Libya’s Rivals Initialled an Election Deal. The UN Disputes the Text
A Libya election agreement was initialled in Tunis on 20 August. Two days later the UN said the version circulating...
August 23, 2026Section
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South Sudan Restarts Salary Payments After Months of Arrears
South Sudan salaries are to flow again after a ministerial committee ordered payments on 20 August. No date has been...
August 23, 2026
Nigeria Would Make Crypto Exchanges Base Their Chief Executive There
Draft Nigeria crypto rules published on 20 August would require an exchange to keep its chief executive in the country,...
August 23, 2026
Congo Wants 10,000 Megawatts. First It Has to Fix Its Power Company
A Congo Brazzaville electricity plan would lift capacity from about 760 megawatts to 10,000 by 2040, starting with a contract...
August 23, 2026
Namibia Approved an Oil Local-Content Policy That Binds Nobody Yet
The Namibia local content policy for oil was approved on 4 August 2026. It has not been gazetted, so for...
August 23, 2026
Ghana’s Central Bank Lost US$1.7 Billion Buying Gold, the IMF Says
The Ghana gold programme loss reached US$1.7 billion in 2025 on IMF figures. Five opposition MPs have filed a motion...
August 23, 2026
Eastern Congo’s Ceasefire Finally Gets Its First Inspectors
The first eastern Congo ceasefire inspection is due on Monday 24 August at Minembwe, four months after the body meant...
August 23, 2026
World Bank Bars Kenya’s eCitizen Builder Over a Somalia Contract
A World Bank debarment has shut Webmasters Kenya and its founder out of Bank-financed contracts until June 2031 over a...
August 23, 2026
South Africa Sells Zimbabwe Eight Times What It Buys Back
South Africa Zimbabwe trade was worth R81 billion in 2025, about US$4.6 billion, and Pretoria sells roughly eight rand of...
August 23, 2026
Kenyan Banks Hold US$17 Billion of Their Own Government’s Debt
Kenya banks government debt holdings run to about KSh 2.2 trillion, or US$17 billion, which the World Bank puts at...
August 23, 2026
Morocco Now Buys Almost All of France’s Arms Sales in North Africa
Morocco France arms exports hit 532.1 million euros in 2025, forty times the year before and almost the whole of...
August 23, 2026
Datafolha Presidential Polls Split Brazil by Region
Datafolha presidential polls show Flávio Bolsonaro leading in São Paulo and Rio, while Lula dominates Minas Gerais and Pernambuco, revealing...
August 23, 2026
Bolsonaro Barred From Voting in Brazil’s October Election
Bolsonaro barred from voting in Brazil's October election after STF suspends his political rights. TSE confirms the restriction in a...
August 23, 2026
Flávio Bolsonaro Security Plan for Brazil Copies Bukele
Flávio Bolsonaro security plan mirrors the Bukele model, with new prisons and tougher laws, while he promises to rescue agro...
August 23, 2026
US Envoy Flags Vaca Muerta Espionage Risk in Argentina
US envoy Peter Lamelas flags a Vaca Muerta espionage risk from Chinese tech, naming Huawei and others. The basin drives...
August 23, 2026
Lula Promises Public Security Ministry at Rio Rally
Lula promises to create a Public Security Ministry at a Rio rally, but the plan depends on a constitutional amendment...
August 23, 2026
Brazil Fiscal Target Met Only Through Legal Carve-Outs
Brazil fiscal target for 2026 will be met via legal carve-outs, but the underlying deficit is double last year's level,...
August 23, 2026
Nicaragua Constitutional Reform Would Void Foreign Laws
Nicaragua constitutional reform would void foreign laws after a first legislative vote, but it still needs a second approval and...
August 23, 2026
Milei Re-Election Bid Comes as Argentina’s Risk Climbs
Milei re-election bid comes as country risk climbs to 505 basis points, with polls showing low approval and inflation easing....
August 23, 2026
Colombia Earthquake Reconstruction: One Bank, One City So Far
Colombia earthquake reconstruction faces a 30 trillion-peso bill, but only Bancolombia and Manizales offer concrete help so far. Learn the...
August 23, 2026