Draft US Letter Tells 35 Partners to Pick an AI Coalition
An unsent US draft letter would tell 35 partner countries to choose the American AI coalition over China's new WAICO...
August 17, 2026Section
Africa & Latin America
The South Atlantic is getting busier. Brazil’s agribusiness and mining reach into Africa, BRICS ties deepen, and the two regions increasingly face the same questions – on commodities, debt, data sovereignty and great-power pressure – from opposite shores. The Rio Times covers the trade, investment and diplomatic links between Africa and Latin America, the one lens no other outlet owns. This hub gathers the stories where the Global South’s two great frontiers meet.
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Global Goods Trade Hits US$13.7 Trillion on Higher Prices
Global goods trade reached US$13.7 trillion in the first half of 2026, up 12.5%, but UNCTAD says higher prices drove...
August 17, 2026
Only 7 of 16 SADC States Ratify Free Movement Pact
SADC leaders met in Durban to push critical minerals, while the free movement protocol adopted in 2005 still lacks the...
August 17, 2026
Niger Signs US$1.9bn Refinery It Cannot Yet Fund
Niger signed a US$1.9 billion refinery concession at Dosso on 15 August, giving its partner four months to raise the...
August 17, 2026
Cameroon Win First WAFCON Title, Beating Malawi 3-0
Cameroon beat Malawi 3-0 in Rabat to win their first WAFCON title, and the Brazil 2027 Women's World Cup field...
August 17, 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
Nearly Half of Young South Africans Are Not Working or in Training
The South Africa youth NEET rate reached 45.6 percent for people aged 15 to 34 in the first quarter of...
August 15, 2026