Airtel Switches On a Satellite Phone Link in the DR Congo
Airtel Starlink DRC went live on 14 August, connecting ordinary Android handsets to satellites with no dish, in a country...
August 16, 2026Section
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A Ghanaian Debut Leaves the Locarno Film Festival With Two Prizes
At the Locarno Film Festival, Amartei Armar’s Ghanaian debut won the Pardo for Change and a best performance prize for...
August 16, 2026
Ashaiman and Parts of Accra Face 14-and-a-Half-Hour Power Outage Sunday
GRIDCo cuts power in parts of Greater Accra from 3:30am to 6pm on Sunday 16 August 2026 for emergency tower...
August 16, 2026
Egypt Growth Outlook Cut to 5 Percent as Inflation Delays Rate Cuts
Egypt growth outlook cut to about 5 percent as stubborn inflation forces the Central Bank of Egypt to delay interest...
August 15, 2026
Guinea-Bissau Referendum Campaign on New Constitution Alarms Civil Society
The Guinea-Bissau referendum campaign on a new constitution is drawing civil-society alarm over rushed timing and sweeping new presidential powers.
August 15, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief August 15, 2026: An Answer Delivered On Iturup
Asia Intelligence Brief August 15: Putin visited the disputed Kuril Islands and Tokyo summoned Moscow's ambassador, as India set a...
August 15, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief August 15, 2026: One Percent, Or All Of It
Europe Intelligence Brief August 15: a Dutch bank estimates heat and drought could cost the EU about €180 billion this...
August 15, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief August 15, 2026: Four Days And A Draft
USA Canada Intelligence Brief August 15: negotiators race to reach a deal before a 50% tariff on Canadian goods lands...
August 15, 2026
S&P Affirms Cape Verde Sovereign Rating as Tariff Relief Extended
S&P affirmed the Cape Verde sovereign rating at B+/B with a positive outlook on 7 August 2026, and extended electricity...
August 15, 2026
TAAG Angola Airlines Opens New Angola–Senegal–Cape Verde Route in October 2026
TAAG Angola Airlines launches its Luanda–Dakar–Praia route on 31 October 2026, reconnecting Angola and Cape Verde and adding Senegal to...
August 15, 2026
South Africa’s Democratic Alliance Unveils a Quiet Manifesto Strategy
The DA manifesto strategy shifts from ideology to administrative competence, targeting jobs, power and clean procurement in coalition-era South Africa.
August 15, 2026
Ivory Coast’s Laurent Gbagbo Hands His Party’s Powers to Deputies, Names No Successor
Laurent Gbagbo delegates PPA-CI powers to five lieutenants in May 2026 without naming an immediate successor, reshaping Côte d’Ivoire’s opposition.
August 15, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief August 15, 2026: Four Of Two Hundred And Twenty-Six
Africa Intelligence Brief August 15: Zambia resumed its count after a halt; the first official results cover four of 226...
August 15, 2026
São Paulo Nightlife Tonight — August 15, 2026
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August 15, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Tonight — August 15, 2026
Rio de Janeiro nightlife tonight, Saturday August 15: Mart'nália at Circo Voador, Lapa's samba houses packed, and a free party...
August 15, 2026
Chile Day 2026: Quiroz Takes His Market Reform to Madrid and London
Chile's finance chief Jorge Quiroz will pitch his capital-market reform to Spanish investors at Chile Day in Madrid and London...
August 15, 2026
Falabella Puts IKEA Online and a New Chairman in Charge
Falabella now sells IKEA on Falabella.com in Chile, and Fernando de Pena takes the chair as profits recover. Here is...
August 15, 2026
Codelco Overhauls Its Leadership With Five New Vice Presidents and Four Division Chiefs
Codelco named five new vice presidents and four division chiefs on August 14, 2026, as new CEO Jorge Gomez moves...
August 15, 2026
Havanna Sales Drop 9.7% as Argentina’s Alfajor Icon Falls Into the Red
Havanna's second-quarter sales fell 9.7% and the Argentine alfajor brand swung to a net loss of ARS 747 million (about...
August 15, 2026
Argentina’s YPF Luz and Genneia Hit Pause on Their New York IPOs
YPF Luz and Genneia have delayed their planned New York IPOs as an Argentine market selloff shuts the Wall Street...
August 15, 2026