
Cabo Verde Plans on 5.6% Growth, IMF Sees 5%
The IMF sees Cabo Verde growing 5% in 2027 with 2.8% inflation, against 5.6% growth and 2% inflation in the...
October 19, 2026In-depth, primary-source analysis of the global stories that move emerging markets – Africa, Asia, Europe and North America – each decoded through a Latin American and Global South lens. The Rio Times reads the original documents and shows the math. This hub gathers our deep analysis of the world beyond Latin America; for our Latin America long-form work, see the In-Depth section.

The IMF sees Cabo Verde growing 5% in 2027 with 2.8% inflation, against 5.6% growth and 2% inflation in the...
October 19, 2026
Ramaphosa opened Vedanta's expanded Gamsberg zinc mine on 16 October and backed a smelter plan that hinges on cheaper power....
October 19, 2026
Polymarket odds on Mexico’s 2026 inflation jumped from 33.9% to 69.8% in a week, while Brazil, South Africa, Mali and...
October 19, 2026
Sauti za Busara 2027 runs 19 to 21 March in Stone Town, Zanzibar, with early-bird international passes at about US$125...
October 19, 2026
The Zamane Festival brings Oum and desert music to the M'Hamid El Ghizlane oasis in Morocco from 3 to 6...
October 19, 2026
The Ivory Coast cocoa strike passed 30 days as union SYNAP-CI rallied in Daloa on 17 October, rejecting the US$2.06...
October 19, 2026
Zambia retirees face a UPND claim of opposition ties made on 17 October. The party offered no names or evidence,...
October 19, 2026
Djibouti is squeezed between Ethiopia’s war and Bab el-Mandeb risk as Egypt weighs sending forces to defend Saudi Arabia from...
October 19, 2026
Macky Sall quit the UN Secretary-General race after a divided Security Council poll, as Senegal weighs what the Trump era...
October 19, 2026Brazil runoff date: Sunday, October 25, poll closing times and when results start · Brazil runoff polls: Flávio 51%, Lula 49% · Kalshi and Polymarket odds