Mexico Continent Role, Weight and Alliances in Latin America
Mexico is Latin America's second-largest economy and population, with 130.9 million people, shaping the region through CELAC and the OAS.
October 5, 2026Section
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Igbo People, Language and Culture in Nigeria Explained
Igbo is both an ethnic group and a major Nigerian language, rooted in the southeast with a global diaspora. Dialects,...
October 5, 2026
Who Borders Mexico? US, Guatemala, Belize and USMCA Trade
Mexico borders the US, Guatemala and Belize, and the three USMCA economies trade about US$1.6 trillion in goods a year....
October 5, 2026
Colombia Inflation Seen Rising to 6.33% in September, Analysts Say
Colombia inflation is forecast to rise to 6.33% in September from 6.24% in August, analysts say. DANE publishes the official...
October 5, 2026
Honduras Doctors Enter Fifth Week of Protest as Government Says 95% Paid
Honduras doctors begin a fifth week of assemblies. The government says 95% are paid; the college says at least 840...
October 5, 2026
Chile Security Reform Would Let President Declare Emergency Over Threats
A new Chile security reform would let the president declare a state of emergency over serious threats, while Congress could...
October 5, 2026
Panama Electricity Reform Faces Line-by-Line Assembly Debate This Week
Panama electricity reform Bill 705 goes to a line-by-line committee debate on 6 October, with the 2028 power concessions and...
October 5, 2026
Bolivia Diesel Protests: Oruro Indigenous Nation Declares Emergency
Bolivia diesel protests spread to Oruro, where the Jach'a Karangas indigenous nation declared an emergency as YPFB keeps blocking repeat...
October 5, 2026
Uruguay: Support for Democracy Falls to 64%, Latin America Survey Finds
Support for democracy in Uruguay fell from 70% to 64% in the Latinobarómetro 2026 survey, yet the country still ranks...
October 5, 2026
Venezuela Election Date Must Be Set, Machado Says, Vowing to Return
In a New York Post op-ed, María Corina Machado calls for a Venezuela election date within a year and says...
October 5, 2026
Dominican Republic Gets US$6.3 Million in EU-Backed Sargassum Financing
Dominican small firms that collect sargassum seaweed are set to get US$6.3 million in sargassum financing from the EU's investment...
October 5, 2026
What to Do in Mérida in October 2026: Ánimas, Oktoberfest and Big Concerts
Mérida in October 2026: Oktoberfest Yucatán on 9 to 11 October, Natanael Cano on 17 October and the Festival de...
October 5, 2026
Mexico City’s Brugada Pledges ‘City of Utopias’ in Second Government Report
In her second government report, Mexico City's Clara Brugada claimed a 30-year homicide low, 150,000 new jobs and promised more...
October 5, 2026
Colombia Minimum Wage: Economist Sees 9% to 10% Rise for 2027 as Talks Begin
Colombia minimum wage talks for 2027 are under way. A Credicorp Capital economist sees a 9% to 10% rise; no...
October 5, 2026
What to Do in Buenos Aires in October 2026: Iron Maiden, Bisbal and Tecweek
Buenos Aires in October 2026: Iron Maiden on 20 and 21 October, David Bisbal on 12 October, the Puro Diseño...
October 5, 2026
Brazil’s Governors Map: 20 Won Outright, Seven Runoffs
Brazil's governors map after the 4 October vote: a record 20 states decided outright, Moro wins Paraná, and seven states...
October 5, 2026
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Party Wins 121 Seats in Lower House
Brazil's Congress from 2027: Bolsonaro's PL wins 121 of 513 lower-house seats and a projected 28 of 81 senators before...
October 5, 2026
Bolivia Attorney General Oath in Doubt as Lara Objects
Bolivia attorney general pick José Urioste waits for his oath after Vice President Edmand Lara questioned the removal of Roger...
October 5, 2026
Boric Rejects Chile’s Escudo de las Américas Membership
Chile's ex-president Gabriel Boric says the US-led Escudo de las Américas breaks with the country's foreign-policy principles, and answers Frei.
October 5, 2026
Peru Lima Mayor Race: López Aliaga Warns Election Judges
Former Lima mayor Rafael López Aliaga ran as first councillor. With his list narrowly ahead, he warns Peru's election judges...
October 5, 2026