Peru Witness Alleges Cash Carrier Collusion
A protected witness alleges to Peru's prosecutors that firms coordinated to guard cash transport and block Bill 9476. The claims...
November 9, 2026Section
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Pope Leo’s Peru Friend, Bishop Berni, Dies
Domenico Berni, Italian bishop in Peru for 47 years and friend of Pope Leo XIV, died on 8 November aged...
November 9, 2026
Why Chile’s President Has 68% Disapproval
Cadem's poll of 8 November: 68% of Chileans disapprove of President Kast. Sentence cuts and weak jobs and growth are...
November 9, 2026
Brazil’s Lula Vows to Work for Lower Rates
Lula promised on 8 November to create conditions for lower interest rates but gave no plan or date. Brazil's Selic...
November 9, 2026
Despegar Opens Travel Store in Bogotá Mall
Despegar has opened a new walk-in travel advice point in the Nuestro Bogotá shopping centre, offering personal trip planning in...
November 9, 2026
Old Mutual Namibia Adds WhatsApp Statements
Old Mutual Namibia now lets Orion fund members view their Member Benefit Statements on WhatsApp, the company announced on 5...
November 9, 2026
France Talks Pay as Unions Weigh Next Move
France’s prime minister hosts unions on pay on 9 November, with a minimum wage near US$1,678 in play. Here is...
November 9, 2026
Suriname President Wants Idle Court Fixed
Suriname's President Jennifer Simons wants the Constitutional Court re-staffed and its law changed to allow appeals. It has been idle...
November 9, 2026
Guatemala Rejects Pay Cut for Lawmakers
Guatemala's Congress rejected a pay cut on 3 November 2026, 41 in favour and 50 against, keeping deputies at Q66,000...
November 9, 2026
Trinidad Starts Issuing Permits to Migrants
Trinidad has begun issuing one-year permits to approved migrants. See the TT$710 fee (US$106), how to collect, and what is...
November 9, 2026
Mexican Gang Chief Gets 50 Years in Prison
Mexico’s FGR says gang chief Daniel Arizmendi López, “El Mochaorejas”, got 50 years for organised crime and money laundering, not...
November 9, 2026
Bolivia Says It Seized 283 Tons of Drugs
Bolivia says it seized 283 tons of drugs in eight months and highlights the capture of Sebastián Marset in a...
November 9, 2026
South Sudan Election Talks Set to Resume
South Sudan's parties are due to resume Juba talks on 9 November to finalise resolutions before the 22 December 2026...
November 9, 2026
Eritrea’s Isaias Meets China’s Horn Envoy
Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki met China's Horn of Africa envoy Hu Changchun on 5 November 2026, and Beijing backed Eritrea's...
November 9, 2026
IMF to Review Ethiopia’s New Forecast Model
The IMF will review the schedule for Ethiopia's new forecasting model, due in September 2026, as talks on its US$3.4...
November 9, 2026
World Bank Cites Addis Ababa City Borrowing
A World Bank report is said to rank Addis Ababa among few African cities borrowing long term, and the city...
November 9, 2026
Who Runs Ethiopia’s Army and Foreign Policy
Mohamed Idris now runs Ethiopia's army and Gedion Timothewos keeps foreign policy. What it means for US travel, trade and...
November 9, 2026
Report Says Miller Pushed Agencies on Somalis
A US news investigation says Stephen Miller pressed at least five federal agencies on Minnesota’s Somalis; the White House says...
November 9, 2026
Kenya Opposition Sees Ruto Warning in US Vote
Kenyan opposition leader Ndindi Nyoro says the US Democratic win warns President Ruto, with inflation at 7.3% nine months before...
November 9, 2026
Algeria Sends Envoy to Niger and Chad
Algeria's foreign minister delivered President Tebboune's letters to Niger's and Chad's leaders on 3 and 4 November as the two...
November 9, 2026