Niger’s North Hit by Repeated Water and Electricity Shortages
Niger water electricity shortages are hitting the northern Agadez region, where an ageing coal plant supplies far less power than...
September 28, 2026Section
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Tunisia’s Plastic Pollution Could Cost Up to US$10 Billion by 2040
Tunisia plastic pollution costs US$170–560 million a year and could total US$10 billion by 2040 without action, a new Greenpeace...
September 28, 2026
Nigeria’s Pension Funds Pledge US$182 Million to Infrastructure
Nigeria pension funds pledge about US$182 million for pension infrastructure investment, but nothing is invested yet and deployment is due...
September 28, 2026
Nigeria’s AG Mortgage Bank Lifts Assets 48% as Profit More Than Doubles
Nigeria's AG Mortgage Bank assets rose 48% to about US$24.9 million in 2025 as profit after tax jumped 130%, helped...
September 28, 2026
South Africa’s Burstone to Sell Half of 14-Property Platform to Nedbank
Burstone Nedbank property platform: Nedbank Property Partners will buy 50% of a 14-property South African fund for about US$41.6 million.
September 28, 2026
Avocado Mining Pleads Guilty in Zambia Copper Case
Avocado Mining pleaded guilty to 10 smuggling counts on 22 September; News Diggers reported a plea agreement with ZRA over...
September 28, 2026
First Cargo for Dangote Refinery Docks at Kenya’s Lamu Port
The first cargo for the Dangote refinery in Kenya docked at Lamu Port on 26 September, four days before a...
September 28, 2026
Latin America Sports Daily for Monday, September 28, 2026
Copa Libertadores semi-final dates are set, Boca stun Racing 3–2 with an Enner Valencia hat-trick, and Flamengo lead Brazil by...
September 28, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief
Rio de Janeiro on Monday, September 28: a mild, dry day, CCBB and the Museu do Amanhã both open, Jardim...
September 28, 2026
South Africa Mass Shootings Kill 27 in One Night; Week Toll Reaches 38
Two mass shootings near Johannesburg and Cape Town killed 27 people overnight, taking South Africa's weekly toll to 38. What...
September 28, 2026
Global Economy Briefing
oil near US$92 tests the Fed after its September hike to 3.75%-4%, as markets brace for US PCE inflation and...
September 28, 2026
Zinc Slips in Asia After Friday’s 2% LME Gain; Nexa, Buenaventura Split
The zinc price slipped about 1% in Asia on Monday after LME cash zinc rose 2% to US$4,060 a tonne...
September 28, 2026
LatAm Pre-Open
Latin American markets open with Brent back below $100, Brazil's Focus survey and Mexico's trade data due, and Argentina's country...
September 28, 2026
Soybeans Fall 1% as China’s US Tariff Cuts Skip Beans, Keeping Brazil Ahead
Chicago soybeans fell about 1% overnight Monday after China's tariff-cut list for US farm goods left out soybeans. Corn and...
September 28, 2026
São Paulo Daily Brief
São Paulo Daily Brief for Monday 28 Sep 2026: weather, open venues, transport and the business mood for expats and...
September 28, 2026
Oil Rebounds as Trump Rejects Iran Offer After Friday Slide Hit Petrobras
Oil prices rose on Monday after Trump rejected Iran's Hormuz offer, reversing part of Friday's slide that sent Petrobras and...
September 28, 2026
Copper Futures Slide 1.4% in Metals Sell-Off; Chile, Peru in Focus
Copper futures slide 1.4% early Monday as gold sinks and Asia follows, after Friday's 0.34% dip. What the metals sell-off...
September 28, 2026
Bitcoin Slips to US$83,100 as Trump’s Iran Remarks Offset Strong ETF Inflows
Bitcoin price slips to US$83,100 as Trump keeps Iran strikes on the table, despite a US$2.4 billion ETF week. Brazil's...
September 28, 2026
Gold Drops 2% as Hike Bets Erase Friday Bounce; Mexico, Peru Miners Exposed
Gold fell 2% early Monday as oil-driven Fed hike bets erased Friday’s rebound. What it means for Mexico’s silver miners...
September 28, 2026
Iron Ore Hits Five-Week Low in China as Port Stocks Rise, Testing Vale
Iron ore futures in Dalian hit a five-week low on Monday as Chinese port stocks rose and mills cut output,...
September 28, 2026