EU Targets Sudan’s War Chest with Ban on Gold Exports
The European Union has banned Sudanese gold imports, stating the multi-billion-dollar trade directly finances the civil war between the SAF...
July 17, 2026Section
World
France and Morocco Cement Strategic Partnership Despite Pegasus Spyware Scandal
France and Morocco signed 14 cooperation agreements and are drafting an unprecedented friendship treaty, prioritising €10 billion in economic ties...
July 17, 2026
G7’s $64 Billion Minerals Push Gives Kenya and Africa New Leverage
G7 leaders pledged $69 billion for 195 critical minerals projects on June 17, aiming to cut rare-earth dependence below 60%...
July 17, 2026
Congo Praises US Partnership as Critical Minerals Race Intensifies
The DRC signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement with Washington in December 2025, offering priority access to over 70% of global...
July 17, 2026
How the 2026 Energy Shock Is Rewiring Trade, Security and Opportunity for Latin America
From oil price surges to fertiliser crunches and a new Monroe Doctrine, the Iran war's shockwaves are rewiring Latin America's...
July 17, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Friday, July 17, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief July 17 — Africa reels from twin tragedies in Uganda and Algeria while Nigeria repatriates citizens and...
July 17, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief — Friday, July 17, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief July 17 — Europe today is tense and fragmented, with war-driven insecurity, political polarisation, and climate stress
July 17, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Friday, July 17, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief July 17 — Wildfires force 17,000 to flee in Manitoba as U.S. slaps 35% tariff...
July 17, 2026
The Shock Absorber: Why Latin America Is Now the Fulcrum of a Shaken World Order
From a war in the Persian Gulf to a stalled fight against inflation and a three-way great-power contest, Latin America...
July 17, 2026