Mauritania Third Term Campaign Collides With Ghazouani’s National Dialogue
A Mauritania third term campaign by the ruling El Insaf party has drawn a formal opposition warning and pushed one...
September 22, 2026Section
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Namibia Social Security Commission Benefits Rise From 1 October 2026
Namibia's Social Security Commission benefits rise on 1 October 2026, lifting maternity pay to about US$1,230 and most other worker...
September 22, 2026
Angola Single-Use Plastics Ban Takes Effect After One-Year Grace Period
Angola's single-use plastics ban took effect on 22 September 2026, twelve months after the decree, with company fines reaching about...
September 22, 2026
UK Court Hears First Rwanda Genocide Charges Against London Doctor
Rwanda genocide charges reached a UK court on 22 September 2026 as Dr Vincent Brown appeared in London. He entered...
September 22, 2026
Gabon Debt Interest Costs Set to Jump 37 Percent in 2027
Gabon debt interest charges are set to rise 36.9 percent in 2027, to about US$1.18 billion, under the draft budget...
September 22, 2026
Plan RELANCE Funding: Burkina Faso Turns to Banks and Microlenders
Plan RELANCE, Burkina Faso's US$63 billion development plan, drew bank and microfinance chiefs to a funding meeting on 22 September...
September 22, 2026
BNI Mining Risk Day Opens as Côte d’Ivoire Freezes Small-Scale Mine Permits
BNI mining risk filled a full day in Abidjan on 22 September 2026, five days after Côte d'Ivoire froze new...
September 22, 2026
Nigeria Tariff Freeze Keeps Power Subsidy High as Abuja Rules Out Hike
Nigeria tariff freeze stays in place as Abuja rules out a price rise, with the 2025 power subsidy put at...
September 22, 2026
NMDPRA Licence Revocation Warning for Nigeria Petrol Stations Over Under-Dispensing
Nigeria's NMDPRA warns petrol stations that persistent under-dispensing can lead to licence revocation, and orders nationwide calibration of fuel pumps.
September 22, 2026
Google Location Data Fine Set at US$462 Million by Irish Regulator
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission imposed a Google location data fine of US$462 million on 21 September 2026 over breaches of...
September 22, 2026
Sharara Field Shutdown Cuts Libya Output After Armed Group Closes Valve
Sharara field shutdown cuts output at Libya's biggest field by 200,000 barrels a day after an armed group closed a...
September 22, 2026
South African Journalist Micah Reddy Released and Deported by Djibouti
Micah Reddy was released from Djibouti custody on 22 September 2026 and deported home to South Africa after four days,...
September 22, 2026
Kenya Cooking Gas Prices Set to Rise as Red Sea Attacks Hit Supply
Kenya cooking gas prices are set to rise in October after attacks on a Saudi Red Sea port squeezed supply,...
September 22, 2026
CBN Interest Rate Cut Takes Nigeria’s Benchmark to 23 Percent
The CBN interest rate fell to 23 percent from 26.5 percent on 22 September 2026, a surprise move Nigeria's central...
September 22, 2026
Kast UN Speech Declares Chile Is Back and Faults the United Nations
The Kast UN speech told the General Assembly that Chile is back after six months, asked for wars to cease...
September 22, 2026
Bruce Mac Master Snub: Gaviria Calls Colombia’s Government Arrogant
A reported order keeping ministers away from ANDI chief Bruce Mac Master draws fire from ex-minister Alejandro Gaviria and senators...
September 22, 2026
Viracopos Power Outage Cancels 26 Azul Flights and Slows Security Checks
A Viracopos power outage in Campinas knocked out X-ray scanners and flight boards on Tuesday, and Azul cancelled 26 flights....
September 22, 2026
XP ETF Suspension: Brazil Broker Halts New Buys of Six Bond Funds Over Tax Doubt
The XP ETF suspension halts new buys in six Brazilian bond funds run by rivals over doubt on whether gains...
September 22, 2026
Fitch Chile Rating Stays at A- as Growth Forecast Is Cut to 0.7%
Fitch kept the Fitch Chile rating at A- with a stable outlook, praising spending cuts, but slashed its 2026 growth...
September 22, 2026
Zuenir Ventura Dies at 95: The Reporter Who Explained Modern Brazil
Zuenir Ventura, the Brazilian reporter who wrote the classic books on 1968 and on divided Rio, has died at 95....
September 22, 2026