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China is challenging India’s long-held dominance of the African market for antimalarial drugs in 12 of the continent’s hardest-hit countries, according to a new study. Last year, Chinese exports of antimalarial drugs reached US$89.3 million, nearly matching India’s US$89.6 million, according to Indian market research company Sol Gravitas. The gap has closed significantly since 2021, when Indian exports stood at US$121 million compared with US$62.6 million for China. Separately, the study...

Rio Times · Africa Intelligence Brief October 23, 2026 — Nigeria confirms first Ebola case and traces 44 contacts; Kenya absorbs displaced Ethiopians after Moyale gunfire; South Africa probes fatal anti-immigrant mob killing in Durban. The post Africa Intelligence Brief — Friday, October 23, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

The World Health Organization warned Thursday that Africa faced a "complex" Ebola outbreak after the virus crossed from east Africa to Nigeria, marking the first case in the west of the continent.

The World Health Organization has warned that Africa faced a “complex” Ebola outbreak after the virus crossed from east Africa to Nigeria, marking the first case in the west of the continent. Nigeria on Tuesday had announced an imported case of the Bundibugyo strain, currently causing a major Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It was detected in the wife of a diplomat who had travelled from Uganda to the Nigerian capital Abuja. Health minister Muhammad Ali Pate said Thursday the...

The World Health Organization’s Africa chief warned that the continent is facing a “complex” Ebola outbreak, after the first case of the virus was reported in Nigeria.

Health officials are investigating where Nigeria's first patient, confirmed this week, was infected.

Illegal gold mining: Who profits from Africa’s gold smuggling? [Business Africa]

Four former FDLR officers reveal how its anti-Tutsi ideology took root and endured in Africa.

A plain guide to Mozambique's weight in Africa: its size, seats at the African Union and SADC, trade deal status, partners and disputes in October 2026. The post Mozambique in Africa, Its Role, Weight and Alliances appeared first on The Rio Times.

Nigeria's latest case marks the country's first recorded Ebola infection since 2014, raising concerns about further transmission as public health teams work to identify and monitor potential contacts

A 24-year-old man, who was already being held in quarantine, is the latest to test positive.

Where Cameroon fits in Africa in October 2026: 29.9 million people, a US$59.2 billion economy, CEMAC and ECCAS roles, the AfCFTA and Biya's eighth term. The post Cameroon in Africa, Its Role, Weight and Alliances appeared first on The Rio Times.

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.

African companies’ hard-currency bond sales are running at the fastest pace in five years, according to Bank of America Corp, which predicts issuance will remain robust over the coming years.

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.

How DR Congo fits Africa: 112.8 million people, US$91.0 billion in output, cobalt, the AU, SADC and EAC, and peace talks as of October 2026. The post DR Congo in Africa, Its Role, Weight and Alliances appeared first on The Rio Times.

By the time the Chinese navy hospital ship had docked in the Guinean capital Conakry earlier this month, patients were already queuing for free consultations. The queues in front of the Auspicious Ark were so long that some people were told to come back the next day, according to Guinean media reports. The ship, operated by the PLA Navy, offers a range of medical services wherever it stops, including surgery to treat cataracts, appendicitis and hernias as well as gynaecological care. On this...

The IMF forecasts Benin growth of 7% in 2026, fifth in sub-Saharan Africa and above the 4.5% regional pace, with an economy of about US$27.4 billion. The post Benin Growth at 7% Among Fastest in Africa appeared first on The Rio Times.

Africa now has more Catholics than Europe. The Vatican’s latest statistics put Africa’s Catholic population at 288 million, slightly ahead of Europe’s 287 million.

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.

Participants at Africa Energy Week in Cape Town are calling for greater efforts to ensure the vast resources of the African continent deliver industrial growth and provide much-needed employment as deals worth billions of dollars have already been struck at the five-day event.

Africa imports 70-80% of the medicines it consumes, and up to 95% of the active pharmaceutical ingredients needed to make them. That dependency leaves the continent exposed to every global supply chain shock, from Covid-19 to the war in Ukraine to instability in the Gulf

October 27 vote could test whether Israel's ties with African countries withstand the fallout from the war on Gaza.

In tonight's edition, Kenya confirms a second case of Ebola. Also, Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay warns that international justice is facing growing pressure. And millions of people in Nigeria have been without Tiktok for about a month. 

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned that Africa’s resources should not be used as a tool for geopolitical rivalry, as the United States steps up efforts to secure critical minerals on a continent where Chinese companies have major mining interests. “Africa’s resources belong to Africa,” Xi told Botswana’s President Duma Boko in Beijing on Tuesday, according to Chinese state news agency Xinhua. He said it was a “historical injustice” that an unfair international division of labour had left the...