2+ hour, 1+ min ago  (1065+ words) A daily Africa read from a Latin American newsroom. Free. "The grant: Niger State handed 500 hectares to Abuja Steel Mills, part of Raj Gupta's African Industries Group, at a groundbreaking in Sabon Wuse in late June. "The plan: a large…...

13+ hour, 10+ min ago  (852+ words) The jump. Peru sold 8, 285 electric and hybrid vehicles in the first half of 2026, up more than 86% from a year earlier. The climb. The market has grown from just 366 units in 2019 to 10, 239 in all of 2025, a 28-fold rise. The share. Electrified…...

13+ hour, 10+ min ago  (800+ words) The place. The Macusani plateau in Peru's Puno region holds two flagship deposits: the Falchani lithium project and the Macusani uranium project. The scale. Owner American Lithium calls Falchani one of the world's largest hard-rock lithium finds and Macusani the…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (971+ words) The total. Mexico's infrastructure minister told deputies the administration is spending about 1. 35 trillion pesos ($77bn) across roads, rail, airports and public works. The private share. Mixed public-private schemes account for 237bn pesos ($13. 5bn), split between motorways and airports. That is 18 percent of the…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1055+ words) A daily Africa read from a Latin American newsroom. Free. SOUTH AFRICA " WEALTH "Nothing sold: The shares are pledged as collateral, so le Roux keeps his ownership, his board seat, his votes and all the upside. "The structure: A new…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (886+ words) The decree. Signed June 30 by President Yamand" Orsi, it takes effect on January 1, 2027. The bands. Customs value up to $19, 000 pays nothing; $19, 001-$27, 000 pays 5%; above that, 9%. The translation. Officials say a car retailing near $30, 000 still pays no tax at all. The timing....

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (796+ words) The trend. Argentina's private energy firms are borrowing abroad again, led by producers tied to the Vaca Muerta shale basin. The benchmark. Pampa Energ'a reopened a 2037 bond in May, taking it to $950m and its tightest-ever spread of 315 basis points. The…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (830+ words) The move. Tesla confirmed it will sell cars in Uruguay and enter Argentina. The rival. China's BYD already leads the electric-vehicle market in both countries. The Argentine twist. Tesla's first step there is a charging deal with state oil firm…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (809+ words) The milestone. Electric cars outsold gasoline models in Uruguay for the first time, with about nine thousand five hundred sold against eight thousand six hundred through May. The share. Fully electric cars reached forty-three percent of new sales in the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (975+ words) The round: Spiro has closed a $270 million raise to scale its electric motorcycles and battery-swapping network across Africa. Chinese backing: A fresh $55 million came from New Trails Capital, a Shanghai- and Shenzhen-based fund, topping up $215 million announced earlier in June....