Rio Times · Africa Intelligence Brief July 18
—Congo Sanctions The UN Security Council imposed sanctions on armed group leaders for fuelling violence in North Kivu province.
—Uganda Crash A school bus returning from a trip crashed in eastern Uganda, killing twenty children on the spot.
—Nigeria Rate Hold The central bank kept its benchmark rate at 27.50 percent for a fifth meeting, with inflation still above 33 percent.
—Senegal Meeting President Bassirou Diomaye Faye hosted his predecessor Macky Sall in Dakar to ease post-election political tensions.
