Côte d'Ivoire | Markets | Breaking
Daily digest · Monday, 19 October 2026
The AFBR Daily Brief
The AFBR Daily Brief: the most important African business, markets, economy and policy stories of the last 24 hours, plus a short international round-up.
Today's five
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Basketball / Coupe du Mali : ATTAR Club de Kidal s’impose face au Centre Mamoutou Kané et décroche son billet pour la grande finale
Mali Actu - maliactu.net - Mali Actualités, Les Actus et Informations sur le Mali Mali Actu Basketball / Coupe du Mali : ATTAR Club de Kidal s’impose face au Centre Mamoutou Kané et décroche son billet pour la grande finale Au terme d’une demi-finale maîtrisée, l’ATTAR Club de Kidal a dompté le Centre Mamoutou Kané…
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Cocoa’s odd couple drift apart as Ghana outbids Côte d’Ivoire
Accra is paying farmers about 75% more than Abidjan, and smugglers have noticed. The Côte d’Ivoire-Ghana cocoa pact looks shakier than ever, weeks before Europe’s deforestation rules bite.
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Ukaguzi Sacco reports Sh47mn loan defaults, flags Sh50mn KUSCCO investment
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 16 – Ukaguzi Sacco reported Sh47.03 million in loan defaults in 2025, while recovery of a separate Sh50 million investment in KUSCCO Limited remained uncertain. In a report presented to members at its 53rd General Meeting on March 28, 2026, the Sacco’s Supervisory Committee said Sh3.27 million…
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NOC’s Brega & LAIP’s OLA Energy hold groundbreaking ceremony for BOT model ‘‘Tajoura Oil Depot project’’
In a strategic move to develop oil infrastructure and enhance storage capabilities, Brega Oil Marketing Company hosted the groundbreaking ceremony for...
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The Next Wave: The unfinished business of a startup’s collapse
Cet article est aussi disponible en français First published on October 11, 2026 Image Source: TechCabal Koko Networks raised more than $100 million from international investors to sell subsidised clean cooking stoves, relying on carbon credit sales to help cover their costs. Copia Global raised $123 million to bring…
Markets
More →Companies
More →Rwanda | Companies | Breaking
Rwanda – Jean-Guy Afrika : « La Formule 1 s’inscrit dans une ambition beaucoup plus large »
Egypt | Companies | Breaking
Algérie : coup d’envoi d’opérations d’exportation d’appareils électroniques et électroménagers
Kenya | Companies | Breaking
Dangote’s proposed $15 billion Kenya refinery enters critical stage as Ruto pushes towards groundbreaking
Economy
More →Nigeria | Economy | Breaking
BREAKING: IMF raises Nigeria’s growth forecast to 4.2%, acknowledges Nigerians are suffering
Gabon | Economy | Breaking
Gabon : 300 couples réunis à Saint-André pour la rentrée solennelle des Équipes Notre-Dame
Mauritius | Economy | Breaking
Coup de feu à Camp-Levieux : l’IPCC affirme n’avoir reçu aucune plainte concernant cette affaire
Technology
More →Kenya | Technology | Breaking
After Koko’s collapse, Circle Gas faces Kenya’s carbon-credit test
Investment
More →Kenya | Investment | Breaking
Kenya’s second-largest supermarket puts up to 57.5% on sale after rivals collapsed and foreign chains exited
Ghana | Investment | Breaking
World’s second-largest cocoa producer seeks $1.4 billion at home after three-decade foreign loan model collapses
Commodities
More →Zimbabwe | Commodities | Breaking
BREAKING: Intrachem Confirms Explosion at Explosives Magazine Near Redcliff
Zimbabwe | Commodities | Breaking
BREAKING: Kudakwashe Tagwirei appointed Minister of Economic Development and Investment Promotion
Libya | Commodities | Breaking
Breaking: Valve No. 7 on the Sharara-Zawia pipeline line reopened - crude pumping operations resume
Policy & Geopolitics
More →Malawi | Policy & Geopolitics | Breaking
Pay up or miss out: Ben Phiri issues warning to RCDF loan defaulters as K3.6bn Thyolo projects roll out
Zimbabwe | Policy & Geopolitics | Breaking
BREAKING: Wicknell Chivayo killed in helicopter crash
Gabon | Policy & Geopolitics | Breaking
Bois précieux : le Gabon veut couper court au trafic du Kévazingo et de l’Ebana
Elsewhere in the world
More →Investment | Breaking
Private lenders scramble to recover funds after Bathla collapse
Economy | Breaking
'Canary in the coalmine' for a major Wall Street collapse, analysts warn
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