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Africa in Brief - July 03, 2026

Jul 3, 2026

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5 min read

Africa in Brief - July 03, 2026

$40B Mining Prize | Infrastructure Boom | AI Buildout | Africa's Flight Problem + Cave of Women

Laura Davis
Laura Davis
Africa in Brief - June 26, 2026

Jun 26, 2026

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4 min read

Africa in Brief - June 26, 2026

40% Jollof Inflation | Africa Advances | Diaspora Billions | Super El Niño Alert + Wild Dog Comeback

Laura Davis
Laura Davis
Africa in Brief - June 19, 2026

Jun 19, 2026

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4 min read

Africa in Brief - June 19, 2026

2 Wins 5 Draws | 16 Economies Above $10K | Commodity Whiplash | Fuel Security Risks + Rain for Rhinos

Laura Davis
Laura Davis
Africa in Brief - June 12, 2026

Jun 12, 2026

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5 min read

Africa in Brief - June 12, 2026

$65B Fintech Market | Startup Map Shifts | U.S. Diplomacy Retreats | Hidden Trade Barriers + The Smoke That Thunders

Laura Davis
Laura Davis
Africa in Brief - June 05, 2026

Jun 5, 2026

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6 min read

Africa in Brief - June 05, 2026

$1.43T Untapped | Morocco Overtakes South Africa | EV Expansion + Sahara Crossing

Laura Davis
Laura Davis
Africa in Brief - May 29, 2026

May 29, 2026

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6 min read

Africa in Brief - May 29, 2026

11.3GW Renewables | Africa Funds Itself | AI Credit Scores + Zimbabwe’s Elephant Express

Laura Davis
Laura Davis
Africa in Brief - May 22, 2026

May 22, 2026

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6 min read

Africa in Brief - May 22, 2026

$4B Ethiopia Bet | Fuel Pressure Rising | Africa’s ISIS Shift + Ghana’s Creative Surge

Laura Davis
Laura Davis
Africa in Brief - May 15, 2026

May 15, 2026

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5 min read

Africa in Brief - May 15, 2026

Oil Shock Exposure | China’s Quiet Leverage | Kigali Scale Push + Algiers Layers Deep

Laura Davis
Laura Davis
Africa in Brief - May 08, 2026

May 8, 2026

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6 min read

Africa in Brief - May 08, 2026

4 Global Crises Later | Stablecoin Rails | Shock-Tested Africa + Billionaire Islands

Laura Davis
Laura Davis
Africa in Brief - May 01, 2026

May 1, 2026

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6 min read

Africa in Brief - May 01, 2026

$4T Idle Capital | Food Beats Population | Tech Takes Time + Atlas Escape

Laura Davis
Laura Davis
Africa in Brief - April 24, 2026

Apr 24, 2026

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6 min read

Africa in Brief - April 24, 2026

47.6M Births | Iran War Shock | Capital Spreads + São Tomé Escape

Laura Davis
Laura Davis
Africa in Brief - April 17, 2026

Apr 17, 2026

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6 min read

Africa in Brief - April 17, 2026

Homecoming Tourism | Swap Debt Risks | Dangote IPO | Africa's Gig Gap + $40 Smartphone

Laura Davis
Laura Davis
Africa in Brief - April 10, 2026

Apr 10, 2026

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11 min read

Africa in Brief - April 10, 2026

45.7M Migrants | Fintech Expands | Battery Build + Pedal Safaris

Laura Davis
Laura Davis
Africa in Brief - April 03, 2026

Apr 3, 2026

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15 min read

Africa in Brief - April 03, 2026

$205B Stablecoin Surge | $1.4T Mobile Money | Debt Pressure Builds + Don’t Skip Rabat

Laura Davis
Laura Davis
Africa in Brief - March 27, 2026

Mar 27, 2026

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14 min read

Africa in Brief - March 27, 2026

60M Tons Uncollected | Developers Rise | Phones vs Paychecks + Congo’s Rainforest

Laura Davis
Laura Davis
Africa in Brief - March 20, 2026

Mar 20, 2026

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13 min read

Africa in Brief - March 20, 2026

Debt Comes Home | Kenya Crypto Rules | China Digital Push + Sahara Reopens

Laura Davis
Laura Davis
Africa in Brief - March 13, 2026

Mar 13, 2026

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11 min read

Africa in Brief - March 13, 2026

$120 Oil Hits Africa | $100B Diaspora Capital | Fintech Passport + Egypt’s Hidden Oasis

Laura Davis
Laura Davis
Africa in Brief - March 06, 2026

Mar 6, 2026

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14 min read

Africa in Brief - March 06, 2026

Red Sea Spillover | Ethiopia’s $1.5B Port Bill | FX Access Divide + Mermaid Islands

Laura Davis
Laura Davis
Africa in Brief - February 27, 2026

Feb 27, 2026

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13 min read

Africa in Brief - February 27, 2026

64% Still Offline | Stablecoins Surge | Fintech Passporting Goes Live + Corridors Create Scale

Laura Davis
Laura Davis
Africa in Brief - February 20, 2026

Feb 20, 2026

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15 min read

Africa in Brief - February 20, 2026

$2.1B Is 0.5% | Venture Debt Gap | Rethinking Exits + River Festival Returns

Laura Davis
Laura Davis
Africa in Brief - February 13, 2026

Feb 13, 2026

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14 min read

Africa in Brief - February 13, 2026

$29.5T Beneath Africa | Gold’s Real Margin | New Scramble Warning + Sierra Leone’s Secret Forest

Laura Davis
Laura Davis
Africa in Brief - February 06, 2026

Feb 6, 2026

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14 min read

Africa in Brief - February 06, 2026

Solar +54% | Angels Leveling Up | $1.64B Startup Debt + Fela Kuti Wins Grammy

Laura Davis
Laura Davis
Africa in Brief - January 30, 2026

Jan 30, 2026

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11 min read

Africa in Brief - January 30, 2026

$1.25B Bonds in a Week | Who Runs Africa’s Tech Stack? | China Lending Slows + Powered by the Sun

Laura Davis
Laura Davis
Africa in Brief - January 23, 2026

Jan 23, 2026

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13 min read

Africa in Brief - January 23, 2026

$10B Hidden Trade | Rail Revival | Africa’s Youth Wave + Congo River Reframed

Laura Davis
Laura Davis
Africa in Brief - January 16, 2026

Jan 16, 2026

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12 min read

Africa in Brief - January 16, 2026

$6T Resource Wealth | Aid Cliff Reality | Urban Surge + Africa Travel Temptation

Laura Davis
Laura Davis
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