Key Points — The World Bank’s Commodity Markets Outlook published Tuesday April 28 forecasts global energy prices to surge 24 percent in 2026 — the largest spike since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The World Bank commodity shock outlook projects overall commodity prices rising 16 percent in 2026 driven by the Iran war’s disruption of […]

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The Rio Times — Africa Pulse Covering: South Sudan · Plane Crash · South Africa · Police · Masemola · Nigeria · Kogi · Orphanage · Mali · Aftermath · Debt Distress · Ethiopia · TPLF · AU What Matters Today 1 South Sudan: CityLink Cessna Crashes Near Juba — All 14 Killed — The […]

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Key Points — The First International Conference for the Transition Beyond Fossil Fuels opened April 24 and runs through April 29 in Santa Marta, Colombia — co-hosted by Colombia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Santa Marta conference brings together 56 confirmed countries and over 2,600 organizations representing approximately one-fifth of global fossil-fuel production […]

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The Rio Times — Africa Pulse Covering: Mali · Sahel · Somalia · Piracy · DRC · Latin Americans · Dangote · Jet Fuel · Europe · Afreximbank · Minerals · Nigeria · Coup · KwaZulu-Natal · Uganda What Matters Today 1 Mali Hit by Largest Coordinated Attacks in Years — Defence Minister Sadio Camara […]

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The Rio Times — Africa Pulse Covering: Nigeria · South Africa · Zimbabwe · Kwara · Burundi · Dangote · Somaliland · Kenya · Malawi · Sudan · Ceasefire What Matters Today 1 Nigerian Airlines Suspend Shutdown After Aviation Minister’s Intervention — “Concessionary but Conditional” — Emergency Meeting Set for Wednesday April 22, Same Day […]

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The Rio Times — Africa Pulse Covering: Nigeria · South Africa · Zimbabwe · Kenya · Morocco · Djibouti · Sudan · Rwanda · Cameroon · AfDB/IMF What Matters Today 1 Nigerian Airlines Threaten Nationwide Shutdown From Monday April 20 — Jet Fuel Up 300% to ₦3,300/Litre While Dangote Refinery Made Zero Domestic Jet Fuel […]

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This global economy briefing covers Monday, April 13 — the most paradoxical session of the war. The Islamabad talks collapsed over the weekend. Trump ordered a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. WTI surged above $104 and the Dow fell 400 points at the open. Then Trump said Iran had “called” and “wants a […]

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What Matters Today 1 More than 200 people are feared dead after Nigerian military jets struck a village market in Yobe State on Saturday night while pursuing Boko Haram militants — the Air Force confirmed an operation in the Jilli axis but did not mention hitting the market, while a local councillor told Reuters “over […]

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What Matters Today 1 Djibouti votes today in a presidential election at the world’s most strategic shipping chokepoint — President Guelleh seeks a sixth term after 27 years in power, as the tiny nation hosts US, French, Chinese and Japanese military bases and controls the Bab-el-Mandeb strait at a moment when the parallel Hormuz crisis […]

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What Matters Today 1 FTSE Russell reclassifies Nigeria to frontier market status effective September 2026 — ending a two-year exile from its indices after naira reform cleared FX queues, passing ratings across regulatory oversight, capital repatriation, settlement efficiency and tax framework, unlocking passive index fund flows into Africa’s largest economy 2 Ethiopia extends Tigray administrator […]

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Africa intelligence brief: Afreximbank launches $10B Gulf crisis fund. 52 CSOs warn Nigeria collapse. Kenya budget Sh4.7T. EACOP London case.

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