LatAm and Africa Prediction Markets, Week of 12 Oct
Polymarket odds that Trump endorses Flávio Bolsonaro fell from 54.5% to 21.5% in a week; South Africa, Mexico and Ethiopia...
October 12, 2026Section
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Gabon Names 8 Ministers, Keeps Oil Chief
Gabon reshuffle: President Oligui Nguema drops 5 ministers and names 8 on Sunday, replacing the energy minister but keeping oil,...
October 12, 2026
Egypt Eyes US$5 Billion Trade With Indonesia
Egypt and Indonesia want bilateral trade to reach US$5 billion by 2030, more than double the 2025 level, after their...
October 12, 2026
Guinea Exports First Refined Gold Bars on 9 October
Guinea exported its first locally refined gold bars, made by the Nimba Gold Refinery, on 9 October, after it ended...
October 12, 2026
Namibia Governor Pitches 5 Goats Each for Kunene Mine
A Kunene mine owned by residents is a Namibian regional governor's answer to lost grazing land, but a state investment...
October 12, 2026
Libya Detains 6 Bank Officials Over US$1.3 Million Loan
Six National Commercial Bank officials in Libya face pretrial detention over a US$1.3 million credit line granted without the required...
October 12, 2026
World Bank Arm Targets US$300 Million in Tunisia
The IFC, the World Bank Group's private-sector arm, expects to attract at least US$300 million of investment in Tunisia this...
October 12, 2026
Eswatini Foreign Contractors Won US$371 Million of Work
Foreign contractors did US$371 million of construction work in Eswatini in 2025/26, close to 80% of the kingdom's capital budget,...
October 12, 2026
Inkas Eyes Up to US$41M Morocco Armoured Vehicle Plant
Canada's Inkas is in advanced talks on an armoured vehicle plant in Morocco that could cost up to US$41 million,...
October 12, 2026