A massive power outage plunged Ghana into darkness on July 29, 2026, affecting Accra, Kumasi, Aburi, and beyond, with no cause or restoration timeline yet confirmed.
Namibia's port authority, Namport, has rejected a proposal by Alpha Nautical Services Limited (Anol) to develop a $244 million oil and gas supply base at Lüderitz.
Divided G20 leaders will descend on New Delhi from Friday, with host Prime Minister Narendra Modi seizing a chance to occupy the geopolitical centre stage and hammer home India's growing diplomatic clout. Around the summit table, there will be a few notable absences -- with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin both opting to stay at home.
Two years ago, El Salvador shrugged off a chorus of warnings and adopted Bitcoin as legal tender in a bid to revitalize its economy and improve access to financial services. Economist Cesar Villalona told AFP that Bitcoin "does not exist in the local economy" in any significant way, because in El Salvador "everything" is paid in dollars: wages, services and goods.
The US Senate confirmed Adriana Kugler on Thursday to a management position at the Federal Reserve, making her the first Hispanic-American to serve on the seven-person governing body in its 110-year history.
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