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Rio Times · Africa Intelligence Brief October 20, 2026 — DR Congo Ebola spread and aid distrust; Kenya Shakahola convictions and grief; Nigeria subsidy defiance and air strikes; South Africa AGOA anxiety; Uganda exiled critic killed. The post Africa Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, October 20, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Rio Times · Africa Intelligence Brief October 19, 2026 — Kenya braces for the Shakahola verdict and an eighth Ebola case; Sudan drone strikes kill civilians in Darfur and Kordofan; Nigeria disputes debt figures amid opposition splits; fuel shortages reach Niamey. The post Africa Intelligence Brief — Monday, October 19, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Rio Times · Africa Intelligence Brief October 16, 2026 — Sahel jihadist rivalry escalates across borders; Ethiopia launches a US$50M gold refinery; Dangote IPO opens to Ethiopian investors; disputed Sudan airstrike kills 72 miners. The post Africa Intelligence Brief — Friday, October 16, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Fashion can absolutely be political, when it shapes identities and questions the balance of power. With his label Maxhosa Africa, South Africa's Laduma Ngxokolo is determined to put the continent in the spotlight. In Paris, Jacques Logoh, designer and founder of Togo's International Fashion Festival, gives African creatives a platform on the theme "Fashion against HIV". Plus Mossi Traoré stages his show at Paris's Père Lachaise Cemetery, to tackle the subject of death without taboo.
Formula One on Tuesday announced its upcoming return to Africa with a Grand Prix in Rwanda expected in the early 2030s, a first since 1993.
Formula One has signed a 10-year agreement with Rwanda to bring the sport back to Africa for the first time since 1993.
Mauritius, Seychelles and Botswana are the most capitalist countries in Africa, according to the Global Capitalism Index, a new ranking published by researchers affiliated with the University of Virginia.
Rio Times · Africa Intelligence Brief October 12, 2026 — Anti-immigrant arson hits Durban and Soweto; Nigeria evacuates 111 more citizens and faces petrol price anger; Ethiopia processes two foreign banking bids after a five-decade restriction is lifted. The post Africa Intelligence Brief — Monday, October 12, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Prediction markets price Cruz Azul at 49% at Pumas, Toluca at 27% for the Liga MX title and Flamengo at 64% in Brazil. Weekend odds for LatAm and Africa. The post LatAm and Africa Football Odds, Weekend of 10 Oct appeared first on The Rio Times.
In tonight's edition, witnesses say Eritrean troops have moved into Ethiopia's Tigray region, but Asmara rejects the reports. Also, the African Union launches the Africa Credit Rating Agency, aiming to assess the financial health of African states and companies. And South African civil society is pushing back against the expansion of data centres that require vast amounts of electricity, water and land.
Rio Times · Africa Intelligence Brief October 6, 2026 — Nigeria mourns a military plane crash that killed 32; Kenya reports its first Ebola death and traces 28 contacts; Abiy Ahmed is sworn in for a second term and repeats Ethiopia's Red Sea demand. The post Africa Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, October 6, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
When the Auspicious Ark entered Dakar, Senegal, on September 25, the scene looked closer to a public health mission than a naval deployment. Senegalese people and members of the Chinese community were waiting at the port as the vessel arrived for the first visit by a Chinese naval hospital ship to Senegal. The Auspicious Ark is a PLA Navy vessel. That places the visit within a wider Chinese maritime presence in Africa, something more often associated with anti-piracy patrols, port calls,...
Sudan explained in one read: the geography, people, political system, economy and daily life of Africa's third-largest country in 2026. The post Sudan Explained 2026, a Newcomer Guide to the Country appeared first on The Rio Times.
CANEX WKND 2026 brings Africa's creative industries to Lagos, Nigeria, from 5 to 8 November at the former National Theatre in Iganmu. The post CANEX WKND 2026 in Lagos, Nigeria: Africa’s Creative Fair, 5–8 November appeared first on The Rio Times.
Rio Times · Africa Intelligence Brief September 30, 2026 — The Dangote refinery breaks ground in Lamu with President Ruto leading the ceremony and three neighbours taking a combined 30 per cent; Ethiopia's army chief accuses Eritrea, Sudan and Egypt of backing his opposition, and Sudan counters with an RSF charge; Pretoria summons US Ambassador Bozell for the third time in nine months; Burkina Faso's refinery gets its numbers — 164 tonnes now, 515 promised; Zambia opens its books to the IMF. The post Africa Intelligence Brief — Wednesday, September 30, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
EU allocates majority of aid to sub-Saharan Africa to fund actions related to migration, conflict and food insecurity.
Africa Intelligence Brief — Friday, 25 September 2026 Antananarivo seen over Lake Anosy. Streets around Anosy and Ambohidahy were closed from seven in the morning for the first anniversary of the revolt that brought the present… The post Africa Intelligence Brief — Friday, September 25, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Doyle was best known for reporting on African conflicts in the 1990s and 2000s, notably in Rwanda and Sierra Leone.