Malawi El Niño Plan Is Only One Third Funded
The Malawi El Niño preparedness plan needs about US$282 million. Only US$94 million is mobilised, leaving a gap that reaches...
September 6, 2026Topic
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West Africa Cocoa Crop Set to Shrink as El Nino and Disease Bite
West Africa cocoa output is forecast to fall as El Nino and black pod disease hit Ghana and Ivory Coast,...
September 6, 2026
Data Miners Now Pay Ethiopia More for Power Than Its Own Utility Does
In Ethiopia electricity data miners paid 50.4bn birr last year against 46bn from the national utility, because their contracts settle...
September 1, 2026
Colombia Water Emergency: Bogotá Rationing, Hydropower at Risk
Colombia water emergency triggers 24-hour Bogotá shutoffs as Chingaza reservoirs drop to 16%. Over 565 municipalities face scarcity and hydropower...
July 24, 2026
Peru Fiscal Deficit Shrinks, Easing El Niño Risk
Peru’s rolling annual fiscal deficit fell to 1.3% of GDP in June 2026, beating official targets, as higher revenues strengthen...
July 18, 2026
Rice Giant Camil Sinks 18% After Its Profit Falls by More Than Half
The Camil results opening Brazil's season showed profit down 57.6% to R$28 million and an 18% share slide, with cheap...
July 17, 2026
Colombia’s Incoming Government Says a Blackout Would Cost $50 Million an Hour
Colombia blackout risk hits $50M per hour as El Niño intensifies and only 7% of 2026 power capacity is online,...
July 13, 2026
Panama Braces for a Strong El Niño — a Threat to a Canal That Runs on Rainwater
Panama El Niño upgraded to a strong event, and the commission watching the reservoirs includes the authority that runs the...
July 10, 2026
Cocoa Prices Are Rising Again. Ecuador Has Less Left to Sell
Ecuador cocoa exports earned $668m from January to April, down 59% on a year earlier, as prices hit an eight-month...
July 10, 2026