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, 2026Section
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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
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September 29, 2026
Crypto Launchpad: How New Crypto Projects Find Their First Investors
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September 29, 2026
Burkina Faso Speaks for Sahel Juntas at UN, Says States Back Jihadists
The Alliance of Sahel States told the UN that unnamed foreign states arm jihadists, as Burkina Faso confirmed all three...
September 28, 2026
Congo-Brazzaville Seeks UN Security Council Seat and Rainforest Payments
Congo-Brazzaville, with debt near 97% of GDP, renewed its bid for a UN Security Council seat and asked the world...
September 28, 2026
Côte d’Ivoire Bets on AI to Grow Tourism, Now 8.7% of Its Economy
Côte d’Ivoire tourism now makes up 8.7% of the economy after 6.7 million visitors in 2025; the next plan puts...
September 28, 2026
South Africa Paid a Beauty School US$8.8 Million; Audit Flags Insider Deals
A Gauteng beauty training grant of US$8.8 million in welfare funds went to a school with insider deals, auditors found;...
September 28, 2026
Rio Grande do Sul Storms Hit 78 Municipalities
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September 28, 2026
Mexico’s New Ayotzinapa Report Points to Funeral Home in 43 Students Case
Mexico’s new Ayotzinapa report links an Iguala funeral home and morgue to the 43 missing students and names 17 new...
September 28, 2026
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September 28, 2026
Peru Political Instability Explained: Nine Presidents Since 2016 and Why They Fell
Peru political instability explained: nine presidents since 2016, how Congress removes leaders, the new Senate, the 2026 vote and why...
September 28, 2026
Cuba’s Cheap Synthetic Drug Spreads Among the Young as Blackouts Grind On
A Cuba synthetic drug called el químico is spreading as blackouts grind on. Havana drug emergency cases nearly doubled in...
September 28, 2026
Dominican Republic’s Former Ruling Party Feuds Over Its 2028 Candidate
A Dominican opposition party, the PLD, is fighting over 523,000 names on its voter list weeks before an 18 October...
September 28, 2026
Dominican Republic Business Chief Warns Early Campaigns Invite Crime Money
Early campaigning is opening the door to organised crime money, the head of the Dominican Republic’s main business federation warns....
September 28, 2026
Colombia Strips Ex-Senate President Iván Name of Seat in Pension Bribery Ruling
Iván Name, Colombia's ex-Senate president, lost his seat as the Council of State proved a 3,000-million-peso pension-reform bribe. Pizarro is...
September 28, 2026
What Is Pemex? Mexico’s State Oil Giant, Its US$77.5 Billion Debt and Why It Matters
What is Pemex? Mexico’s state oil company explained: how it makes money, its US$77.5 billion debt, falling output and the...
September 28, 2026
Who Is Rodrigo Paz? Bolivia’s President and His US Bet
Who is Rodrigo Paz? Bolivia's president ended nearly 20 years of socialist rule, cut fuel subsidies and won a US$1.9...
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