Mr. Ebatamehi is a Senior Analyst, specialized in Africa’s economic trends, investment flows, and entrepreneurial ecosystems, turning complex policy and market shifts into practical insights. Email: [email protected]
West Africa's leaders keep the eco currency on course for 2027, a watchdog says a Canadian miner bankrolled Zambia's president, Washington weighs strikes in Mali, and Ebola passes 1,000 deaths. Ten stories from across Africa for Thursday, July 23, 2026.
Somalia tells META that new whatsapp feature will aid terrorism, Africa passes Asia on world's hunger list, 144 people die trying to enter Spain from The Gambia, and Bologna burns over a death of Moroccan in police custody. Ten stories from across Africa for Wednesday, July 22, 2026.
Khartoum rejects fresh U.S. sanctions over chemical-weapons claims, American anti-abortion push abroad raises health risks for African women, and Morocco to spend over $20 billion for 2030 World Cup. Ten stories from across Africa for Tuesday, July 21, 2026.
ECOWAS signs deal West Africa has been promising for decades, Nigeria and Ghana demand court action against South Africa, and vote-counting gets underway in São Tomé. Ten stories from across Africa for Monday, July 20, 2026.
Sudan takes UAE to international court over seized drones, Europe deepens its naval foothold in the Red Sea as Somali pirates resurges in fresh raids, and the African country with the best electoral records go to polls today. Ten stories from across Africa for Sunday, July 19, 2026.
Twenty children and one adult die in a Ugandan bus crash, Uber buys Glovo, Somalia's cabinet moves to control the private sector's main body, and Harare insists diaspora cash will hold as nearly 100,000 citizens return from South Africa. Ten stories from across Africa for Saturday, July 18, 2026.
Trafigura refuses 2,000-megawatt line meant to carry Angolan hydropower, and a Nigerian court forfeits 48 properties tied to a former attorney-general. Ten stories from across Africa for Friday, July 17, 2026.
Egypt puts its military-built economy under Sisi's direct control, Dangote prices Nigerian fuel in dollars, the RSF answers the US peace plan, and DRC's Ebola outbreak reaches Europe. Ten stories from across Africa for July 16, 2026.
Rwanda has built the infrastructure of a tech hub, but only 1.7% of its STEM workforce are programmers. Can a digital economy scale without developers, or can it be considered investment-worthy when investors have to train the talent themselves?
How does a declining military budget affect one of Africa’s largest economic hubs, and what opportunities does this provide for private investors in the continent’s most populous nation?
Africa’s hotel market attracts global brands, but political and currency risks often keep investors on the sidelines. Despite the obvious threats, how is political risk insurance helping to unlock hundreds of millions in investment across Africa?
There is a gap between what gamers spend and what African studio owners earn. The missing link isn’t demand, it is the infrastructure between the player and the developer’s bank account. So, the real battle is over who truly controls that monetization layer.
Angola’s new Barra do Dande terminal is being promoted as a regional bulk gateway. But is it built to serve regional trade, or mainly Angola’s fuel supply chain? The answer will determine whether it becomes a true logistics hub or another local infrastructure for the country’s oil sector.
Nigeria’s AI sector is advancing rapidly, but there is a huge concern: the technology ecosystem is maturing faster than the population can adopt. For investors, the key concern is whether Nigeria’s consumer market can keep pace with its AI ambitions.
Kenya’s proposed reforms could become the blueprint that reshapes the unit economics of platform work across Africa, potentially underpinning or hindering the continent’s fast-growing platform economy.
Africa’s strongest currencies did not come from its largest economies. They came from countries that avoided drama, controlled inflation, and treated monetary stability as survival, not politics.
