Dakar Has Opened a Start-Up Programme for Athletes and Sport Businesses
The Dakar sport economy incubator, IncubaSport, will train 500 project-holders and accelerate 50 businesses across the capital’s 19 communes.
August 22, 2026Section
World
Most of Equity Group’s Lending Has Left Kenya. Most of Its Profit Has Not
Equity Group half-year profit rose 32% to KSh45.5 billion, US$351 million, as units outside Kenya passed half of group deposits...
August 22, 2026
Kenya Says Dangote Has Offered It a Tenth of the Lamu Refinery
A Dangote Lamu refinery stake of 10%, worth about US$500 million, has been offered to Kenya, with 30% on the...
August 22, 2026
Piracy Off Somalia Is Back at a Ten-Year High
Somali piracy reached a ten-year high with 13 incidents in the first seven months of 2026, and coastal states have...
August 22, 2026
Madagascar Is Barring Travellers From Ebola Countries. It Won’t Say Which
New Madagascar Ebola entry rules ban foreign travellers who passed through affected countries in 21 days, but the government has...
August 22, 2026
Washington Is Paying for a Rare-Earth Study in Mozambique
A US$1.875 million US grant will fund a pre-feasibility study at Monte Muambe rare earths project in Tete, which also...
August 22, 2026
Angola’s Biggest Phone Network Is Back After 23 Days Offline
Angola has recovered from the Unitel cyberattack of 28 July, with the operator confirming full restoration and saying no customer...
August 22, 2026
Paul Biya Is Back in Cameroon After Ten Weeks. The New No. 2 Job Is Empty
The Paul Biya return to Yaoundé on 20 August ended a 74-day absence, but the vice-presidency created in April 2026...
August 22, 2026
Global Economy Briefing — August 22, 2026
Global economy briefing for August 22, 2026: rates, the dollar, commodities and trade flows, and how each of them lands...
August 22, 2026