South Africa Investment Pledges Hit US$7.5B
South Africa investment pledges reached R124.5 billion (about US$7.5 billion) at a Durban conference, days after soldiers were sent into...
October 15, 2026Section
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Senegal Budget Targets a 4.7% Deficit
Senegal's 2027 draft budget targets a deficit of 4.7% of GDP, about US$2.3 billion, down from 7.6% in 2026, while...
October 15, 2026
Ghana Economy Grows 7.4% in July
Ghana's economy grew 7.4% in July from a year earlier, led by services, but the monthly reading is provisional and...
October 15, 2026
DR Congo Cannot Trace US$700M Ebola Funds
Ebola funds worth about US$700 million are untraced, Africa CDC's chief said in Kinshasa, and Congo is pressing aid groups...
October 15, 2026
DR Congo Ebola Aid Over US$700M Unreported
More than US$700 million of Ebola aid paid to partners in DR Congo is unknown to authorities, Africa CDC says,...
October 15, 2026
What to Do in Cancún in October 2026
Things to do in Cancún in October 2026: free theatre, Cancún FC, the SANDS rock festival at Paradisus from 20...
October 15, 2026
What to Do in Valparaíso in October 2026
Valparaíso in October 2026: free PERFORMA night on 16 October, cueca and concerts at Teatro Mauri, Music Day in Barrio...
October 15, 2026
What to Do in Addis Ababa in October 2026
Things to do in Addis Ababa in October 2026: Forest Music Fest on 17 October, photography shows, jazz and a...
October 15, 2026
What to Do in Curitiba in October 2026
Things to do in Curitiba in October 2026: Solomun and Vintage Culture play on 31 October, plus hip hop, rock...
October 15, 2026
What to Do in Asunción in October 2026
Asunción events from 16 to 31 October 2026: Camilo, Marco Antonio Solís, Flou, Los Nocheros and the World Skate Games,...
October 15, 2026
What to Do in Puerto Escondido in October 2026
Things to do in Puerto Escondido in October 2026: free salsa nights, beach classes and live music from 16 to...
October 15, 2026
Kenya Election Tender Clears US$50M Hurdle
Kenya's appeals board dismissed a challenge to the US$50 million Kenya election tender, clearing the purchase of voting technology for...
October 15, 2026
Libyan Dinar Slips Past 10 per Dollar
The Libyan dinar weakened past 10 per US dollar on the parallel market on 15 October, while the official rate...
October 15, 2026
Sao Tome Government Pick Due in 30 Days
The Sao Tome government will be chosen within about 30 days, the president said on 15 October, after an election...
October 15, 2026
Germany Funds 35 Togo Communes With US$8.8M
Germany backs 35 Togo communes with about US$8.8 million for schools, clinics and markets, under agreements signed in Lomé on...
October 15, 2026
Libya Dollar Tops 10 Dinars on Street Market
The Libya dollar broke the 10-dinar mark on the street market on 15 October, about 60% above the central bank...
October 15, 2026
Gambia Opposition Says Police Limit Rallies
Gambia opposition candidate Talib Bensouda says police told his movement no rallies are allowed in Banjul or the West Coast...
October 15, 2026
Mexico Denies USMCA Link to Rocha Moya Case
Mexico's foreign minister told the Senate on 14 October that no USMCA link exists to the Rocha Moya case. He...
October 15, 2026
South Sudan Clashes Kill at Least 16 People
South Sudan clashes in Tonj East, Warrap State, killed at least 16 people and wounded 34 on 12 and 13...
October 15, 2026
Peru and Venezuela Plan Expulsion Flights
President Keiko Fujimori says Peru and Venezuela are drafting protocols for expulsion flights of undocumented Venezuelans, after a call on...
October 15, 2026