🌍 Frontier Markets News, January 2nd 2026

What We’re Reading

Senegal’s dollar bonds rally on IMF deal hopes (Bloomberg)

Guinea’s coup leader wins election after barring leading opponents (NY Times) 

UAE miner launches $28.9bn claim over Guinea bauxite dispute (Bloomberg)

Ghana aims to reduce reliance on external finance. (GhanaWeb)

Kenya notches near-5% GDP growth. (Bloomberg)

Egypt finalizes deal to develop Djibouti’s port in bid to pressure Ethiopia over Nile dam (The National) 

Huge crowds mourn Bangladesh’s first female PM at state funeral (BBC) 

Bangladesh’s Islamist party open to unity government after February vote (Reuters)

More than a million still need aid in wake of Sri Lanka cyclone (UN)

Thailand releases Cambodian prisoners as ceasefire holds (Al Jazeera) 

Fear pervades Myanmar after ‘sham’ election (The Guardian)  

Yemen’s Saudi-backed government launches operation against UAE-backed separatists (Reuters)

Growing protests increase pressure on Iran’s embattled regime (WSJ)

US conducts multiple missions against Islamic State in Syria (WaPo)

Turkey intensifies crackdown against Islamic State group (EuroNews)

Trump pullback and protests hit Serbia’s embattled leader (Newsweek)

Milei fights to bring multinationals back to Argentina (FT)

Honduras’ presidential runner-up challenges loss as legal action looms (Reuters)

Chile’s economy unexpectedly slowed after upbeat forecasts (Bloomberg)

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