Uruguay abortion law changes are on hold until after Pope Leo XIV visits from 6 to 8 November 2026. No bill has been filed in parliament.

The Stone retail index put Brazil's August sales 0.5% above July and 7% above a year earlier. Fuel and food led the gains across most states.

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In tennis, the ATP 250 tournaments in Chengdu and Hangzhou both begin on 23 September. The Laver Cup team event follows from ...

Pick n Pay has named Woolworths veteran Spencer Sonn as CEO designate from February 2027, working alongside Sean Summers until his contract ends.

Namibia's Social Security Commission benefits rise on 1 October 2026, lifting maternity pay to about US$1,230 and most other ...

Rwanda genocide charges reached a UK court on 22 September 2026 as Dr Vincent Brown appeared in London. He entered no plea and the allegations are ...

Angola's single-use plastics ban took effect on 22 September 2026, twelve months after the decree, with company fines ...

A Mauritania third term campaign by the ruling El Insaf party has drawn a formal opposition warning and pushed one party out ...

Plan RELANCE, Burkina Faso's US$63 billion development plan, drew bank and microfinance chiefs to a funding meeting on 22 ...

Gabon debt interest charges are set to rise 36.9 percent in 2027, to about US$1.18 billion, under the draft budget adopted on ...

BNI mining risk filled a full day in Abidjan on 22 September 2026, five days after Côte d'Ivoire froze new small-scale mining ...