Africa Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Rio Times · Africa Intelligence Brief July 21 —Mali Ambush More than 50 Malian soldiers and allied Russian fighters were killed in a weekend ambush near Tinzaouaten. —Guinea-Bissau ECOWAS demanded the immediate release of detained opposition figures, including leader Domingos Simões Pereira. —Mauritania A boat capsizing off the coast left 144 migrants dead or missing while trying to reach the Canary Islands. —Uganda Plea Africa’s CDC chief wrote to a top US health official to lift Ebola travel curbs despite a month of no new cases. —Hunger Shock A United Nations report confirms Africa has officially overtaken Asia for the highest number of acutely food-insecure people. —Senegal Shift President Faye endorsed his predecessor Macky Sall for the United Nations Secretary-General role, signallin