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A Tanzanian dam, and a push for influence
9+ hour, 43+ min ago (1728+ words) Monday, 24 Aug 2026 WHAT WE’RE TRACKING TODAY Good morning, friends. Egyptian capital is on the move, and we have three stories tracking where it’s going, what it’s building, and how the companies deploying it are thinking about risk. The Tanzania story…...
Egypt is building a dam in Tanzania that pays off more there than at home — and there’s a strategic reason
9+ hour, 43+ min ago (262+ words) Beneath the headlines lies a deeper story: a strategic move toward regional influence that is largely invisible in the official data. Egypt’s outward FDI figures don’t break out Sub-Saharan Africa, so the scale of the push is hard to measure…...
Adnoc taps Reatile Group to satisfy South Africa's ownership rules for its USD 1 bn Shell deal
9+ hour, 1+ min ago (272+ words) Adnoc now has a local partner in South Africa: Adnoc Distribution has signed a definitive agreement with Reatile Group, under which the South African investment holding company will take a minority stake in Shell Downstream South Africa (SDSA) once Adnoc…...
SCZone gets new chief
1+ week, 4+ day ago (99+ words) A presidential decree has appointed Mustafa Sheikhoune chairman of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), as Walid Gamal El Din’s four-year term ends, according to a statement. At the SCA: Osama Rabie’s position as chairman of the Suez Canal Authority…...
OCP to support Malawi’s push to build its first fertilizer plant
2+ week, 5+ day ago (519+ words) Morocco’s OCP Group is helping Malawi build its first-ever fertilizer plant, aiming to have it running before the 2027-2028 growing season, Morocco World News reports. OCP Africa’s team is already running planning workshops with Malawian officials, though the project’s location and…...
Measured by mandate
4+ week, 3+ hour ago (1483+ words) Monday, 27 Jul 2026 We’re starting the week by (kind of) letting out that breath we’ve been holding for nearly two weeks. Washington and Tehran have managed to stop fighting for two days, giving oil prices room to fall to around USD…...
Adnoc Distribution to acquire Shell South Africa’s downstream business
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (297+ words) One new country, 580 new stations: Adnoc Distribution signed a definitive agreement to fully acquire Shell Downstream South Africa (SDSA) in a transaction valued at around USD 1 bn before debt and working capital adjustments, according to a press release (pdf). The…...
Paraguayan poultry heading to the UAE - UAE
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (123+ words) Paraguayan poultry is heading to UAE shelves, with beef set to follow, as trade ties between the two countries begin translating into new food imports alongside broader cooperation on investment and infrastructure, Al Bayan reports, citing comments made by Paraguayan…...
The window China’s zero-tariffs opens for our exporters
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (1813+ words) Thursday, 25 Jun 2026 WHAT WE’RE TRACKING TODAY Good morning, everyone. We have two foreign investments landing here at home to unpack in today’s issue. The China tariff policy story isn’t new, but the clock is ticking. Egypt has a two-year window…...
UAE looks to Botswana with USD 1.9 bn deal + potential financing for Botswana’s De Beers takeover
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1783+ words) Monday, 8 Jun 2026 WHAT WE’RE TRACKING TODAY Good morning, everyone. It’s a quieter start to the week, save for our Big Story Today of a UAE-backed USD 1.9 bn urban development in Botswana, complete with a world trade center, in what is set…...