As Others Quit the International Criminal Court, Malawi Offers It a Judge
Trump told nations to quit the International Criminal Court. Malawi, one of the world's poorest countries, is campaigning to put...
September 29, 2026Section
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Nigeria Oil Firm Eyes 100,000 Barrels a Day With Qatari Islamic Financing
A Nigerian oil producer says US$500 million in Islamic financing from Qatar will help lift an onshore block above 100,000...
September 29, 2026
Zambia Tells Copper Miners to Buy Local While Courting UAE Investors
Zambia's president told the Abu Dhabi owner of Mopani copper mine that miners must buy local. The law reserves all...
September 29, 2026
Nigeria Court Orders Regulator to Keep Licensing Fuel Importers
A Nigerian court says the fuel regulator broke the law by stalling import licences, as Dangote's giant refinery pushes to...
September 29, 2026
South Africa Lands Its First Runway Show on the Paris Fashion Week Calendar
Knitwear label MaXhosa Africa became the first South African brand to hold a full runway show on the official Paris...
September 29, 2026
South Africa’s Gold Fields Rebuffed in US$27 Billion Australian Gold Bid
The Gold Fields bid for Australia's Northern Star, worth US$27 billion, was rejected as opportunistic on 28 September; Gold Fields...
September 29, 2026
South Africa Faces US$51 Million Bill to Repair Its Embassies Abroad
South Africa's embassies need about US$51 million in repairs, a foreign ministry reply shows, with London's Trafalgar Square landmark among...
September 29, 2026
Ghana’s Accra Airport Picks Up Two More Passenger Service Honours
Accra's main airport, renamed from Kotoka in February, won two honours from Africa's airport body in Abuja, weeks after two...
September 29, 2026
Tanzania Closes Two Kilimanjaro Climbing Routes as Wildfire Spreads
Tanzania has shut two of the six climbing routes on Mount Kilimanjaro as a wildfire spreads, the second blaze on...
September 29, 2026
Senegal opens Dakar airport train, cutting the trip to 55 minutes
Senegal's new Dakar airport train reaches the main airport in 55 minutes for about US$7, weeks before Africa's first Olympic...
September 29, 2026
South Africa’s Mbeki Foundation Warns US Afrikaner Push Risks Racial Rift
A foundation set up by ex-president Thabo Mbeki says US backing for Afrikaner autonomy could deepen South Africa's racial divide...
September 29, 2026
Nigeria Edges Toward State Police as Rivers Becomes Third State to Back It
Nigeria's state police bill won its third state backing as Rivers voted in favour on 28 September; at least 24...
September 29, 2026
Mali’s Army and Russia’s Wagner Killed and Tortured Civilians, Amnesty Says
Amnesty says Mali's army and Russia's Wagner Group killed at least 34 civilians and tortured detainees, five of whom died,...
September 29, 2026
South Africa’s power utility cuts diesel bill 80% as blackouts stay away
South Africa's state power utility cut its emergency diesel bill 80% this year, to about US$71 million, after 497 days...
September 29, 2026
Nigeria’s Ground Handlers Cut Off XEJet Airlines Over US$226,000 Debt
XEJet ground handling was cut off on 28 September over a US$226,000 debt, as Nigeria's handlers stopped loading bags; some...
September 29, 2026
Tropical Storm Rachel Nears Hurricane Strength Off Mexico’s Pacific Coast
Tropical Storm Rachel is forecast to become a hurricane Tuesday off Mexico's Pacific coast. Tropical storm warning for Michoacán–Colima; 3–6...
September 29, 2026
Guatemala’s Fuel Tax Cut Sits on the President’s Desk: What Expats Need to Know
Guatemala fuel tax cut Decree 22-2026 awaits the president's signature. What it would save per gallon and what it means...
September 29, 2026
Colombia Opens IMF Talks as the Peso Slides to 3,349: What Expats Need to Know
Colombia peso IMF talks begin as the currency slides to 3,349 per dollar. What the FX move and the fund...
September 29, 2026
LatAm Expat & Nomad Daily Guide for Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Polo weakens over Sonora, Argentina's risk premium at 628, the Colombian peso slides to 3,349 and Cuba's informal dollar hits...
September 29, 2026
Crypto Launchpad: How New Crypto Projects Find Their First Investors
What a crypto launchpad is, how a token launch works, how it differs from a listing and what to check...
September 29, 2026