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HighIV Macro & Debt3 Nov

Senegal's parliament rejects the revised budget an IMF deal depends on

Senegal's National Assembly rejected the 2026 revised budget on 3 November by 109 votes to 20. Its passage was seen as a precondition for board approval of the three-year, 2.2-billion-dollar IMF programme agreed at staff level in September.

3 November 2026 · DAKAR

LowVII Reinsurance5 Nov

Swiss Re hands its South African direct book to Old Mutual Insure

LowIV Macro & Debt4 Nov

Ghana's inflation rises for a third month as transport prices jump

MediumIII Conflict & Defence4 Nov

Sudan and Ethiopia close each other's consulates in border cities

LowVII Reinsurance3 Nov

AFG Assurances doubles its insurer network in francophone Africa

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05/11LowVII ReinsuranceSub-Saharan AfricaSwiss Re hands its South African direct book to Old Mutual Insure 04/11LowIV Macro & DebtSub-Saharan AfricaGhana's inflation rises for a third month as transport prices jump 04/11MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaSudan and Ethiopia close each other's consulates in border cities 03/11LowVII ReinsuranceSub-Saharan AfricaAFG Assurances doubles its insurer network in francophone Africa 03/11MediumVI Energy & SupplySub-Saharan AfricaEgypt defers five November LNG cargoes to 2027 03/11MediumVI Energy & SupplySub-Saharan AfricaNNPC says Nigerian output has risen to 1.8 million barrels a day 03/11HighIV Macro & DebtSub-Saharan AfricaSenegal's parliament rejects the revised budget an IMF deal depends on 03/11MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaRSF-SPLM-N alliance claims capture of Sali base in Blue Nile 02/11MediumI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaWashington strips South Africa and Rwanda of duty-free AGOA access 02/11MediumIV Macro & DebtSub-Saharan AfricaEthiopia faces its IMF review as war returns to Tigray 02/11HighIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaDrone strikes leave Sudan's grid hanging on a single dam 02/11MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaSudan's UN complaint carries Ethiopia's Tigray war across the border 02/11MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaUganda starts pulling out of Somalia, taking AUSSOM's largest contingent 01/11MediumVI Energy & SupplySub-Saharan AfricaDangote exported more fuel than it supplied at home in September 30/10MediumIV Macro & DebtSub-Saharan AfricaMalawi's fuel crisis outlasts the minister's deadline as dollars run dry 30/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaMoyale fighting drives 50,000 people into Kenya and strands lorries at the border 29/10MediumVI Energy & SupplySub-Saharan AfricaRig sinking off Gabon forces BW Energy to suspend its spending plan 29/10MediumI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaCongo's export quota cuts Glencore's cobalt output by more than half 29/10MediumI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaUganda loses 27 citizens at the front as Russia courts Africa 29/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaSudan accuses Ethiopia of hosting bases for 162 drone strikes 28/10MediumI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaBotswana spreads its fuel supply across Matola and Walvis Bay 28/10MediumVI Energy & SupplySub-Saharan AfricaTanzania announces its first major gas find in a decade at Mnazi Bay 27/10MediumII Cyber & InfrastructureSub-Saharan AfricaDiesel shortage knocks out mobile networks and mobile money in Congo 27/10MediumVI Energy & SupplySub-Saharan AfricaTotalEnergies and Eni complete their exit from onshore Niger Delta oil 26/1003:00HighII Cyber & InfrastructureSub-Saharan AfricaRSF drones strike five power stations across army-held Sudan 26/10HighI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaAlgeria sends troops to guard energy assets in Niger 26/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaBritain freezes the assets of 15 Sudanese commanders 26/10MediumIV Macro & DebtSub-Saharan AfricaNigeria's oil windfall runs into a production shortfall 25/10MediumVI Energy & SupplySub-Saharan AfricaNiger bans overnight fuel sales as a nationwide shortage bites 25/10MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaAt least 50 killed in a bandit raid on a Taraba village 23/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaUN says drone strikes killed at least 306 in Sudan this October 23/10MediumVI Energy & SupplySub-Saharan AfricaKenya seeks a trade name for Turkana crude ahead of December start 23/10MediumI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaKenya records second Ebola death as cases stay in one cluster 23/10LowIV Macro & DebtSub-Saharan AfricaNigeria's central bank gives JPMorgan approval in principle for a merchant bank 23/10MediumI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaUganda bars transit for travellers who have been in Congo 22/10MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaEthiopian rights council documents civilian casualties across four regions 22/10MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaTwo European women kidnapped in Niger freed in Benghazi via Haftar 22/10MediumVI Energy & SupplySub-Saharan AfricaNigeria's oil regulator restates 31 October cut-off for idle licences 21/10MediumVI Energy & SupplySub-Saharan AfricaDangote buys a quarter of Kenya's pipeline company 21/10MediumIV Macro & DebtSub-Saharan AfricaSouth Africa makes a second fuel levy cut worth 10 billion rand 20/1011:10MediumIV Macro & DebtSub-Saharan AfricaEnergy bill pushes the Egyptian pound past 54 to the dollar 20/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaDeath toll from drone strike on Abyei fuel market rises to 153 20/10HighI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaNigeria confirms first Ebola case in a woman returning from Uganda 20/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaTPLF claims 1,511 federal troops killed, a figure no one has verified 19/1014:02LowVI Energy & SupplySub-Saharan AfricaMozambique seeks $250m to bridge South Africa's gas gap 19/10MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaDrone strike in Khartoum kills three children in a residential district 19/10MediumI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaMozambique closes its tax dispute with Kenmare over Moma 19/10MediumIV Macro & DebtSub-Saharan AfricaRamaphosa prepares South Africa for losing AGOA access 19/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaDrone attacks kill more than 160 in Sudan within days 17/10MediumIV Macro & DebtSub-Saharan AfricaNigeria rules out a pre-election return to fuel subsidies and multiple exchange rates 16/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaAbiy installs a six-month interim administration in Tigray and promises elections 16/10LowVI Energy & SupplySub-Saharan AfricaGhana's cooking gas set to rise 18.5% as petrol and diesel ease 16/10LowIV Macro & DebtSub-Saharan AfricaKenya's economy grows 5.1% in the second quarter despite the oil shock 16/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaIslamic State's Sahel branch claims it killed 400 JNIM fighters in Oudalan 15/10MediumI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaEbola reaches the Central African border as Kenya confirms a new case 15/10MediumI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaEgyptian lorry drivers halt Sudan runs as northern border crossings stay shut 15/10MediumIV Macro & DebtSub-Saharan AfricaNigerian inflation eases even as energy inflation more than doubles 13/10LowVI Energy & SupplySub-Saharan AfricaShell sells its Nigerian domestic gas distribution arm to local Vaaris 12/10MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaBurhan orders inquiry into gold miners killed near Egyptian border 12/10LowVI Energy & SupplySub-Saharan AfricaDangote refinery extends Africa's largest IPO by two weeks 12/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaDrought compounds war as famine risk grows in Darfur and Kordofan 11/10MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaSouth Africa seeks court oversight of asylum ruling after anti-migrant violence 11/10MediumIV Macro & DebtSub-Saharan AfricaKenya's debt falling due within a year climbs to 1.7 trillion shillings 10/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaEthiopia and Eritrea trade UN letters to build self-defence cases 09/10MediumI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaGhana backs away from a 15-year cap on mining leases 09/10LowIV Macro & DebtSub-Saharan AfricaIMF reaches deal with Zambia on a new $1.47 billion programme 09/10MediumII Cyber & InfrastructureSub-Saharan AfricaMauritania's prime minister resigns over substation fires, returns within hours 09/10MediumVI Energy & SupplySub-Saharan AfricaNigeria lacks the crude to feed Dangote refinery, finance minister says 08/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaEthiopian drones strike Eritrean troops near Adigrat 08/10LowIV Macro & DebtSub-Saharan AfricaIMF reaches deal with Niger on a 203 million dollar programme 08/10MediumVI Energy & SupplySub-Saharan AfricaIllegal miners in Congo threaten water supply to the Nzilo hydropower plant 08/10MediumI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaContainer lines return to Suez despite a slim 43-dollar slot saving 08/10MediumVI Energy & SupplySub-Saharan AfricaNigeria seeks a 1,350-naira petrol cost cap ahead of elections 07/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaRSF drones strike Damazin as Burhan rules out talks 07/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaEthiopia demands the immediate withdrawal of Eritrean troops from Tigray 07/10LowIV Macro & DebtSub-Saharan AfricaKenya's central bank holds at 8.75% as inflation edges up 07/10MediumIV Macro & DebtSub-Saharan AfricaNigeria's current account surplus seen widening to 8.69 billion dollars 06/10MediumIV Macro & DebtSub-Saharan AfricaSouth Africa's central bank warns the fuel shock could spill into wages 06/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaMali's army and Russia's Africa Corps re-enter Kidal after six months 06/10MediumVI Energy & SupplySub-Saharan AfricaNigeria offers 40 oil and gas blocks in a new licensing round 06/10MediumII Cyber & InfrastructureSub-Saharan AfricaAttackers hijack three national domain registries to obtain Google certificates 05/10MediumIV Macro & DebtSub-Saharan AfricaSouth African petrol tops 30 rand a litre for the first time 04/10MediumI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaAlamein declaration reserves Red Sea governance for littoral states 04/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaEthiopian federal forces enter Mekelle as TPLF pulls out 03/10MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaEgypt gathers Eritrean, Sudanese and Somali leaders amid Ethiopia crisis 02/10MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaEthiopian government forces retake three Afar towns, including Erebti 02/10LowIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaEgypt and Ethiopia expel each other's diplomats as Nile tensions rise 02/10MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaSudan's army says it took the RSF's biggest North Kordofan stronghold 01/10MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaDrone strikes on student dormitory and shelter kill 10 in El-Obeid 01/10HighIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaEritrea cuts diplomatic ties with Ethiopia as blasts are heard in Addis Ababa 01/10MediumI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaPremier Alliance returns to the Suez route for the first time since 2024 30/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaRuto and Dangote break ground on Lamu refinery amid land dispute 29/09LowIV Macro & DebtSub-Saharan AfricaMorocco appoints first female prime minister, 101 seats short of a majority 29/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaSomali pirates kill five crew on the Honour 25 before its rescue 28/09HighIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaEthiopia's army casts the Tigray war as a neighbours' proxy war 28/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaSudan rejects Ethiopia's claim it backs opposition and makes counter-accusation 28/09HighI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaTigrayan forces push through Afar towards Ethiopia's Djibouti trade route 27/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaRSF drones hit a strategic fuel depot near Wad Madani 26/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaFirst 2,930-tonne machinery shipment arrives in Kenya for Dangote's 700,000-barrel Lamu refinery; groundbreaking on 30 September 26/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaLibya's NOC shuts a unit at the 120,000-barrel Zawiya refinery as the Sharara line stays closed; 5-day loss 942,376 barrels, damage about 95 million dollars 26/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaLibya's Sharara–Zawiya pipeline reopens after six days 25/09HighIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaFighting in Ethiopia reaches Lalibela and flights are halted; TPLF detains 4 senior commanders who opposed the new war 25/09MediumIV Macro & DebtSub-Saharan AfricaSouth Africa opens the 'Eskom 2.0' era: no government bailout and no double-digit tariff increase, municipal debt at 120.26 billion rand 25/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaLosses from Libya's Sharara pipeline closure reach 720,362 barrels in 4 days; daily losses roughly double the first day's, damage exceeds $75 million 25/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaPuntland frees US-sanctioned tanker Sibu 1, held by pirates for 36 days, in a 48-hour operation; all 20 crew safe 25/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaSudan's army says it has taken Sodari on the road to Darfur in North Kordofan; the same day a drone strike on Mazrub market kills at least 17 civilians 24/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaGround broken on fuel pipeline for the Djibouti corridor, which carries 96.7% of Ethiopia's maritime cargo, on the day fighting spread to Afar 24/09HighIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaFighting in Ethiopia spreads to Afar and Amhara: TPLF declares 'full-blown war', army says it killed 272 TPLF fighters in North Wollo 24/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaSudanese army downs long-range FH-95 drone in North Kordofan; as ground fighting eases, drone warfare drives up civilian casualties 23/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaUS withholds UN General Assembly visa from Sudanese army leader Burhan; visa reportedly tied to 90-day ceasefire plan 23/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaLibya's blockade spreads to refining: guards halt the 120,000-barrel Zawiya refinery, while losses of 130,000 barrels a day continue on the Sharara line 23/09HighIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaTigrayan forces seize Mekelle airport and Ethiopian Airlines suspends flights to 3 cities: the 2022 Pretoria peace has effectively collapsed 22/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaValve number 7 on Libya's Sharara pipeline is shut and the NOC reports a loss of 130,000 barrels a day 22/09HighIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaMali marks its 66th independence anniversary under a fuel blockade as the death toll at Dioura passes 100 22/09MediumIV Macro & DebtSub-Saharan AfricaCentral Bank of Nigeria cuts its policy rate by 350 basis points to 23% and narrows the rate corridor to +50/−300 basis points 21/09HighIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaSeven armed groups in Ethiopia, including the TPLF and Fano, form an alliance to overthrow the Abiy government 21/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaSudanese army says it took 3 areas north-east of Kurmuk in Blue Nile; 5 civilians killed in RSF attack on Umm Badr gold market 21/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaRSF-led Tasis accuses Sudanese army of striking the pipeline carrying South Sudan's oil since 11 September: 7 dead 20/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaDrone attacks on the Sudanese city of El Obeid kill two people and wound more than twenty 17/09HighI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaSARB: refinery closures added 76 billion rand (4.68 billion dollars) to South Africa's import bill in 2021-2024 16/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaUS imposes targeted visa restrictions over South Africa's land expropriation without compensation and 'racial discrimination' claims; Pretoria pushes back 16/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaThousands fleeing renewed fighting in Yemen cross the Red Sea to Djibouti; Djibouti appeals for international assistance 16/09HighI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaEbola outbreak in DR Congo reaches 7,404 confirmed cases and 3,577 deaths, with Ituri the centre on 5,751 cases 16/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaDR Congo and Rwanda meet for a seventh time in Geneva to discuss implementation of the Washington peace agreement; dispute over the FDLR persists 16/09HighI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaLibya's petroleum facilities guard halted 3 facilities and issued a one-week closure ultimatum for 7 fields including Sharara 16/09MediumIV Macro & DebtSub-Saharan AfricaNigeria's inflation eased to 15.39% in August as monthly food inflation fell from 5.56% to 1.02%15/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaAt least 10 detentions and one death reported in DR Congo protests against a constitutional change that could open the way to a third term for Tshisekedi 15/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaAt least 60–70 people killed in the collapse of a gold mine in RSF-controlled West Kordofan 14/09HighIV Macro & DebtSub-Saharan AfricaDangote refinery launches Africa's largest IPO at a valuation of roughly 47–49 billion dollars 13/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaEd Damazin, capital of Sudan's Blue Nile state, attacked with explosive-laden drones; blasts heard towards the military hospital and airport 11/09HighI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaUN Security Council extends the Darfur arms embargo by only one month; Russia opposes US call to extend the embargo to all of Sudan 08/09MediumIV Macro & DebtSub-Saharan AfricaSouth Africa's economy contracts by 0.2% in the second quarter of 2026, ending a six-quarter run of growth 08/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaAnti-Türkiye protests spread in Jubaland after the Doolow attack, with Turkish flags burned; Mogadishu defends Ankara