Kenya Travel Advisory Level 3: What US Visitors Must Know
The Kenya travel advisory moved to Level 3, Reconsider Travel, on 19 October 2026. See no-go areas, Ebola facts and entry rules for US visitors.
Mexican Cattle Imports Resume Oct 26
Peñoles Tailings Spill Spans 13.58 km
Market Snapshot
October 21, 2026 — 06:23 BRTLatest News
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Chile pitched a US$105 billion mining pipeline to executives at LME Week in London on 20 October 2026,...
Chile Expulsion Law Clears Congress Oct 20
Chile's Congress passed an expulsion law on 20 October that lets police enter homes with a judge's approval...
Sherritt Wins Fuel License for Cuba Oct 20
The Sherritt fuel license clears fuel, fuel oil and sulfur for the Moa nickel mine in Cuba, but...
Ecuador Oil Sale to Peru Tops US$1.6 Billion
Ecuador's Petroecuador awarded Peru's Petroperú two contracts for 16.2 million barrels of crude, with estimated income of US$1.652...
Mexico Keeps 50% Chinese Car Tariff
Mexico's Economy Ministry says the 50% Chinese car tariff must stay, as a consultant warns Mexico may miss...
Mexico Forced Recruitment Law Wins 419 Votes
Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies approved a forced recruitment law on 20 October 2026 with 419 votes, setting prison...
Honduras Seeks Luis Redondo Prosecution
Honduran prosecutors filed a case at the Supreme Court naming former Congress president Luis Redondo and 13 others,...
Honduras Election Decree Case Explained
Honduras prosecutors seek to try ex-Congress chief Luis Redondo and 13 others over a January vote-recount decree. Background,...
La Florida Flooding Keeps 26 Schools Shut
La Florida flooding keeps 26 municipal schools closed on Wednesday, 21 October, as red alert and aluvión risk...
Why La Florida Chile Is Vulnerable to Aluviones Explained
Why La Florida Chile is vulnerable to aluviones: a foothill ravine, the 1993 Macul disaster that killed 26...
Puerto Rico Family Secretary Probe Opens
Puerto Rico's Justice Department opened a 90-day preliminary investigation on 20 October into Family Secretary Suzanne Roig, who...
What Comes Next in the Puerto Rico Familia Secretary Probe
Puerto Rico's Justice Department has 90 days to say if a special prosecutor is needed in the Familia...
LatAm Expat & Nomad Daily Guide for Wednesday, October 21, 2026
A tropical system forms off Mexico, Colombia's visa deadline is 10 days away, Brazil votes in 4 days: today's rates and checklist for expats.
São Paulo Daily Brief
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief
Market Snapshot
October 21, 2026 — 06:23 BRTLatest News
View All →Bolivia Politics Explained, Who Holds Power in 2026
Bolivia politics in October 2026: President Paz, his cabinet, Congress, parties, courts, police, governors and the Evo Morales...
Dominican Republic Natural Resources Explained 2026
Dominican Republic resources in October 2026: gold at Pueblo Viejo, rare earths, rice, water and forests, who profits...
Bahamas in Latin America, Its Role, Weight and Alliances
Bahamas continent guide for October 2026: a US$17.2 billion island economy in CARICOM, CELAC and the OAS, tied...
Nicaragua Geopolitics Explained 2026
Nicaragua geopolitics in October 2026: how the US, China, Russia and Europe pull on the Ortega-Murillo government, with...
Barbados in Latin America, Its Role, Weight and Alliances
Is Barbados part of Latin America? Its weight, CARICOM, OAS and CELAC roles, alliances and sea disputes as...
Trinidad and Tobago Geopolitics Explained 2026
Trinidad and Tobago geopolitics in October 2026: how the US, China, India, Venezuela, the Gulf and Turkey compete...
Virada Salvador Festival Runs 30 December to 3 January
Virada Salvador is a free New Year's festival in Brazil, 30 December to 3 January. Ivete Sangalo leads...
Black Consciousness Day in Brazil Is Friday 20 November
Black Consciousness Day in Brazil falls on Friday 20 November 2026. See what closes, what stays open and...
Fonseca Costa Rica Concert at Parque Viva on 12 March
Fonseca Costa Rica concert: the Colombian singer plays Parque Viva on Friday 12 March 2027. Venue, transport, entry...
Cirque Du Soleil Curitiba Show Opens on 19 November
Cirque du Soleil Curitiba: Alegría runs from Thursday 19 November to Sunday 13 December 2026. Seats from US$48,...
Barranquilla Carnival 2027 Starts on Saturday 6 February
Barranquilla Carnival 2027 runs Saturday 6 to Tuesday 9 February. Parade days, what is not confirmed, grandstand tickets...
Reuben Fasoranti Death Draws Tinubu Tribute
Reuben Fasoranti, National Leader of Nigeria's Afenifere, died on 20 October 2026 aged 100, and President Tinubu paid tribute.
What to Do in Maputo in October 2026
Equatorial Guinea Arrests Malian Man, 35
Market Snapshot
October 21, 2026 — 06:23 BRTLatest News
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Tech Group Datatec Core Earnings Seen Up 53%
Datatec core earnings per share should rise 52.9% to 60.6% in the half-year to August, the Johannesburg tech...
Ethio Telecom Names Acting CEO After 8 Years
Ethio Telecom's board named Tariku Demissie acting CEO on 18 October, after Frehiwot Tamiru moved to the cabinet....
Kenya Vodacom Safaricom Stake Stays at 55%
The Vodacom Safaricom stake stays at 55% while Kenya's Court of Appeal hears the case, after a High...
Vehicle Tracker Karooooo Profit Rises 18%
Karooooo profit rose 18% in the six months to 31 August as Cartrack added a record 236,988 subscribers,...
Burundi Opposition Skips 3 May Election
A leading Burundi opposition figure calls the government a veiled dictatorship as his party, Frodebu, stays out of...
Equatorial Guinea Budget Passes at US$1.9B
The Equatorial Guinea budget for next year passed the Chamber of Deputies on 19 October at about US$1.9...
Central African Republic Holds 5 Activists
Five civil society leaders in the Central African Republic have been in custody since 15 October, and lawyer...
Mauritania Gas Exports Rise 16% in 3 Months
Mauritania gas exports reached 603,000 tonnes of LNG from July to September, up 16% on a year earlier,...
Gabon Bond Yield Hits 12% After US$580M Sale
Gabon bond yield reached 11.96% on 16 October, two days after a US$580 million sale, as investors still...
Libya Turkey Maritime Deal Approved 20 Oct
The Libya Turkey maritime deal won a unanimous vote in the eastern parliament, and Greece called it illegal...
Ghana Small-Scale Gold Exports Hit US$11.6B
Ghana small-scale gold exports reached US$11.6 billion, or 85.4 tonnes, from 1 January to 20 October 2026, the...
Morocco’s Biggest Bank Joins Yuan Hub 20 Oct
Morocco's biggest bank, Attijariwafa, joined China's CIPS on 20 October, so Moroccan firms can settle trade with Chinese...
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