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AFRICA DAILY REPORT — 29 SEPTEMBER 2026 Major developments reported during the previous 24 hours. 1. ETHIOPIA — Renewed Tigray conflict intensifies around strategic Alamata Federal-aligned forces claimed the capture of Alamata, an important supply hub south of Mekelle, after a TPLF-led offensive widened fighting into Afar and Amhara. Diplomatic sources cited by Reuters said the town had fallen or federal-aligned forces had entered it, while communications remained disrupted across Tigray. The renewed conflict is raising serious concerns about the survival of the 2022 Pretoria peace settlement. Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ethiopian-pro-government-forces-claim-capture-strategic-tigray-town-2026-09-28/ 2. DR CONGO — Ebola outbreak passes 8,000 confirmed cases Importance: 10/10 — Critical Government data showed 8,067 confirmed Ebola cases and 3,901 deaths as of September 26. The Bundibugyo-virus outbreak is now the largest and deadliest Ebola epidemic recorded in the DRC and has spread across 63 health zones in seven provinces; shortages of health workers and weaknesses in contact tracing continue to impede containment. Source: https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2026-09-28-drc-ebola-infections-cross-8000-confirms-government/ 3. SOUTH AFRICA — Death toll from Wedela tavern shooting rises to 18 Importance: 9/10 — Very High Police said another victim died in hospital, raising the death toll from the weekend attack in Wedela, southwest of Johannesburg, to 18. Authorities are searching for the attackers and examining a possible connection to turf wars in illegal gold mining; a separate weekend shooting near Cape Town killed another 10 people. Source: https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/south-african-police-death-toll-062225459.html 4. ZAMBIA — Government targets average 7% economic growth Importance: 8/10 — High Zambia's finance ministry says the government aims to raise average economic growth to 7% over the next three years. The target follows progress in restructuring the country's external debt and represents an attempt to translate improving macroeconomic stability into stronger sustained growth. Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/zambia-aims-lift-economic-growth-7-over-next-three-years-2026-09-28/ 5. MALI — Barrick and unions reach agreement, averting gold-mine strike Importance: 8/10 — High Barrick Mining signed a new collective bargaining agreement with unions at the Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex, and planned strike action was withdrawn. The agreement reduces immediate operational risk at one of Mali's most important gold-producing assets following a prolonged period of tension involving the miner, workers and the Malian authorities. Source: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40441512/mali-gold-mine-barrick-mining-reaches-deal-with-unions 6. KENYA — Court of Appeal upholds Affordable Housing Levy Kenya's Court of Appeal dismissed challenges to the Affordable Housing Act and levy, upholding the legal framework underpinning one of President William Ruto's major domestic programmes. The judges also upheld the Kenya Revenue Authority Commissioner's role in collecting the levy, although they found that the Commission on Revenue Allocation should have been consulted before parliamentary debate. Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202609280027.html 7. ETHIOPIA–SUDAN — Accusations over support for armed groups deepen regional tensions Ethiopia's army chief accused Eritrea, Sudan and Egypt of supporting forces fighting federal troops amid renewed warfare in northern Ethiopia. Sudan rejected the allegations as baseless and counter-accused Ethiopia of facilitating support for Sudan's paramilitary RSF, adding another interstate dimension to the conflicts destabilising the Horn of Africa. Source: https://apnews.com/article/6b3208122a4221f3c2e8dcbe21630016 8. UGANDA — Police confirm detention of activist Praise Aloikin Ugandan police confirmed that activist Praise Aloikin Opoloje is in custody after activists and associates had reported her missing. Police said she had been arrested and would be brought before a court; Aloikin participated in the 2024 anti-corruption protests and has publicly criticised political and security figures. Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202609280365.html 9. SOUTH AFRICA — Rand weakens as high oil prices increase economic pressure Importance: 7.5/10 — High The rand weakened about 0.5% against the dollar in early Monday trade as Middle East tensions pushed Brent crude above $107 per barrel. Because South Africa imports most of its fuel, sustained high oil prices pose risks through higher import costs and inflationary pressure. Source: https://www.channelafrica.co.za/channelafrica/news/rand-slips-as-us-iran-stalemate-pushes-oil-prices-higher/ 10. AFRICA — AFCON 2027 qualification moves into Matchday 2 Importance: 6/10 — Moderate The latest qualifying round opened with Burkina Faso beating Central African Republic 1–0, Equatorial Guinea defeating Sierra Leone 1–0, DR Congo beating Zimbabwe 2–1 and Tunisia drawing 2–2 with Botswana. September 29 brings a large slate including Ethiopia–Senegal, South Sudan–Egypt, Ghana–Gambia, Guinea-Bissau–Nigeria and Zambia–Togo. 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The European Correspondent has an excellent article about what is planned within the EU and how the budget will be handled by national governments, the EU Parliament, political groups within the EU Parliament and political parties in all EU countries. I think we as voters have a duty to take an interest in the handling of substantive politics. It's amazing how political leaders don't have a clue about macroeconomics. They talk about a lack of resources when there is high unemployment and unused productive capacity due to the market shrinking when fiscal policy reduces purchasing power instead of increasing it and redistributing it to those who need it. Then the state's tax revenue also increases and the national debt decreases. Left-wing parties in Belgium and the government's own experts have shown it. But a right-wing-dominated government is terrified of even bending its knees and begging the wealthy to be so kind as to pay taxes. SEE MY PREVIOUS POST, only on FB, about the magnificent incompetence of politicians. This does not only apply in Sweden. The International Monetary Fund, IMF; has pointed out that a redistribution of taxes from Wages to Capital is necessary in both Belgium, Sweden and other countries, as the lack of financial policies constrain economic growth.. Governments allow themselves to be paralyzed by the size of the national debt in relation to the economy, when the real problem is too little government revenue due to low GDP growth. And in Sweden, the SD-led right-wing government has been criticized for reducing government revenue relative to the need for investment and misallocating wage earners' income to the disadvantage of those who would, through demand, increase the capacity utilization of existing capital. The job politicians should do is to boost the economy with investments and a redistribution of taxes from wages to capital, including capital transactions and sustain welfare, which is why we work to ameliorate conditions of life and living.

Excellent meeting with President @oliguinguema at the #AfricaForward Summit. We discussed Gabon's priority reforms to bolster macroeconomic stability and growth, the global outlook, and impacts of the war in the Middle East. I assured him of the Fund's strong support for Gabon. https://t.co/LhkhUWhHx0 #AfricaForward #MacroeconomicStability #GlobalOutlook #GA #IL

El artículo analiza cómo el fin del orden económico global post-Segunda Guerra Mundial afecta a los mecanismos de ajuste macroeconómico y las políticas públicas, destacando la vulnerabilidad de las cadenas de suministro y el elevado endeudamiento público que limitan la capacidad de los Estados para responder a crisis, mientras subraya la acumulación de ahorro privado en España y la importancia de mantener una política fiscal que actúe como un amortiguador ante futuras tensiones económicas. #GlobalEconomy #FiscalPolicy #MacroeconomicStability

El artículo analiza cómo el fin del orden económico global post-Segunda Guerra Mundial afecta a los mecanismos de ajuste macroeconómico y las políticas públicas, destacando la vulnerabilidad de las cadenas de suministro y el elevado endeudamiento público que limitan la capacidad de los Estados para responder a crisis, mientras subraya la acumulación de ahorro privado en España y la importancia de mantener una política fiscal que actúe como un amortiguador ante futuras tensiones económicas. #GlobalEconomy #FiscalPolicy #MacroeconomicStability

The article discusses Argentina's ongoing economic challenges stemming from a lack of cross-party macroeconomic consensus, highlighting the rivalry between Javier Milei's administration and the Peronist opposition, and emphasizes two potential solutions: Milei's reelection to ensure continuity or establishing an interparty agreement on macroeconomic principles, while questioning whether a sustainable macroeconomic approach can withstand political alternation amid persistent economic distress and electoral fears. #Macroeconomics #ArgentinaPolitics #EconomicStability