Africa Intelligence Brief — Thursday, July 16, 2026

Rio Times · Africa Intelligence Brief July 16 —DRC Ebola A spreading Ebola outbreak is disrupting travel and delaying meetings for a key U.S.-backed minerals partnership. —Niger ICC Niger formally filed to withdraw from the International Criminal Court nine months after first announcing the intention. —Nigeria forfeiture A court ordered the final loss of 48 properties linked to a former attorney-general as suspected crime proceeds. —Nigeria rates The Central Bank of Nigeria held its main lending rate at 27.50 percent, signalling continued inflation pressure. —Zambia loss Former Zambian President Guy Scott, once Africa’s only white head of state, has died at the age of 82. —Power project Trafigura walked away from a planned 2,000-megawatt transmission line to move Angolan hydropower across