Argentina Government, Church Clash Before Papal Visit
An aide to Argentina's economy minister attacked the archbishop of Buenos Aires over poverty remarks, five weeks before the papal...
October 4, 2026Section
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Dallagnol Keeps Senate Bid as TSE Chief Halts Ban
TSE President Kassio Nunes Marques suspended the ruling that rejected Dallagnol's Senate bid in Paraná. His votes count, pending the...
October 4, 2026
Togo Business Guide 2026 Covers Port, Currency, Rules
Doing business in Togo: Lomé handled 2.4 million container units in 2025, the most in West Africa, yet the home...
October 4, 2026
Chad’s Economy Hinges on Oil and a Delayed IMF Loan
Chad's economy runs on oil piped through Cameroon, yet four in ten people live below US$3 a day. Why its...
October 4, 2026
Somalia’s Baidoa Fighting Leaves 148 Wounded in Feud
Fighter jets and drones joined a battle for Baidoa, a regional capital in Somalia. The Red Cross treated 148 wounded,...
October 4, 2026
Nigerian ETFs Split as Greenwich Alpha Gains 97.63%
Nine of 12 Nigerian ETFs rose in the year to September. Greenwich Alpha nearly doubled in price, while two Meristem...
October 4, 2026
Tanzania Urges Local Firms to Win US$1.9bn Mining Spend
Tanzania wants 90% of the US$1.9 billion its mines spend each year kept at home, and has ordered audits of...
October 4, 2026
South Africa Heritage Day Festival 2026 in Johannesburg
A ticketed Heritage Day Festival comes to Johannesburg's Nasrec Expo Centre on 21 November. Entry costs about US$36, yet no...
October 4, 2026
Lemo Fest 2026 Brings Music to Bloemfontein
South Africa's Lemo Fest 2026 brings pop, Afro-soul and gospel nights to Bloemfontein from 9 October. Tickets start at about...
October 4, 2026
Malawi Business Guide 2026 Covers Taxes and Dollar Gap
Doing business in Malawi in 2026: VAT is up to 17.5%, cash dollars are capped at US$1,000 and roadside diesel...
October 4, 2026
Central Africa Individuals Pay 15.5% on Bank Loans
Individuals in six Central African countries paid 15.48% on bank loans from April to June, five points more than big...
October 4, 2026
Nigeria Consumer Firms Book US$52.7 Million in Fees
Nestlé and Heineken's Nigerian units led US$52.7 million in brand and technical fees to global groups in the first half...
October 4, 2026
Absa Digital Asset Custody Goes Live in South Africa
South Africa's Absa now holds Bitcoin for big investors, a first for an African bank, it says. Local crypto holdings...
October 4, 2026
Tanzania Plans US$25 Million Hotel at SGR Rail Station
Tanzania's state railway and a workers' fund plan a US$25 million four-star hotel at a Morogoro station, betting on 2,800...
October 4, 2026
Ghana Gets LPG Tanker and Tema Terminal for Supply
A 40,000-cubic-metre tanker built for Ghana made its first delivery as a new gas terminal opened, part of a push...
October 4, 2026
What to Do in Dakar, Senegal in October 2026: Youth Olympics and Street Art
Senegal opens Africa's first Olympic event on 31 October. A day-by-day guide to Dakar in October 2026: hip-hop, film, comedy...
October 4, 2026
Central Africa Tenders CEMAC Money Market Platform
The central bank for six Central African countries and 66 million people has opened a tender for one system to...
October 4, 2026
Namibia Travel Guide 2026 Covers Visas, Safety, Seasons
Since April 2025, Americans, Britons and Canadians need a Namibia visa, about US$96. This Namibia travel guide covers entry, safety,...
October 4, 2026
Nigeria’s Amos Dangut Becomes WAEC Registrar
A Nigerian examiner now runs the board behind school-leaving exams in five West African nations; nearly two million sat it...
October 4, 2026
Namibia Tells New Swiss Envoy to Win Trade, Investment
Namibia's president told her new Swiss envoy to turn goodwill into trade and investment, four months after nonstop Zurich-Windhoek flights...
October 4, 2026