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HighIII Conflict & Defence22 Sept
Mali marks its 66th independence anniversary under a fuel blockade as the death toll at Dioura passes 100
Bamako has been under a JNIM fuel blockade since September 2025; on 14 September more than 900 tankers entered the city under military protection. Military losses in the 10 September attack at Dioura range from 100 to 150 depending on the source.
22 September 2026 · BAMAKO
MediumI Geo-Economics22 Sept
Valve number 7 on Libya's Sharara pipeline is shut and the NOC reports a loss of 130,000 barrels a day
MediumIII Conflict & Defence20 SeptDrone attacks on the Sudanese city of El Obeid kill two people and wound more than twenty
HighI Geo-Economics17 SeptSARB: refinery closures added 76 billion rand (4.68 billion dollars) to South Africa's import bill in 2021-2024
MediumI Geo-Economics16 SeptUS imposes targeted visa restrictions over South Africa's land expropriation without compensation and 'racial discrimination' claims; Pretoria pushes back
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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 day22/09HighIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaMali marks its 66th independence anniversary under a fuel blockade as the death toll at Dioura passes 10020/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaDrone attacks on the Sudanese city of El Obeid kill two people and wound more than twenty17/09HighI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaSARB: refinery closures added 76 billion rand (4.68 billion dollars) to South Africa's import bill in 2021-202416/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaUS imposes targeted visa restrictions over South Africa's land expropriation without compensation and 'racial discrimination' claims; Pretoria pushes back16/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaThousands fleeing renewed fighting in Yemen cross the Red Sea to Djibouti; Djibouti appeals for international assistance16/09HighI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaEbola outbreak in DR Congo reaches 7,404 confirmed cases and 3,577 deaths, with Ituri the centre on 5,751 cases16/09MediumIII 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 persists16/09HighI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaLibya's petroleum facilities guard halted 3 facilities and issued a one-week closure ultimatum for 7 fields including Sharara16/09MediumIV 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 Tshisekedi15/09MediumI Geo-EconomicsSub-Saharan AfricaAt least 60–70 people killed in the collapse of a gold mine in RSF-controlled West Kordofan14/09HighIV Macro & DebtSub-Saharan AfricaDangote refinery launches Africa's largest IPO at a valuation of roughly 47–49 billion dollars13/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaEd Damazin, capital of Sudan's Blue Nile state, attacked with explosive-laden drones; blasts heard towards the military hospital and airport11/09HighI 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 Sudan08/09MediumIV Macro & DebtSub-Saharan AfricaSouth Africa's economy contracts by 0.2% in the second quarter of 2026, ending a six-quarter run of growth08/09MediumIII Conflict & DefenceSub-Saharan AfricaAnti-Türkiye protests spread in Jubaland after the Doolow attack, with Turkish flags burned; Mogadishu defends Ankara