Morocco’s First F-16 Block 72 Jet Takes Flight
Lockheed Martin says the first F-16 Block 72 built for Morocco's air force has flown. The US cleared 25 of...
October 6, 2026Section
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OUTsurance Plans US$612 Million Minority Buyout
South African insurer OUTsurance Group plans to buy the 7.17% of its main subsidiary held by insiders in an all-share...
October 6, 2026
Kenya Signs Early US$3 Billion Electric Car Deal
Kenya signed a preliminary memorandum for a US$3 billion electric vehicle deal with a Geely-linked firm. No site, timeline or...
October 6, 2026
Gabon Gas Plant Nears US$209 Million Financing
Lenders including the IFC, the African Development Bank and a US agency have finished vetting a gas power plant near...
October 6, 2026
Senegal Seeks Grants to Power 6,471 Villages
Senegal asked partners in Dakar on Tuesday for grants and cheap loans to connect 6,471 localities to power, a plan...
October 6, 2026
Nigeria Says Food Prices Fell Up to 50%, Data Differ
Nigeria's agriculture minister says some staple food prices fell up to 50%. Official data show food inflation was still 19.57%...
October 6, 2026
Peru Jails Man for 15 Years for Aiding Shining Path
A Peruvian court jailed a man for 15 years for aiding the Shining Path, a US-listed terrorist group whose leader...
October 6, 2026
Mexico Holds 5 in Cancún Tourist Police Smuggling Case
A Mexican judge ordered five people, including a former Cancún tourist police boss named by local media, held for prosecution...
October 6, 2026
Brazil Finds Stolen Radioactive Material After 4 Days
Police in São Paulo found stolen radioactive material, a cancer isotope from a US maker, intact in a vacant lot...
October 6, 2026
Mexico Prosecutor Says 2 Chiapas Mayors Freed Suspects
A Mexican prosecutor says a detained Chiapas mayor and his predecessor had police free drug suspects so a criminal group...
October 6, 2026
Colombia Producer Prices Jump 2.2% in September on Oil
Colombia producer prices rose 2.20% in September, led by oil, potatoes and coal, keeping pressure on the central bank before...
October 6, 2026
Peru Vote Count Puts New Rival in Piura Runoff at 96%
Peru's count at 96% puts Podemos Perú's Guillermo La Torre on course for the Piura runoff, as Junín, Loreto and...
October 6, 2026
Argentina Bonds Cover US$145 Million Public Works Debt
Argentina will settle up to about US$145 million in public works debt with peso Treasury bonds, mostly due in 2027,...
October 6, 2026
World Bank Cuts Chile Growth Forecast to 0.8%
The World Bank cut its Chile growth forecast for 2026 to 0.8% from 2.4% in April, but now expects a...
October 6, 2026
Venezuela Faces 2 More Years of UN Mission Scrutiny
The UN Human Rights Council voted 25 to 5 on 6 October to extend the UN mission on Venezuela until...
October 6, 2026
Peru Hits Chinese Toilets With Duties Up to US$14.30
Chinese toilets entering Peru face duties of US$5.70 to US$14.30 each for five years from 7 October, after a ruling...
October 6, 2026
Brazil Asks Top Court on 5 October to Keep Betting Ban
Brazil's government asked Justice Luiz Fux to keep the online betting ban, which has already halted FanDuel owner Flutter's Brazil...
October 6, 2026
Mexico Suspends 2.2 Million Lines Under Phone Registry
Mexico's telecom regulator says 2,248,143 mobile lines ending in 3 were suspended under the phone registry. Lines ending in 4...
October 6, 2026
World Bank Cuts Argentina Growth Forecast to 2.1%
The World Bank cut its Argentina growth forecast for 2026 to 2.1% from 3.6% but praised energy subsidy reform and...
October 6, 2026
Chile’s Kast Doubles Police Arrest Window to 24 Hours
Chile's police arrest window for suspects caught in the act doubles to 24 hours under a law President Kast signed...
October 6, 2026