Kwacha Tops 12 African Currencies, Up 14.8%
The kwacha is up 14.8% against the US dollar in 2026 and the naira 8.5%, while Uganda’s shilling is down...
October 12, 2026Section
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Ghana Police Arrest 8 Over Sakawa Beating
Ghana police in Bono Region arrested 8 suspects after a 21-year-old was beaten in an alleged sakawa internet fraud initiation...
October 12, 2026
LatAm and Africa Prediction Markets, Week of 12 Oct
Polymarket odds that Trump endorses Flávio Bolsonaro fell from 54.5% to 21.5% in a week; South Africa, Mexico and Ethiopia...
October 12, 2026
São Paulo Nightlife Tonight: Mr. Dan, Os Cabides
São Paulo nightlife for Monday, 12 October 2026: pagode at Bar Templo, indie rock in Pinheiros, a forró party and...
October 12, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Tonight: Pedra do Sal, Samba do Trabalhador
Rio de Janeiro nightlife for Monday, 12 October 2026: the free Pedra do Sal samba roda, the Samba do Trabalhador...
October 12, 2026
Gabon Names 8 Ministers, Keeps Oil Chief
Gabon reshuffle: President Oligui Nguema drops 5 ministers and names 8 on Sunday, replacing the energy minister but keeping oil,...
October 12, 2026
Bolivia Morales Backers Plan La Paz March
Supporters of Evo Morales will march on La Paz from Tuesday 13 October, defying a ban on blockades. Police are...
October 12, 2026
Peru Says US, China Eye US$800 Million Port
Arequipa's governor says US, Chinese, Indian and Dutch groups want in on Peru's planned Corío port, priced at more than...
October 12, 2026
Egypt Eyes US$5 Billion Trade With Indonesia
Egypt and Indonesia want bilateral trade to reach US$5 billion by 2030, more than double the 2025 level, after their...
October 12, 2026
Peru Starts 119 Recounts in Lima Mayor Race
Peru's electoral courts start 119 vote recounts on 12 October as the Lima mayor race stays within one point and...
October 12, 2026
Guatemala Hosts US Scouts for Cartel Drills
A US Petén reconnaissance mission with Joint Task Force-Bravo gathered data for joint anti-cartel training in Guatemala, the embassy said...
October 12, 2026
Panama Keeps 3.5% Deficit Cap After Quake
Panama will not ask lawmakers to lift its 3.5% deficit cap after the 7.7 quake. It will pay for relief...
October 12, 2026
Cuba Airports Lack Jet Fuel Until 1 November
Cuba jet fuel stays unavailable at ten airports, Havana included, until 1 November, and five airports now open only part...
October 12, 2026
Flávio Bolsonaro Texts Hint at Vorcaro Visit
Police-recovered texts indicate Brazil's frontrunner Flávio Bolsonaro visited jailed banker Daniel Vorcaro on the day a BRB deal law was...
October 12, 2026
Sinaloa Civil Protection Chief Shot Dead
Gunmen killed the Escuinapa civil protection chief in Sinaloa on Sunday, hours after he toured shelters as Hurricane Simon neared...
October 12, 2026
Colombia Arrests 5 Gulf Clan Suspects, 1 Wanted by US
Colombia says four Gulf Clan suspects held in Antioquia took part in killing two police officers. A fifth man is...
October 12, 2026
Peru Says Pope Leo Visit Still On for 11 November
Peru says the Pope Leo visit planned for 11 to 16 November is unchanged after the pontiff announced lung surgery....
October 12, 2026
Mexico Arrests 8 Linked to US-Wanted Carlitos Rugrats
Mexican troops detained eight people in the State of Mexico, including a man said to work for Carlitos Rugrats, charged...
October 12, 2026
Uruguay Opens Residency Route as 30,000 Await Asylum
Uruguay's government has created a permanent residency route for asylum seekers, most of them Cuban, who entered before 1 January...
October 12, 2026
Peru’s Kuczynski, 88, Plans US Trip to See Ill Wife
Peru's former president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, 88, says he will fly to the United States to see his ill wife...
October 12, 2026