Afternoon Edition, September 23, 2026
Every Lexy News brief, written out. Three stories, three times a day.
South Sudan
President Salva Kiir dissolved South Sudan’s transitional unity government and appointed a caretaker administration as the country moves toward its first-ever national elections. The decree ended a power-sharing arrangement created under a 2018 peace deal that halted years of civil war. It removed all vice presidents, ministers and local administrators, and dissolved the national and state assemblies. The order also left Kiir’s appointees in charge during the run-up to long-delayed elections.
Sources Al Jazeera
Burkina Faso
Mining companies in Burkina Faso and Mali are building security forces and security plans to keep mines operating. The assessment comes from George McLeod, a partner at Critical Risk Team, as territorial control shifts in parts of the two countries. He said companies are preparing to keep resource sites open no matter who controls nearby areas. Burkina Faso and Mali are major security risk environments for mining in the Sahel and West Africa. The assessment says security at resource sites can affect supply chains and local conflict, while mines in areas where control is shifting face more pressure to stay open.
Sources Mining
Brazil
Rising violence in Bahia is becoming a political liability for President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in one of his most important electoral strongholds. The pressure centers on gang conflict and police lethality in the northeastern state, which is central to Lula’s national base and governing coalition. The crisis could weaken support in a region he relies on heavily and is drawing attention beyond the violence more often associated with Rio, São Paulo and the Amazon.
Sources Greenwich Time
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