Healthcare in Morocco for Expats 2026: Cover Is Not the Same as Access
Morocco insures 88 percent of its population but loses 700 doctors a year. For a foreign resident that gap decides...
September 14, 2026Section
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Taxes in Kenya for Expats 2026: The Health Levy Cap Is Gone
Kenya scrapped the cap on health contributions, so a high earner now pays sixteen times what the old scheme cost....
September 14, 2026
Kenya Safety for Expats 2026: The Roads, Not the Terrorists
Kenya's murder rate is about two-thirds of the American one and the dangerous areas are peripheral. Traffic is the risk...
September 14, 2026
Nigeria Safety for Expats 2026: Five Countries, Not One
The United States rates Nigeria level three overall, but 23 states are at level four. Where you live decides almost...
September 14, 2026
Retire in Mauritius: Ten-Year Permit on US$24,000 a Year
A ten-year permit at US$24,000 a year, residency through property at US$375,000 and a three-band tax system. Who Mauritius actually...
September 14, 2026
Opening a Bank Account in South Africa as a Foreigner
The three account types, what South Africa’s 2026 exchange control changes mean for foreigners, and how to get money in...
September 14, 2026
Healthcare in Kenya for Expats: What SHA Covers and What It Does Not
Kenya’s new health authority, what it pays, why private hospitals are turning it away, and what a foreign resident should...
September 14, 2026
Safety in Morocco for Expats: The Roads Are the Real Risk
Morocco’s homicide rate is a quarter of the global average, but road deaths rose 25.5% in 2025. What matters for...
September 14, 2026
Cost of Living in Johannesburg: Rent, Power and Water in 2026
What Johannesburg costs in 2026: rents by suburb, the end of load-shedding, the water outages that replaced it and realistic...
September 14, 2026
Cost of Living in Marrakech: What Expats Actually Pay in 2026
What Marrakech costs in 2026: the two rental markets, neighbourhood by neighbourhood prices, utilities, healthcare and realistic monthly budgets.
September 14, 2026
Johannesburg Faces Contempt Proceedings Over Emergency Housing
Residents of an informal settlement have brought contempt proceedings against Johannesburg’s mayor and city manager over unprovided emergency
September 14, 2026
Ramaphosa Sends a North West Transport Tender to the SIU
A proclamation signed on 11 September directs the Special Investigating Unit to examine an R168 million North West transport tender...
September 14, 2026
Namibian Sardine Deaths Sent for Testing as South Africa Curbs Catches
South Africa has limited sardine catches after confirming pilchard herpesvirus. Namibia is testing samples from Henties Bay and has restricted...
September 14, 2026
Trump Says He Will Remove US Tariffs on Irish Whiskey
Trump said at Doonbeg he would lift the 10% tariff on Irish whiskey. No order has been issued; the parallel...
September 14, 2026
Algerian Prime Minister Due in Bamako to Deepen the Mali Reset
Algeria’s prime minister was due in Bamako on Monday with a message from President Tebboune, continuing a reset that reopened...
September 14, 2026
Tshisekedi Signs the Ordinance Creating His Dialogue Committee
Félix Tshisekedi signed an ordinance on 13 September creating the committee to organise a national dialogue, two days before an...
September 14, 2026
Kenya’s US$2.6 Billion Infrastructure Fund Is Already Law
Kenya’s National Infrastructure Fund has been in force since March with Sh340 billion in seed capital and a statutory ban...
September 14, 2026
Ghana’s Trade Surplus Hit US$8.8 Billion in the First Half
Ghana ran an US$8.8 billion trade surplus and a US$5.1 billion current account surplus in the first half of 2026,...
September 14, 2026
GOIL Will Set Its Ghana Fuel Price by 16 September
GOIL says it will announce its pricing position by 16 September after holding prices through a window in which Brent...
September 14, 2026
Ghana Weighs an Extra Tema Berth as Cement Costs Rise
Ghana is considering an extra Tema berth after cement makers added a GH¢12 surcharge for port delays. The ports authority...
September 14, 2026