Lesotho Asks the UN for Climate Money, Citing 38% Youth Joblessness
Lesotho barely emits yet faces floods and drought. At the UN, its prime minister sought climate money and said youth...
September 26, 2026Section
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Mozambique Petrol Shortage Returns to Coal Hub Tete, One Pump Left
Only one station in Tete, Mozambique's coal hub, had petrol on Friday. Street sellers charge up to US$2.51 a litre,...
September 26, 2026
South Africa Could Meet Its Climate Targets Without Trying, Analysts Warn
South Africa's 2024 emissions already sit inside its 2025 target range, and existing plans could meet its 2035 goal. Coal...
September 26, 2026
Three Fibre Cuts in One Day Knock Out Mobile Service in Northern Ghana
Three fibre cuts in one day left 1,215 mobile sites in northern Ghana down or degraded, adding to 8,578 cuts...
September 26, 2026
Kenya’s Lecturers’ Strike Plan and US$770 Million Debt
Kenya's lecturers called a strike from 2 October. Vice-chancellors say the state owes universities over US$770 million and cannot fund...
September 26, 2026
South African Party Declares War on Broken Municipalities Before Vote
A South African party vows to fix failing councils before 4 November polls. Auditors found US$8.9 billion in irregular municipal...
September 26, 2026
Western Sahara: US Backs Morocco and Says the Status Quo Cannot Last
The US says the 50-year Western Sahara stalemate cannot go on and backs Morocco, weeks before the UN decides whether...
September 26, 2026
Sassa Grant Suspensions 2026 Pass 50,000 in One Quarter
Sassa grant suspensions topped 50,000 in the first quarter of 2026/27 after reviews of 100,000 recipients. Why grants stop and...
September 26, 2026
Who Is Irfaan Ali? Guyana’s Oil-Boom President, His Record and the Allegations
Who is Irfaan Ali? Guyana's president explained: his rise, the oil-boom budget, the Essequibo dispute with Venezuela and the allegations...
September 26, 2026
Guyana Credits Private Investment for Growth as Turbines Run Short
Georgetown says private investment is driving growth outside oil, while a worldwide shortage of gas turbines complicates its power plans.
September 26, 2026
Argentina Opens Trade Talks With the Emirates to Pull in Mining Money
Argentina and the United Arab Emirates have begun negotiating a trade and investment pact built around mining, energy and artificial...
September 26, 2026
How Cancun’s Airport Group Ended Up Running the Shops at LAX and JFK
Mexico's Cancun airport group has run the shops and restaurants inside LAX, O'Hare and JFK terminals since December 2025.
September 26, 2026
Braskem Said to Take New Debt Offer to Board as Citi Warns on Buyout
Braskem is reported to have put a new restructuring offer to its board, while Petrobras refuses to inject capital alone...
September 26, 2026
Carrefour Quits Supermarkets in Brazil With Sale of 21 Stores
Carrefour is selling 21 neighbourhood supermarkets in Brazil to Grupo Pereira, all but leaving the format and giving a rival...
September 26, 2026
CECOT Case: US Judge Holds Homeland Security in Contempt
A Maryland judge held Homeland Security in contempt on 25 September and ordered a CECOT deportee brought home. See the...
September 26, 2026
Madrid Report Revives Disputed 35% US Stake in Venezuela’s NABEP
A Madrid business site says Washington would hold 35% of Venezuela's NABEP, weeks after the Pentagon denied it can own...
September 26, 2026
Venezuela Blackouts Spark Street Protests as Grid Deficit Widens
A third night of protests in Guarico, plus new cuts in Zulia and Carabobo, has put Venezuela's worn-out grid back...
September 26, 2026
Honduras Seeks US$60 Million as Drought Threatens 708,000 People
Honduras and the United Nations launched a US$60 million drought appeal for 538,000 people across 103 municipalities under red alert.
September 26, 2026
Guatemala’s President Must Decide on a US$434 Million Fuel Tax Cut
Guatemala's Congress sent a fuel tax exemption to President Arévalo, a US$434 million measure meant to cool pump prices until...
September 26, 2026
Colombia’s Gas Industry Warns Backup Is Thin After Terminal Fault
Colombia's gas association says the system has almost no spare capacity after a fault at the Cartagena import terminal forced...
September 26, 2026