Mexico City’s Zócalo Hosts Free Indigenous Cultures Festival
Mexico City has confirmed the 2026 dates for its Indigenous Cultures Festival at the Zocalo, one of the largest free...
July 29, 2026Section
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Colombia’s Bocas De Ceniza River Mouth Gets Tourist Revival
Colombia is restoring Bocas de Ceniza, the Magdalena River’s Caribbean mouth, with a new promenade, viewpoint, and electric train route...
July 29, 2026
Bogotá Architecture Heritage Exhibit Opens Free July 29
A new exhibition by Bogotá's heritage institute IDPC traces how the Colombian capital built itself, from colonial core to modernist...
July 29, 2026
Panama Tops Best Country for Expats Ranking 3rd Year
Panama is the world's best country for expats in 2026 for a third year, InterNations finds, leading on work-life balance...
July 29, 2026
Frida Kahlo Buenos Aires: First-Ever South America Show
Malba brings Viva Frida to Buenos Aires from 20 September, the first time Frida Kahlo's personal objects leave Mexico for...
July 29, 2026
TPS Voluntary Departure: US$2,600 Cash and Free Flight
Washington is offering TPS holders US$2,600 and a free one-way flight to leave voluntarily via the CBP Home app. What...
July 29, 2026 Bogotá Studio Apartment Rent: US$400–US$525 in 2026
Studio apartments in Bogotá range from about US$125 a month in emerging areas to US$550 in prime districts. What expats...
July 29, 2026
IMAX Brazil Hits 12 Screens, Ticket Premiums Near US$6
Brazil operates 12 IMAX theatres across eight states, five of them in São Paulo. Where premium cinema has taken hold...
July 29, 2026
Mexico City Opens Metro Chabacano Floating Garden Link
A new access connects Metro Chabacano on Line 2 directly to the elevated Jardín Flotante Tlallipan, Mexico City public works...
July 29, 2026
Chilean Gin Goodwinds Wins Gold in San Francisco
Goodwinds, a London Dry gin distilled in Llifén in Chile's Los Ríos region, took gold at the San Francisco World...
July 29, 2026
Apple Briefly Tops US$5 Trillion Market Value
Apple briefly surpassed $5 trillion in market value on 28 July 2026, becoming only the second company ever to reach...
July 29, 2026
Harmony Gold Locks In US$1.1 Billion Copper Expansion Deal
Harmony Gold secured an oversubscribed R20bn multi-currency loan package to refinance debt and fund its Australian copper growth, including the...
July 29, 2026
Nigerian Court Voids Lawmakers’ US$47M Compensation Order Against Seplat
A Federal High Court voided a N72.6bn ($47.2m) legislative compensation order against Seplat Energy, ruling that Nigeria’s parliament cannot award…
July 29, 2026
Helios’ US$297M CAB Payments Bid Faces East Africa Review
East Africa’s competition watchdog is reviewing Helios Investment Partners’ $297 million bid for LSE-listed CAB Payments, a deal that could...
July 29, 2026 Nigeria Gas Flaring Wastes US$1.1 Billion in Power
Nigeria’s onshore gas flaring rose 18.36% in 2025, wasting 32,300 GWh of potential electricity worth $1.1 billion while the grid...
July 29, 2026
Morocco Bans Used Medical Devices to Boost Safety
Morocco has prohibited the import and sale of second-hand medical devices since 2017, reshaping a market of 176 regulated establishments...
July 29, 2026 Canal+ Bets Content Remains King as MultiChoice Finds Growth
Canal+ says “content remains king” as its MultiChoice turnaround delivers the best South African subscriber month in a decade, reshaping...
July 29, 2026
Libya Central Bank Injects US$2 Billion to Prop up Dinar
Libya’s Central Bank injected $2 billion in early April 2026 to narrow the gap with the parallel market, bringing the...
July 29, 2026
Mozambique Central Bank Swings to Profit on FX and Gold Gains
Banco de Moçambique swung to a 4.2B meticais H1 2026 profit, reversing a 5.9B loss, as FX and gold gains...
July 29, 2026
East African Community (EAC) Single Currency Delayed to 2031
The East African Community has formally pushed its single-currency deadline from 2024 to 2031, with Tanzania reaffirming commitment to the...
July 29, 2026