Rio Times · Africa Intelligence Brief July 9

—Morocco The last African side plays France in the World Cup quarter-final in Boston at 4 pm local time.

—Egypt The football association has filed a formal complaint over the referee after a painful 3-2 defeat to Argentina.

—Sudan The United Nations warns of a looming atrocity as fighters close in on El Obeid, where around 500,000 people are trapped.

—South Africa Anti-immigrant marches have become a weekly Thursday event, and a teenager was shot dead during looting of a foreign-owned shop.