The Dangote Refinery Share Offer Is Cheap to Enter and Expensive to Own
Africa's largest share sale opened on 14 September. The minimum ticket is under four US dollars, and analysts say the...
September 15, 2026Section
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M23 Parallel Administration Now Taxes Eastern Congo, Aid Agencies Included
The rebel group holding Goma and Bukavu runs its own tax office, police and customs. It charges aid agencies US$500...
September 15, 2026
Senegal Debt Restructuring Was Unthinkable in February. Now Dakar Wants It Fast
In February Dakar said it was against restructuring. In September it entered a G20 process, and the World Bank president...
September 15, 2026
Munhumutapa Day Shut Zimbabwe for the First Time, on the President’s Birthday
Zimbabwe observed a new public holiday on 15 September, six days after it was gazetted. It falls on Emmerson Mnangagwa's...
September 15, 2026
Sudan Aid Supplies Run Out at the End of This Month, the UN Migration Agency Says
The UN migration agency says its shelter and sanitation stocks in Sudan are gone by 30 September. The food agency...
September 15, 2026
Nairobi 2029 Will Be the First World Athletics Championships Held in Africa
World Athletics awarded its 2029 championships to Nairobi on Tuesday, over London and Rome. The stadium is still a building...
September 15, 2026
Durban Refugees Moved to Gauteng After Four Months on a Pavement
South Africa moved 278 people from a pavement camp outside a Durban Home Affairs office to a Gauteng facility. Verification...
September 15, 2026
Uganda Invictus Games Exit Lasted Eleven Days and One Phone Call
Uganda withdrew from the Invictus Games on 3 September believing the King disapproved. A phone call from his private secretary...
September 15, 2026
Ceuta Unaccompanied Minors Number 2,100 in a System Built for 29
A Spanish minister says about 2,100 unaccompanied children remain in Ceuta. The enclave's official capacity for them is twenty-nine places.
September 15, 2026
New TB Vaccines Could Save Seven Million Lives, on a Model Nobody Has Published
The vaccine alliance Gavi says new tuberculosis vaccines could save 7.3 million lives by 2050. The modelling behind it is...
September 15, 2026
The SADC UniVisa Has Been Approved. You Still Cannot Buy One
Southern African leaders approved a single regional tourist visa in August. No fee, no launch date and no eligibility list...
September 15, 2026
Morocco Election Rules Cap What Candidates Can Spend on Artificial Intelligence
Morocco votes on 23 September under rules that limit digital and AI campaigning to a third of each candidate's budget....
September 15, 2026
Kenya Power Buys More Electricity From Ethiopia at More Than Twice the Old Price
Kenya doubled its contracted Ethiopian power to 400 megawatts in July at 15.5 US cents a unit, up from 6.5...
September 15, 2026
As Washington Eyes Venezuela’s Minerals, the Amazon’s Most Vulnerable Peoples Must Be Protected
The US-Venezuela oil deal put Venezuela's mineral wealth on Washington's map. The Indigenous peoples who chose isolation have the most...
September 15, 2026
Banco do Brasil Shares Stay Under Pressure After BofA Sell Call
Key Facts — What happened. Bank of America (BofA) reaffirmed its sell rating on Banco do Brasil (BBAS3), cutting the...
September 15, 2026
Mexico Edges Closer to Investment-Grade Risk in 2027 Budget
Key Facts — What happened. Analysts say Mexico’s newly delivered 2027 Paquete Económico (economic budget package) leaves little room before...
September 15, 2026
Chile: IMF Backs Kast Agenda, Sees 3% Growth Path
Key Facts — What happened. The IMF (International Monetary Fund) publicly backed the economic agenda of Chilean President José Antonio...
September 15, 2026
Argentina Names New Director for Casa Argentina in Paris
Key Facts — What happened. Argentina’s government formally named Alfredo Mario Soto as the new director of the Casa Argentina...
September 15, 2026
Colombia: Promigás Warns Gas Deficit Is Now Structural
Key Facts — What happened. Promigás, Colombia’s largest gas transporter, says the country’s natural-gas shortfall has stopped being temporary and...
September 15, 2026
Colombia: Fired DANE Chief Ricardo Valencia Defends His Numbers
Key Facts — What happened. Ricardo Valencia, fired as director of DANE (Colombia’s national statistics agency) on 14 September, is...
September 15, 2026