Africa Intelligence Brief — September 19 2025

Africa’s regions saw significant developments today across business, politics, and security. In North Africa, Algeria was thrown into turmoil by a fugitive spy chief, Mali and Algeria clashed legally over a downed... Read more »

Indigenous tribe in Brazilian Amazon loses case against TMZ and New York Times

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by an Indigenous tribe in the Brazilian Amazon against The New York Times and TMZ that claimed the newspaper’s reporting... Read more »

LATAM Brasil Faces Major Travel Interruptions with Dozen New Cancelled Flights Across Brazil’s Key Airports in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Porto Alegre, Vitória, and Navegantes

Home » AIRLINE NEWS » LATAM Brasil Faces Major Travel Interruptions with Dozen New Cancelled Flights Across Brazil’s Key Airports in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Porto Alegre, Vitória, and Navegantes... Read more »

World News | Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro Hospitalised in Brasilia After Falling Ill Under House Arrest

Brasilia [Brazil], September 17 (ANI): Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who was sentenced to prison last week for plotting a coup, was hospitalised on Tuesday after falling ill while under house arrest,... Read more »

The Bolsonaro verdict shows Brazilian democracy is resilient | Politics

On Thursday, a Brazilian Supreme Court panel found former President Jair Bolsonaro guilty of multiple charges, including leading a criminal group and attempting the violent overthrow of democratic rule. He was sentenced... Read more »

Mercosur and EFTA seal trade deal, push for multilateralism | Foreign Affairs

Representatives of Mercosur and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA)—comprising Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein—signed a free trade agreement on Tuesday (16) in Rio de Janeiro and described the deal as a... Read more »

Brazil’s Bolsonaro taken to hospital after feeling unwell | Jair Bolsonaro News

Convicted ex-leader rushed to a hospital in Brasilia after falling ill at his residence, his son says. Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who was sentenced to prison last week for plotting a... Read more »

US designates Colombia country ‘failing to cooperate in drug war’

The United States has officially named Colombia as a country which has “demonstrably failed” to uphold its obligations to control drug trafficking, but stopped short of cutting off the flow of US... Read more »

Thousands of Palestinians flee as Israeli bombs rain down on Gaza City | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The Israeli army has subjected Gaza City to its most punishing attacks in two years of war, sending thousands of residents fleeing under bombs and bullets amid fears they might never return,... Read more »

‘Diplomatic abuse’: Brazil minister on US revoking his 10-year-old daughter’s visa | Brazil

When Alexandre Padilha’s father most needed help, the United States took him in. It was 1971, the height of Brazil’s brutal two-decade dictatorship, and Anivaldo Padilha, a young Methodist activist, had been... Read more »