Gambia Opposition to Sue Poll Body 8 Weeks Before Vote
The Gambia's main opposition party says it will sue the Independent Electoral Commission over voter data it has sought for...
October 11, 2026Section
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Burkina Faso Police Arrest 14 Suspects in Robbery Ring
Burkina Faso police say they arrested 14 suspected members of an armed robbery gang that struck towns at home and...
October 11, 2026
Simon Closes Puerto Vallarta Airport Until 12 October
Hurricane Simon hit 155 mph off Mexico's Pacific coast as Puerto Vallarta's airport suspended flights until Monday and Nayarit shut...
October 11, 2026
Niger Junta’s Security Fund Raises US$122 Million
Niger's FSSP security fund has collected about US$122 million since 2023 and put 83% into defence and security forces, its...
October 11, 2026
Zanzibar Halts Stone Town Hotel Building on 9 October
Zanzibar's tourism minister halted demolition and building at a hotel site in Stone Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and...
October 11, 2026
Kenya Warns 1.5 Million at Risk From El Niño Rains
Kenya's disaster agency says 1.5 million people face El Niño rain risks and up to 500,000 may be displaced, with...
October 11, 2026
Morocco Socialists Bring 26 Seats to New Government
Morocco's Socialist Union voted unanimously on 10 October to join Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri's government, adding 26 seats to her...
October 11, 2026
Ghana Says US Seeks Review of US$109M Health Deal
Ghana's President John Mahama says Washington wants to reopen a US$109 million health aid deal that his government rejected over...
October 11, 2026
Ethiopia Names 62 State Ministers, New Investment Head
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed named 62 state ministers and new heads for investment, capital markets and immigration on Saturday, 10...
October 11, 2026
Nigeria Omits Pantami From 16-Name Gombe Governor List
Nigeria's electoral commission left ex-minister Isa Pantami off its final Gombe governorship list of 16 candidates and gave no reason...
October 11, 2026
Brazil Police Name 2 Over Threats to Pro-Lula Students
Brazil's Federal Police named two suspects over threats to burn a university as threats against pro-Lula students spread before the...
October 11, 2026
Argentina Court Revives 15% Foreign Farmland Cap
Argentina's Supreme Court suspended Milei's repeal of the 2011 land law on 9 October, so foreign buyers again face a...
October 11, 2026
Flávio Bolsonaro Denies Bank Link 14 Days Before Runoff
Police e-mails suggest Flávio Bolsonaro shared a bank account with a lawyer in Brazil's pension fraud probe. Both deny it,...
October 11, 2026
Uruguayan Man Held in Italy Over 128 Kilos of Cocaine
A 32-year-old Uruguayan is jailed in Italy over 128 kilos of cocaine worth about US$78 million. He told a judge...
October 11, 2026
Brazil Police Say Ex-Governor Steered BRB in 4 Ways
Brazil's Federal Police say ex-governor Ibaneis Rocha interfered in public bank BRB's bid for Banco Master, a deal first discussed...
October 11, 2026
Brazil Arrests Russian Life-Term Fugitive on Saturday
Police in Salvador arrested a former Russian soldier serving life for drug trafficking on 10 October. Brazil's Supreme Court will...
October 11, 2026
Peru Arrests Mining Gang Suspect With 22 Grenades
Peru police arrested alias Leo, a suspected mining gang deputy, in Madre de Dios with 22 grenades and about US$21,400...
October 11, 2026
Mexico Watches Russia Free 500,000 Tonnes of Diesel
Russia freed 500,000 tonnes of diesel for export on 10 October. Mexico, a big buyer of US diesel, keeps its...
October 11, 2026
Chile Expels 56 More on Tenth Flight, 1,874 This Year
Chile's tenth expulsion flight under President Kast removed 56 people to Colombia, Bolivia and Ecuador, taking 2026 expulsions to 1,874.
October 11, 2026
Machado Says Rodríguez Blocks Her Return on 10 October
María Corina Machado said in Panama on 10 October that Venezuela's interim government is blocking her return, days before new...
October 11, 2026