Your Brazilian Power Bill Just Dropped: The Itaipú Bonus Explained
Brazil's August power bills include the Itaipú bonus, an R$872 million (about US$170 million) credit. Who gets it, and why...
August 27, 2026Section
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Colombia Orders Five Petro-Era Negotiators Extradited to the US
De la Espriella signed the extradition of five men shielded during Gustavo Petro's total peace talks, ending their protection from...
August 27, 2026
Colombia’s Peso Slides Past 3,100 per Dollar: What It Means for Expats
Colombia's TRM fixing jumped to 3,118.24 for Thursday, back above 3,100 for the first time since mid-August. What a cheaper...
August 27, 2026
LatAm Expat & Nomad Daily Guide for Thursday, August 27, 2026
Your daily briefing for expats and nomads in Latin America: Aeroparque reopens at 4 p.m., Colombia's peso slides past 3,100...
August 27, 2026
Argentina Central Bank Charter Clears Deputies, Moves to Senate
Deputies passed the Argentina central bank charter reform 144-102, banning monetary financing of the Treasury. The bill now goes to...
August 27, 2026
Zimbabwean CBZ Puts US$100 Million Into a Highway, Repaid by Tolls
CBZ has committed US$100 million to rebuild the Harare-Chirundu highway, with repayment ring-fenced against ZINARA toll collections.
August 27, 2026
A Hundred Days In, Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Is Still Getting Bigger
DR Congo's Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has reached 5,656 confirmed cases and 2,715 deaths as of 25 August, still growing 100...
August 27, 2026
Nairobi’s Small Importers Say a New Customs Floor Will Finish Them
A customs rise from Sh2.5m (US9,300) to Sh3.2m (US4,700) per container has Nairobi traders threatening a nationwide shutdown on 28...
August 27, 2026
A Council That Didn’t Exist Got US$975,000 in Nigeria’s Budget
Nigeria's Budget Office let a council that never legally existed into the 2026 budget with N1.3 billion (about US$975,000) attached,...
August 27, 2026
Mozambique Clears the Last Step Before Opening a Development Bank
Mozambique approved the operating rules for its new development bank on 25 August 2026, the last step before a 32...
August 27, 2026
Malawi’s State Oil Company Wired US$403,605 to a Stranger
Malawi's NOCMA wired US$403,605 to fraudsters after forged emails changed a supplier's bank details. Two senior officials have been arrested.
August 27, 2026
Nigeria Now Ships Seven Times More Fuel Than It Did Three Years Ago
Nigeria petroleum exports rose from 46,000 barrels a day in 2023 to 350,000 in the second quarter of 2026, US...
August 27, 2026
Argentina’s Inflation Crept Back Up to 2.1% in July
INDEC put July inflation at 2.1%, up from 1.9% in June, with 33.8% year-on-year. Wholesale prices tell a calmer story...
August 27, 2026
Gold Fields Says It Will Not Give Up Tarkwa Without a Fight
The Tarkwa lease expires in April 2027 and Ghana has ruled out automatic renewal. Gold Fields says it would consider...
August 27, 2026
Iran Says It Will Join the BRICS Bank — Bank Can’t Confirm
Iran's central bank says it will soon join the BRICS-founded New Development Bank. The lender has 10 members after Uzbekistan...
August 27, 2026
Venezuela’s Oil Exports to the US Hit a Seven-Year High
US-bound Venezuelan crude hit 786,000 b/d in July, a seven-year high. Output is back at 1.12 million b/d — but...
August 27, 2026
Brazil’s Real Recovers as Forecasters Hold Their Dollar Call
Brazil's real recovered to R$5.15 per dollar by August 25 after touching R$5.22 mid-month. Focus still sees R$5.20 at year-end...
August 27, 2026
Sudan Tells the UN Where It Thinks the RSF Gets Its Weapons
Sudan told the Security Council that RSF supply routes run through eastern Libya, Chad and Ethiopia. UN experts document only...
August 27, 2026
For the First Time, a Libyan Faces ICC Trial Over Migrant Abuse
A Libya ICC trial will proceed after judges confirmed 17 charges over Mitiga prison, the first case from the 2011...
August 27, 2026
Two Ethiopian Peacekeepers Are Killed in an Ambush in South Sudan
Two Ethiopian peacekeepers were killed and seven people injured when an eight-vehicle UN convoy was ambushed in Jonglei, South Sudan.
August 27, 2026