Day: September 10, 2026

Senegal is preparing one of the most ambitious licensing rounds in its history. Energy Minister Dr. El Hadji Abdourahmane Diouf has announced that the government will put 109 of the country’s 113 oil and gas blocks up for grabs at an investor roadshow, targeting both local and international capital. Only

Reading the Exposure Numbers Correctly The data behind the warning is specific rather than abstract. A 2026 comparison of AI exposure across African labour markets, built on Statistics South Africa’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey and ILO methodology, gives South Africa an exposure score of 4.84 out of 10 , the

An External Shock Meeting an Internal Deadline The proximate cause is genuinely external. Renewed US and Iranian strikes since the start of September have pushed Brent crude from $90 to $97 a barrel, up from a low of $70 in July, while the Russia-Ukraine war continues to squeeze global supply

BRICS countries have been looking for a way to settle trade with one another without routing every transaction through the dollar. BRICSCOIN is one concrete answer: a settlement instrument — not a national currency, not a peg to gold, and not a digital token — that central banks would use

The New Delhi BRICS Summit, scheduled to take place on September 12 and 13, 2026, will be attended by leaders of BRICS member countries, partner countries and outreach invitees, as well as heads of several international organisations. India looks forward to welcoming President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa to the