Dominican Republic’s Former Ruling Party Feuds Over Its 2028 Candidate
A Dominican opposition party, the PLD, is fighting over 523,000 names on its voter list weeks before an 18 October vote on its 2028 candidate.
Global Economy Briefing — September 28, 2026
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Europe Intelligence Brief for September 28: Poland treats a burnt Starlink station as sabotage, Serbia's president resigns on...
Asia Intelligence Brief — Monday, September 28, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for September 28: Japan counts Dujuan's toll, Bangkok pumps through a fourth disaster day, the...
Dominican Republic Business Chief Warns Early Campaigns Invite Crime Money
Early campaigning is opening the door to organised crime money, the head of the Dominican Republic’s main business...
Colombia Strips Ex-Senate President Iván Name of Seat in Pension Bribery Ruling
Iván Name, Colombia's ex-Senate president, lost his seat as the Council of State proved a 3,000-million-peso pension-reform bribe....
LatAm Pre-Open — Monday, September 28, 2026
Latin American markets open with Brent back below $100, Brazil's Focus survey and Mexico's trade data due, and...
Alias Charlie: Ecuador Media Name Man Killed in Manabí Army Operation
Ecuadorian media name alias Charlie, killed with two escorts in a Manabí army operation on 23 September 2026,...
Cuba’s Cheap Synthetic Drug Spreads Among the Young as Blackouts Grind On
A Cuba synthetic drug called el químico is spreading as blackouts grind on. Havana drug emergency cases nearly...
Colombia Holds Ecuador Gang Boss’s Wife, Daughter in US$25M Laundering Case
Colombia holds the wife and daughter of Ecuador gang boss Fito. Ecuador says their suspended trial in a...
Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Monday, September 28, 2026
Ibovespa pre-market: Focus holds its 13.50% year-end Selic call but lifts 2026 inflation to 4.99%, and the August...
Argentina Slides Toward Recession as JP Morgan Cuts 2026 Growth to 1.5%
JP Morgan cut its Argentina growth forecast for 2026 to 1.5% from 2.7% after July’s 2.9% slump, and...
Hurricane Rains Kill Two Children in Mexico as Polo Nears Baja California
Hurricane Polo's rains killed two children in Jalisco, Mexico, as the storm nears Baja California Sur. What the...
Migrant Caravan of 600 Sets Out From Southern Mexico Toward the US Border
A migrant caravan of more than 600 people left Tapachula, Mexico, for the US border on Sunday. Why...
What Is Vale? Brazil’s Mining Giant Explained: Iron Ore, the Dam Legacy and What to Watch
What is Vale? How Brazil’s iron ore giant makes money, its Q2 2026 results, who owns it, China exposure and the Mariana and Brumadinho dam legacy.
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Cuba Explained 2026: The Economy, the Exodus, the System and What to Watch
Cuba explained: the one-party system, four exchange rates from 24 to 730 pesos per dollar, blackouts, the exodus...
Haiti Explained 2026: The Gang Crisis, the Transition, the Economy and What to Watch
Haiti explained: who governs after the council, where the Gang Suppression Force stands, an economy in decline and...
Suriname Explained 2026: The Oil Hope, the Dutch Legacy, the Economy and What to Watch
Suriname explained for foreigners: who governs, how the gold economy works, the 2028 offshore oil bet, the Surinamese...
São Paulo Nightlife Tonight: Sandra-X Season Finale, September 28, 2026
Tonight in São Paulo: Sandra-X closes her season 12 metres underground at the Centro da Terra at 8...
Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Tonight: Free Samba at Pedra do Sal, September 28, 2026
Tonight in Rio: the free Monday samba roda at Pedra do Sal runs from 7 p.m. to midnight...
Camilo Ecuador 2027: Quito and Cuenca Shows Move to 9 and 10 April
Camilo Ecuador 2027: Quito moves to 9 April and Cuenca to 10 April. New tickets from US$49; what...
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief — Monday, September 28, 2026
Rio de Janeiro on Monday, September 28: a mild, dry day, CCBB and the Museu do Amanhã both...
São Paulo Daily Brief — Monday, September 28, 2026
São Paulo Daily Brief for Monday 28 Sep 2026: weather, open venues, transport and the business mood for...
Reggae Marathon Kingston 2026: Jamaica Race Is on 6 December, Not Negril
Reggae Marathon Kingston 2026 runs Sunday 6 December on the Jamaica waterfront, not Negril. Half Marathon entry US$125;...
Panteón Rococó Mexico 2026: Three Final Anniversary Shows, Ending 26 December
Panteón Rococó Mexico 2026: Guadalajara 22 October, Monterrey 31 October and Estadio GNP Seguros 26 December, tickets from...
Nicky Jam Monticello 2026: Bohemio Tour Plays Near Santiago, Chile, 5 December
Nicky Jam Monticello 2026: the Bohemio Tour reaches the Gran Arena near Santiago, Chile, on Saturday 5 December....
Africa Intelligence Brief — Monday, September 28, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for September 28: Sudan's exodus into Chad runs at twenty times the old rate, Congo's Ebola cases pass 8,000, a South African
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Dave South Africa 2026: Pretoria on 3 October, Cape Town on 6 October
Dave South Africa 2026: the UK rapper plays Pretoria on 3 October and Cape Town on 6 October,...
Tyla South Africa 2027: Cape Town on 4 January, Johannesburg on 9 January
Tyla South Africa 2027: Green Point Track, Cape Town, on Monday 4 January and Nasrec, Johannesburg, on Saturday...
Cameroon Explained 2026: Biya’s Long Rule, Two Crises, the Economy and What to Watch
Cameroon explained: Paul Biya at 93, the empty vice-presidency, the Anglophone and Boko Haram crises, a cocoa-led economy...
Fatboy Slim Johannesburg 2026: South Africa Return in Gray Park on 12 December
Fatboy Slim Johannesburg 2026: one open-air day at James & Ethel Gray Park on Saturday 12 December, with...
Mozambique Explained 2026: The Gas Bet, the Insurgency, the Economy and What to Watch
Mozambique explained: who runs the country, why the US$20 billion gas bet and the northern insurgency matter, the...
Tunisia’s Plastic Pollution Could Cost Up to US$10 Billion by 2040
Tunisia plastic pollution costs US$170–560 million a year and could total US$10 billion by 2040 without action, a...
Niger’s North Hit by Repeated Water and Electricity Shortages
Niger water electricity shortages are hitting the northern Agadez region, where an ageing coal plant supplies far less...
Nigeria’s Pension Funds Pledge US$182 Million to Infrastructure
Nigeria pension funds pledge about US$182 million for pension infrastructure investment, but nothing is invested yet and deployment...
Zambia Convicts Copper Miner Over Concentrates Declared as Cement
Avocado Mining smuggling case: a Zambian court convicted the Kalulushi copper firm for exporting concentrates falsely declared as...
South Africa’s Burstone to Sell Half of 14-Property Platform to Nedbank
Burstone Nedbank property platform: Nedbank Property Partners will buy 50% of a 14-property South African fund for about...
Nigeria’s AG Mortgage Bank Lifts Assets 48% as Profit More Than Doubles
Nigeria's AG Mortgage Bank assets rose 48% to about US$24.9 million in 2025 as profit after tax jumped...
First Cargo for Dangote Refinery Docks at Kenya’s Lamu Port
The first cargo for the Dangote refinery in Kenya docked at Lamu Port on 26 September, four days...
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