Botswana Diamond Production Rises After Two Lost Years
Botswana diamond production is rising again after two years of contraction. Debswana plans about 18 million carats in 2026, up...
September 19, 2026Section
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Chad Got Africa’s Biggest Growth Upgrade. Half of It Is Backdated
The World Bank raised Chad's 2026 growth forecast by 1.5 points to 5.2%. Much of that upgrade is a restatement...
September 19, 2026
Eritrea Just Came Off the US Sanctions List. Its Mines Are Chinese
Washington took Eritrea's ruling party and armed forces off its sanctions list on 18 September 2026. Every major mine there...
September 19, 2026
Burkina Faso Has a US$63 Billion Plan and a US$19 Billion Hole
Burkina Faso adopted a development plan worth CFA 36.2 trillion, about US$63 billion. Nearly a third of it has no...
September 19, 2026
Guinea-Bissau Grew 5.8% on Cashews. Its Banks Hold 22% Bad Loans
Guinea-Bissau's economy grew 5.8% in 2025 on a strong cashew harvest. Non-performing loans reached 22.2% and public debt stands at...
September 19, 2026
Gambia Runs on Money Sent Home. Last Year That Was US$872 Million
Gambians abroad sent home a record US$872.1 million in 2025, up 12.4%. It is the largest single source of foreign...
September 19, 2026
Djibouti Has US$600 Million Waiting, and the World Bank Says Not in Ports
A World Bank and IFC diagnostic finds at least US$600 million in private investment potential in Djibouti, in solar, data...
September 19, 2026
Burundi Inflation Fell From 45% to 8.4%. The Dollar Shortage Did Not
Burundi's inflation fell from a 45.5% peak to 8.4% in August 2026. A 100% parallel premium on dollars and 1.6...
September 19, 2026
Cuba Admits It Does Not Know Where Its Market Reforms Will Lead
A senior Cuban official says Havana does not know how its 176-measure economic opening will turn out, as the peso...
September 19, 2026
Costa Rica Keeps Suspects Jailed in Murder of Nicaraguan Exile Samcam
A Costa Rican court extended detention for suspects in the killing of Nicaraguan exile Roberto Samcam, a case critics call...
September 19, 2026
Caribbean Reparations Chief Says Slavery Justice Push Is in Final Phase
Sir Hilary Beckles told a CARICOM conference in Barbados the push for slavery reparations is in its final phase, months...
September 19, 2026
US Prosecutors Say Marset Threatened or Killed Police He Could Not Corrupt
US prosecutors say Uruguayan drug suspect Sebastián Marset threatened or killed police he could not corrupt, ahead of his January...
September 19, 2026
Haiti Police Push Into Kenscoff as Kidnapping Fear Grips Port-au-Prince
Haitian police launched an operation in Kenscoff after deadly gang attacks, and the mayor sees hope. In Port-au-Prince, a wave...
September 19, 2026
Panama Audit Office to Send Ex-Public Works Minister Probe to Prosecutors
Panama's comptroller says a probe of former public works minister Rafael Sabonge's finances will go to prosecutors. He has not...
September 19, 2026
Panama Runner-Up Lombana Met Convicted Ex-President Martinelli in Colombia
Panama's 2024 runner-up Ricardo Lombana met convicted ex-president Ricardo Martinelli in Colombia. His party MOCA denies any pact for 2029.
September 19, 2026
Honduran Critics Call Próspera’s New Officials a ‘Modern Coup’
Honduran activists say Próspera, a private charter zone on Roatán, defies a court ban by naming its own officials. The...
September 19, 2026
Brazil’s Spy Agency Flags ‘Critical’ US Pressure Before October Vote
Brazil's intelligence agency told the government and electoral court that US pressure on the 4 October election has reached a...
September 19, 2026
US Democrats Press Rubio on Venezuelan Tycoon’s Role in Oil Deal
Three senior House Democrats ask why Alejandro Betancourt, investigated for money laundering, leads the firm behind the US stake in...
September 19, 2026
US Keeps $25 Million Bounty on Cabello After Clearing Venezuela on Drugs
Washington took Venezuela off its list of failing drug states, yet says its reward of up to $25 million for...
September 19, 2026
Petro’s Belgium Trip Notice Reached Senate After He Left, Semana Says
Colombia's constitution makes ex-presidents seek Senate leave to travel for a year. Semana says Petro's notice for a Brussels trip...
September 19, 2026