Geopolitics

African geopolitics: trade agreements, regional security, international partnerships, diplomatic developments, and geopolitical shifts affecting African business and investment.

AfricaFinance

Hormuz blockade sends crude past $100 again

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Africaspoint Editorial

The US Navy blockade of the Strait of Hormuz sent Brent crude above $102 on Monday after US-Iran talks collapsed.…

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East AfricaGeopolitics

Rwanda fuel demand spikes 40% on war stockpiling

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Africaspoint Editorial

Rwanda's fuel demand surged nearly 40% in April as Strait of Hormuz fears triggered stockpiling across East Africa, exposing the…

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AfricaFinance

Middle East war sends crude buyers rushing to Africa

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Africaspoint Editorial

The Strait of Hormuz closure is driving global buyers toward Nigerian and Angolan crude as Brent tops $100, but Nigeria's…

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GeopoliticsInfrastructure

Somalia sits on $8.5trn in oil. Drilling starts now.

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Africaspoint Editorial

Turkey's drillship Cagri Bey arrived in Somali waters on April 6, beginning Somalia's first-ever offshore oil drilling campaign targeting an…

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Endeavour Mining posts record $880m EBITDA

Endeavour Mining, West Africa's largest gold producer, reported record adjusted EBITDA of $880 million for…

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Africa’s $164bn wealth funds eye mining

Africa's sovereign wealth funds now hold combined assets exceeding $164 billion and are being deployed…

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Abiy unveils Addis Ababa’s riverside makeover

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the Entoto-Kebena River and Riverside Development Project in Addis Ababa…

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EU’s steel tariff hits South Africa

The EU's new steel import framework took effect July 1, imposing annual quotas with a…

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Amnesty backs Ghana’s UN slavery resolution

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UN votes 123-3 to condemn the slave trade

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US spends $71m on Kenya airbase as ties deepen

Africa digital infrastructureNamibia

Namibia rejects Starlink licence application

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