Lula Is Set to Sign Four Energy Decrees, Opening the Power Market
Lula's energy decrees will open the power market to households, and set rules for aviation fuel, carbon capture and low-carbon...
August 11, 2026Section
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Latin America Needs Four Workers to Match One American, IDB Finds
An IDB report puts Latin America's productivity gap at four workers to match one American, blaming informality and skills gaps....
August 11, 2026
Colombia’s Infrastructure Chamber Warns of Stalled Projects, Not Money
Colombia's infrastructure chamber says projects are stalling on red tape, not money: only 6 of 14 regional airports have contracts,...
August 11, 2026
Accra Settles US$700 Million Eurobond Early as IMF Cuts Ghana Debt Risk
Ghana debt risk has fallen to moderate after Accra settled a US$700 million Eurobond early and the IMF upgraded its...
August 4, 2026
Algeria Gas Exports Jump as Europe Leans on Fiscally Stretched Algiers
Algeria's gas exports are rising as Europe leans on Algiers for supply, even as Sonatrach's budget stays exposed to a...
July 17, 2026
Rio Tinto Ships First Simandou Iron Ore as Guinea Bauxite Power Faces China Test
Guinea bauxite remains the mining base as Simandou iron ore ramps up toward 120 Mtpa, with China controlling the offtake...
July 13, 2026
Paul Biya Reintroduces Vice President Role as Cameroon Succession Fight Intensifies
Cameroon Biya succession fight opens as the veteran ruler reintroduces a vice president role. What the power struggle means for...
July 9, 2026
Ouattara Keeps Power in Côte d’Ivoire as Its Economy Holds Near 6 Percent Growth
Ivory Coast economy holds near 6 percent growth after Ouattara's disputed win, with cocoa prices and EU rules in focus....
July 6, 2026
Two Jets, Two Camps: The Fighter Race Quietly Splitting South America
How South America split into two rival fighter-jet camps, one built around Sweden and Brazil, the other around the United...
June 26, 2026