2026
Nigeria Has Drawn on a US$5 Billion Abu Dhabi Loan It Will Not Explain
The Nigeria Abu Dhabi loan is a US$5 billion swap secured on federal bonds, and the finance minister says its...
August 23, 2026
Libya’s Rivals Initialled an Election Deal. The UN Disputes the Text
A Libya election agreement was initialled in Tunis on 20 August. Two days later the UN said the version circulating...
August 23, 2026
South Sudan Restarts Salary Payments After Months of Arrears
South Sudan salaries are to flow again after a ministerial committee ordered payments on 20 August. No date has been...
August 23, 2026
Nigeria Would Make Crypto Exchanges Base Their Chief Executive There
Draft Nigeria crypto rules published on 20 August would require an exchange to keep its chief executive in the country,...
August 23, 2026
Congo Wants 10,000 Megawatts. First It Has to Fix Its Power Company
A Congo Brazzaville electricity plan would lift capacity from about 760 megawatts to 10,000 by 2040, starting with a contract...
August 23, 2026
Namibia Approved an Oil Local-Content Policy That Binds Nobody Yet
The Namibia local content policy for oil was approved on 4 August 2026. It has not been gazetted, so for...
August 23, 2026
Ghana’s Central Bank Lost US$1.7 Billion Buying Gold, the IMF Says
The Ghana gold programme loss reached US$1.7 billion in 2025 on IMF figures. Five opposition MPs have filed a motion...
August 23, 2026