Latin America Sports Daily for Thursday, September 17, 2026
Fluminense, Palmeiras and Estudiantes reach the Libertadores semi-finals. Flamengo host Independiente del Valle tonight, 2-0 up.
September 17, 2026Section
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Colombia Stays on the US Drug Blacklist, but Its Aid Is Going Up
Washington again found Colombia failing on drugs, and lifted the same finding from Venezuela after two decades. No aid was...
September 17, 2026
Latin American Pulse for Thursday, September 17, 2026
The Fed raised rates to 3.75-4% and Brazil cut the Selic to 13.75%. What Wednesday's split means across Latin America.
September 17, 2026
Lula Refuses to Back a Rescue for Brasilia’s BRB Bank
Lula says the federal government will not put money into BRB, the bank owned by the Federal District. The dispute...
September 17, 2026
Brazil Rebuts Trump Over the PCC, and It Was Not on His Drug List
Trump's annual drug memorandum says Brazil failed to confront the PCC and Comando Vermelho. Brazil was not listed, and its...
September 17, 2026
Zambia Charges Two Former Education Officials Over US$259m Contract
Zambia's anti-corruption body charged a former permanent secretary and a former procurement head over a US$259.25 million school supply contract.
September 16, 2026
Mali Opens Special Forces Headquarters at Sénou Near Bamako
Mali inaugurated a special forces headquarters at Sénou near Bamako on 15 September 2026, activating its Commandement des opérations spéciales.
September 16, 2026
Ghana EPA Shuts Empire Cement Weija Plant Over Pollution Breaches
Ghana's environment regulator ordered Empire Cement to shut its Weija plant near Accra on 14 September, citing pollution breaches and...
September 16, 2026
Sterling Bank Board Adds Two Independent Directors as Four Retire
Sterling Bank named two new independent non-executive directors, while the same filing records four retirements, leaving board independence unchanged.
September 16, 2026
Nigeria Commissions 3.3MWp Solar Mini-Grid at Abuja University
Nigeria commissioned a solar hybrid mini-grid at Yakubu Gowon University in Abuja: 3.3MWp of panels, 2MWh of storage and 388...
September 16, 2026
Afreximbank PAPSS Expects China and India Links by Early 2027
The head of Africa's cross-border payment system expects links to China, India and Brazil in the first quarter of 2027....
September 16, 2026
Kenya Livestock Project Gets US$55 Million More From IFAD
IFAD has approved an additional US$55 million, about Sh7.1 billion, to expand Kenya’s livestock commercialization project in the dryland counties.
September 16, 2026
Zimbabwe Power Utility ZESA Hires Former Eskom Operations Chief
Zimbabwe folded its three state power companies into ZESA and hired former Eskom operations chief Jan Albert Oberholzer, with a...
September 16, 2026
Selic Rate Falls to 13.75% Hours After the Fed Raises American Rates
Brazil cut its Selic rate to 13.75 percent on Wednesday evening, a fifth straight quarter-point move, hours after the Federal...
September 16, 2026
Federal Reserve Raises Rates to 4% in Its First Increase Since 2023
The Federal Reserve raised its target range to 3.75 to 4 percent on Wednesday, a unanimous decision that ends three...
September 16, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Wednesday, September 16, 2026
North America on 16 September: the Federal Reserve ends a two-day meeting, Brussels offers Canada a closer defence role, and...
September 16, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Africa on 16 September: Washington announces visa restrictions aimed at South African law, Pretoria answers, and the rest of the...
September 16, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief — Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Asia on 16 September: Seoul's bus strike ended before it began with a settlement at ten to two in the...
September 16, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief — Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Europe on 16 September: von der Leyen proposes an emergency security protocol any member state could trigger, plus Kosovo and...
September 16, 2026
Ethiopia Harvest May Fall 30% as Kiremt Rains Fail
FEWS NET says Ethiopia’s meher harvest could be up to 30% below average after the poorest kiremt rains on record,...
September 16, 2026