Global Economy Briefing — August 6, 2026
Global economy: Wall Street cools from records, gold jumps 5.03% to US$4,277.69, and Brazil’s Copom delivers a fourth straight Selic...
August 6, 2026Section
World
Sudan’s El Obeid Braces for Siege as UN Security Council Meets
Sudan's El Obeid crisis reached the UN Security Council as RSF drones hit the North Kordofan capital and a strike...
August 6, 2026
US Pledges US$242 Million More for DR Congo Ebola Fight
US Ebola funding for the DR Congo outbreak tops US$512 million after a new US$242 million pledge, days after Uganda...
August 6, 2026
AI Now Drives 55% of Cybercrime in Africa, INTERPOL Finds
AI cybercrime in Africa now drives 55% of reported cases, with losses doubling to US$484 million, INTERPOL's 2026 cyberthreat assessment...
August 6, 2026
Ceuta Migrant Crisis Kills at Least 72 as Europe Turns on Spain
Ceuta migrant crisis kills at least 72 after mass crossings into the Spanish enclave, as the EU holds crisis talks...
August 6, 2026
Bundibugyo Ebola Strain Kills 1,707 in DR Congo
DR Congo Ebola outbreak has killed 1,707 of 3,802 confirmed cases since May. The Bundibugyo strain has no approved vaccine...
August 5, 2026
US$4.2 Billion FIFA Fight as Africa’s 54 Votes Back Infantino
Infantino FIFA election hopes rest on CAF's 54 votes after the collapse of his US$4.2bn Forward Enterprise plan triggered a...
August 5, 2026
Traoré Bans Parties and Targets Clerics as Burkina Faso Unravels
Ibrahim Traoré remains Africa's most celebrated young leader, but jihadist violence, mass displacement and a crackdown on clerics tell a...
August 5, 2026
Paul Biya Military Reshuffle Amid 58-Day Absence
Paul Biya military reshuffle replaces commanders in four of Cameroon's five regions as the 93-year-old president's absence in Europe reaches...
August 5, 2026