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Placebo Bogotá 2027: the British band plays the Movistar Arena on Thursday 11 March.

Lima, Arequipa or Cusco?

A court martial in Wau jailed a South Sudanese soldier for 10 years over the December 2025 killing of a UNMISS language assistant.

Rwanda neighbourhood explained: four borders, the M23 war and Washington Accords with Congo, the closed Burundi border, EAC trade and Lake Kivu in 2026.

Ghana culture in 2026 explained: the musicians, artists, writers, athletes and festivals that matter, from highlife and kente to Black Sherif.

Morocco politics in October 2026: King Mohammed VI, new head of government Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, the parties, the army and who decides.

Egypt politics explained for 2026: President Sisi, Prime Minister Madbouly, the key ministers, parliament, the army, the courts and who could rise next.

Kenya culture in 2026 explained: the writers, musicians, film-makers, artists, athletes and festivals that matter, plus safety notes for US visitors.

Nigeria foreign players explained: the World Bank, Eurobond buyers, China, Gulf banks, US and UK funds, oil majors and a US$22.8 billion diaspora.

South Africa culture explained: Grammy winner Tyla, Nobel novelists Gordimer and Coetzee, the Springboks, Trevor Noah and the festivals to know.

The Mexican Independence Day parade leaves Mexico City's Zócalo at 10 a.m. on 16 September.

Mexico resources explained: the world's top silver output, Pemex oil, nationalised lithium, US farm trade, scarce water and the environmental cost.

Who holds Brazil power in 2026: the rich Southeast, a farm caucus of 299 deputies, churches, courts and the families in the 25 October runoff.

Prediction markets price Cruz Azul at 49% at Pumas, Toluca at 27% for the Liga MX title and Flamengo at 64% in Brazil.

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YPF's board approved buying the 24.99% of power generator YPF Luz it does not own for US$430 million, taking full control of a tenth of Argentina's supply.

Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodríguez said 44 more oil and gas deals are in talks and about US$12 billion in financing is expected.

Washington invoked the USMCA labour mechanism against GLM Components, a Puebla auto parts plant, and froze final customs processing of its US-bound goods.

Lima's archbishop says Pope Leo XIV will meet young Peruvians at the Estadio Nacional on 12 November, after the Estadio Monumental was dropped.

Peru farm exports rose just 1.9% to US$8.0 billion from January to August, exporters said on 8 October, warning El Niño could hit northern crops.

The US State Department kept Bolivia on its trafficking watch list for a second year, putting the Paz government one year from a Tier 3 downgrade.

Paraguay's central bank sent senators a 31-page secret report that papers say covers ueno bank.

Linguard Labs has taken a majority stake in El Salvador's Chivo wallet and plans free remittances from the US for eligible users.

Brazil's top judge just ordered the presidential front-runner's brother to prison in the middle of the runoff.

BTC has launched an Egypt gold vending machine at Cairo's Nile City Towers mall.

Angola inflation eased to 8.43% in September, the lowest in INE's table since 2021, while food still drove more than two thirds of price growth.

Namibia's annual inflation rose to 5.4% in September as fuel and transport costs climbed, while core inflation held at 4.0%.

The Central Bank of Tunisia kept its policy rate at 7% as inflation rose to 5.6% and a US$3.8 billion energy bill thinned the country's reserves.

Uganda says its exports to South Sudan have reached about US$700 million, up from US$490 million in 2024, as a Kampala business forum sets new targets.

Kenyans abroad sent US$5.01 billion home in the year to August, down 1.3%.

Stats SA says factory output fell 4.3% in August from a year earlier, with nine of ten divisions shrinking and vehicle assembly down 10%.

Ethiopian companies have six months to tell the government who really owns them, a new hurdle for US investors in banks, shares and property.

The FBI says more than 130 people were held in Ghana over scams targeting Americans.

Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele says the 30-day NNPC discount is not a subsidy.

The Guinea-Bissau election set for 6 December is off, officials say, leaving the military-led transition with no end date and the opposition seeking a delay.

Mauritania has published its SOMELEC fire report.

The World Bank puts Gabon's debt above 80% of GDP in 2025, while the government's unpublished audit says 68.91%.

Morocco's Kenitra battery hub is due to start its first cell line this month, as Volkswagen's PowerCo takes 49% of a planned US$537 million cathode plant.

Nigeria stocks lost about US$1.0 billion in one session on 8 October.

Tanzania inflation stayed at 4.3% in September, inside the 3% to 5% target, as fuel and transport costs climbed and the central bank held its rate.

Burkina Faso's military government plans to spend about US$435 million on boreholes and 50,000 hectares of new irrigated farmland by October 2027.

Simón became a hurricane on 8 October and may reach Category 4.

Brazil, Argentina and Chile share a holiday Monday on 12 October 2026.

Your Friday guide: Hurricane Simón near Mexico’s Pacific coast, a Monday holiday in four countries, Brazil’s inflation and today’s exchange rates.

Copa Libertadores semi-final schedule confirmed for October with Fluminense-Palmeiras and Estudiantes-Flamengo.

Your São Paulo Friday brief: weather, Marília Mendonça exhibition at MIS, market mood in words, transport and where to go today.

Your Friday Rio plan: a warm day with possible showers, free CCBB exhibitions in Centro, the Museu do Amanhã and where to watch the football.

Latin America's mood on October 9, 2026: Brazil's runoff anxiety, Mexico's US friction, Argentina's economic hope, Colombia's quake relief.

The Nasdaq fell 1.3%, US payrolls rose only 29,000 and Brent held above US$100 a barrel, framing Friday's Brazil IPCA test for Latin America.