French Fighter Jets Due Back in Chad
France will land two Mirage 2000 jets and a transport plane in Chad for a short stopover, the first since Chad ended its defence deal in 2024.
Peru Deputies File Amnesty Bill for Castillo
Lima Rival Concedes, Trails by 49,132 Votes
Costa Rica Cuts Growth Forecast to 3.2%
Mexico Rejects Texas Claim on 9 Islands
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Itau Cuts Brazil’s Next-Year Growth to 0.5%
Itaú cut its 2027 Brazil growth forecast to 0.5% and sees inflation at 6.1%, with the Selic rate...
Nutresa 9-Month Profit Falls 61% to US$119M
Grupo Nutresa's nine-month net profit fell 61% to US$119 million on dollar-debt hedges while core earnings rose, and...
Oncoclinicas Gets 61.6% Creditor Backing
Brazil's largest private cancer-care chain won backing from creditors holding 61.6% of its US$1.05 billion debt plan, up...
Vale Rules Out Extra Dividend This Year
Vale's finance chief rules out an extraordinary dividend this year, a day after net income fell 53% to...
Ecuador Proposes US$50.2B Budget
Ecuador asked its National Assembly to approve a US$50.2 billion budget for 2027 that assumes oil at US$66...
Argentines Buy US$2.9B in Cash Dollars
Argentines bought US$2.9 billion in cash dollars in September, near US$50 billion since controls ended in April 2025,...
Chile Air Force Chief Signals F-35 Purchase
Chile's outgoing air force chief said on 30 October the country is preparing a fifth-generation fighter, reported as...
Bolivia Brings Forward US$333 Million Refund
Bolivia's central bank will pay US$333 million to dollar savers on 5 November, up to 130 days early,...
Pope Leo to Get Abuse Letter in Uruguay
Uruguay's cardinal will hand Pope Leo, the first US-born pope, a letter from a man who says a...
Brazil Pushes Big Tech Rules Before Year-End
Brazil wants Congress to pass a law by December letting its antitrust agency regulate big platforms, a bill...
Suriname’s GranMorgu Oil Stays on Schedule
TotalEnergies' Suriname chief says the GranMorgu offshore oil project is about halfway built, with drilling due soon and...
Brazil Senate Sets Security Amendment Vote
Brazil's Senate votes on 3 November on a gang crackdown amendment while Washington lists two Brazilian factions as...
Brazil Court Orders Meta to Remove 14 Posts
A São Paulo labor judge ordered Meta to remove 14 posts urging employers to fire workers over their...
US General Calls Dominican Republic Key Ally
General Francis Donovan, head of US Southern Command, called the Dominican Republic a key ally after a 19-nation...
Mercado Pago Nears Argentine Bank License
Argentina's central bank cleared the technical review of Mercado Pago's bank application, a step for Nasdaq-listed MercadoLibre. A...
25 House Democrats Press Rubio on Bolsonaro
Twenty-five House Democrats ask Secretary of State Rubio whether Washington helped Brazil's Flávio Bolsonaro leave and enter the...
Guyana Reportedly Skips Tender for BB Energy
Guyana reportedly gave BB Energy the fuel supply for its two rented powerships without a public tender; the...
US Embassy Rebukes Guatemala Mayor’s Party
The US Embassy in Guatemala called a Zacapa mayor's lavish party a narcoquinceañera and named her US-wanted brother-in-law,...
São Paulo Nightlife Tonight: Two Blue Note Shows on Paulista
São Paulo nightlife for Saturday, 31 October 2026: Tears For Fears at 8 p.m. and Elton John hits at 10:30 p.m. at Blue Note on Paulista.
Bogotá, Colombia Explained 2026
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Lima, Peru Explained 2026
Lima, Peru explained for US readers: 10.4 million people, 40 percent of the economy, a crime emergency and...
Foreign Powers and Investors in Uruguay 2026
The United States paid US$878 million for Uruguayan beef in 2025, the most of any buyer, even though...
Panama Culture, the Key Figures to Know in 2026
Panama culture in October 2026: salsa singer Rubén Blades, jazz pianist Danilo Pérez, Guna molas, Portobelo and the...
The Dominican Republic Diaspora in the United States Explained
The 1,382,888 Dominican-born people in the US equal about 13% of the 10,760,028 residents counted at home in...
Foreign Powers and Investors in Guyana 2026
Guyana foreign powers and investors: ExxonMobil, Chevron, CNOOC, lenders, armies and a Venezuelan claim. A guide as of...
Brasília, Brazil Explained 2026
Brasília city guide: 2.8 million people, a US$68 billion economy, and the safety and travel facts US readers...
Honduras Culture, the Key Figures to Know in 2026
Honduras culture in October 2026: the Maya city of Copán, Garifuna music, poet Roberto Sosa, singer Guillermo Anderson...
Foreign Powers and Investors in Jamaica 2026
Foreign powers and investors in Jamaica as of October 2026: the US, lenders offering US$6.7 billion, Spanish hotels,...
Religion in Argentina Explained
Argentina religion explained: just under 63% Catholic in 2019, evangelicals at 15.3%, a Catholic clause in the constitution...
It’s a Fake Wedding in La Romana, 28 November 2026
It's a Fake Wedding comes to La Romana on Saturday 28 November 2026, with general admission at US$40...
Grupo Barak in Costa Rica, 20 November 2026
Grupo Barak, the Dominican Christian group, plays Parque Viva in Alajuela, Costa Rica, on Friday 20 November 2026;...
Hayley Williams in Santiago, 18 November 2026
Hayley Williams plays Santander Arena in Santiago on Wednesday 18 November 2026. Tickets run from US$41.98 to US$117.19...
Niche Sinfonico in Medellin, 24 April 2027
Grupo Niche plays Niche Sinfonico with the National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia near Medellin on 24 April 2027....
Costa Rica National Symphony in San Jose, 13 November 2026
Costa Rica's National Symphony plays the Teatro Nacional in San José on Friday 13 November 2026; seats run...
US$5.79 Buys a Ticket to Chile’s New Final
Tickets for the first Copa de la Liga final start at US$5.79 for children and reach US$40.52 in...
Carlos Vives in Medellín, 17 April 2027
Carlos Vives plays DAVIarena near Medellín on Saturday 17 April 2027. Tickets start near US$38 via Tuboleta; see...
Botafogo vs São Paulo in Rio on 23 November
Botafogo host São Paulo in Rio on Monday 23 November 2026 at 8 p.m. (6 p.m. ET). Ticket...
Pitbull in Guadalajara and Monterrey 2027
Pitbull plays Guadalajara on 19 February 2027 and Monterrey on 21 February. Sale starts 5 November on Ticketmaster...
Zenith Bank Profit Hits US$690 Million
Zenith Bank profit before tax reached US$690 million in the nine months to 30 September 2026, as loan impairment charges fell 70.5%.
Anheuser-Busch InBev Profit Per Share Up 22%
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Cameroon Voters Check Rolls Until 10 Nov
Cameroon voters can check and correct their names on draft lists posted in all 360 communes until Tuesday...
Rundu Town Council Delays October Salaries
Rundu Town Council in Namibia told its staff that October salaries will be late because of a cash-flow...
Tunisia Jails Opposition Leader for 20 Years
Tunisia jails opposition leader Riadh Ben Fadhel for 20 years in a money-laundering case, and his party calls...
Príncipe Burglaries Rattle Island in October
Príncipe burglaries have shaken residents of the small island in São Tomé and Príncipe, who blame night power...
UAE Court Jails 8 for Arming Sudan Army
A UAE court in Abu Dhabi gave eight men life terms on 29 October 2026 for selling arms...
15 Batswana Missing in Russia Ukraine War
Botswana says 15 Batswana missing in the Russia Ukraine war, with three injured and one held as a...
Getting Around Seychelles for Americans 2026
Ferries from Mahe to Praslin take 1 hour 15 minutes, driving is practical only on Mahe and Praslin,...
Sierra Leone IMF Program Explained 2026
The IMF has paid Sierra Leone about US$158.6 million since 2024 and approved a US$211.5 million climate loan....
Ghana Seeks Wontumi Assets in US$4.3M Case
Ghana's anti-graft office asks a court to seize Wontumi assets, including US$4.3 million in Treasury bills and the...
Ghana Passports Face US Check Over 6 Cases
Ghana passports are in question after the opposition NPP asked the US on 30 October 2026 to check...
Ghana Youth Unemployment Tops 32%
Ghana youth unemployment reached 32.4% for ages 15 to 24 in early 2025, the national statistics office says....
Morocco Offshore Fish Farm Opens in October
The first Morocco offshore fish farm opened at Sidi Ifni on 30 October 2026, with four sea cages,...
Morocco Says UN Sahara Mission Ends 31 Oct
Morocco's Royal Cabinet says the end of the UN Sahara mission closes the Sahara file at the UN,...
Russia Vetoes US Sahara Draft Backed by 11
Russia vetoes US Sahara draft at the UN on 30 October 2026 despite 11 votes in favour, and...
Republic of Congo Cash Guide for US Visitors
Cards are rare in the Republic of Congo, and old coins stop being money on Sunday, 1 November....
Republic of Congo Travel Rules for US Visitors
Americans need a yellow fever shot and an advance visa for the Republic of Congo, and a US...
Egypt Rate Hike May Cost Budget US$2.7B
An Egypt rate hike of 1 point could add US$2.7 billion to state borrowing costs, an industry leader...
Sisi Joins Russia Africa Summit on 28 Oct
Egypt's president Sisi joined the Russia Africa summit in Moscow on 28 October, as Putin set a goal...
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