Motsepe’s ARM Bets Nearly $1 Billion on Platinum and Nickel Rebound
Patrice Motsepe mining bet: ARM approves $973 million to revive the Bokoni platinum mine and restart Nkomati nickel as platinum...
July 23, 2026Section
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Absa Tanzania Deal to Create $3 Billion Bank
Absa Group plans to fold Absa Bank Tanzania into National Bank of Commerce, creating a lender with about US$3 billion...
July 23, 2026
Curtiss-Wright Morocco Aerospace Deal: First Africa Plant
Century-old US aerospace firm Curtiss-Wright signed an MoU with Morocco at Farnborough for its first African facility, a surface-treatment plant...
July 23, 2026
Brazil Drug Pricing Reform Adds 6 Nations, Eases Price Caps
Brazil is overhauling its drug pricing rules from 29 April 2026: CMED’s new framework adds reference countries, reworks categories and...
July 23, 2026
Strait of Hormuz Navigation at Risk as Egypt, UAE Condemn Iran
Egypt and the UAE jointly condemned Iranian attacks on Arab states and commercial vessels in July 2026, rejecting threats to...
July 23, 2026 Morocco Faces 12.5% US Tariff Over Forced-Labour Import Rules
The US proposes a 12.5% tariff on most Moroccan exports after finding Rabat lacks a ban on forced-labour imports, threatening...
July 23, 2026
Algeria’s Aïd Sheep Scandal Exposes the Cost of Food-Price Mismanagement
41 charged and 13 detained over Algeria's Aïd sheep scandal after 700,000 animals bypassed tender rules and 14,000+ died. Judicial...
July 23, 2026
Cape Verde’s World Cup Run Becomes a Nation-Branding Masterclass
Cape Verde’s 2026 World Cup debut earned $23.5 million in FIFA prize money and triggered an 800% tourism search surge,...
July 23, 2026
Guinea-Bissau Freezes Ties With Cape Verde Over Arrest
Guinea-Bissau freezes ties with Cape Verde after Praia demanded the release of opposition leader Domingos Simões Pereira, jailed over an...
July 23, 2026