Egypt hopes to increase imports of French wheat, supply minister says

Kenyan shilling stays steady as demand and supply matched

TABLE-South African leading business cycle indicator down 0.7% in August

South African Markets – Factors to watch on Oct 22

African Markets – Factors to watch on Oct 22

MIDEAST – Factors to watch – Oct 22

PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times – Oct 22

RPT-UPDATE 3-Brazil’s Lula cancels BRICS trip after minor brain hemorrhage from fall

RPT-Shadow of Ukraine war hangs over Putin’s BRICS summit in Russia

US urges probe into killings of two Mozambique opposition figures

Ukraine blasts U.N.’s Guterres over invitation to BRICS summit in Russia

Shadow of Ukraine war hangs over Putin’s BRICS summit in Russia

Ancient meteorite was ‘giant fertilizer bomb’ for life on Earth

White House calls on all parties to cooperate on aid distribution in Gaza

WHITE HOUSE: CALL ON ALL PARTIES TO COOPERATE IN DISTRIBUTING HUMANITARIAN AID IN GAZA

Russian embassy in Sudan investigating reports of cargo plane downed over Darfur

Cameroon’s 91-year-old President Biya returns home

UPDATE 1-US removes Sandvine from trade restriction list after corporate reforms

Kenya says it deported four Turkish refugees back home

UPDATE 1-Brazil’s Lula ‘well’ after head injury, minister says

THESE ADDITIONS ARE RELATED TO ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF EXPORT CONTROLS, INVOLVEMENT IN WEAPONS PROGRAMS OF CONCERN, AND EVASION OF U.S. SANCTIONS AND EXPORT CONTROLS ON RUSSIA AND IRAN

26 ENTITIES ADDED TO THE ENTITY LIST FOR ACTIVITIES CONTRARY TO U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY AND FOREIGN POLICY UNDER THE DESTINATIONS OF CHINA, EGYPT, PAKISTAN AND UAE

Brazil’s Lula ‘well’ after head injury, minister says

Liberia central bank cuts main interest rate to 17%

UPDATE 1-South African rand slips as investors eye inflation data