A street vendor balances goods on her head at the Adjame main market in Abidjan, on July 20, 2026. Estimated at more than 60% in the early 1970s, the number of Africans working in the informal sector has continued to grow in recent years and now stands at nearly 83%, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO). More than 90% of the working population is concerned in Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Mali or Nigeria, while the figure reaches 80% in the Democratic Republic of Congo or Ghana. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP via Getty Images)

A general view of street vendors at the Adjame main market in Abidjan July 20, 2026. Estimated at more than 60% in the early 1970s, the number of Africans working in the informal sector has continued to grow in recent years and now stands at nearly 83%, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO). More than 90% of the working population is concerned in Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Mali or Nigeria, while the figure reaches 80% in the Democratic Republic of Congo or Ghana. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Vendors display beans for sale at the market in Goma, capital of North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on January 14, 2026. Estimated at more than 60% in the early 1970s, the number of Africans working in the informal sector has continued to grow in recent years and now stands at nearly 83%, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO). More than 90% of the working population is concerned in Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Mali or Nigeria, while the figure reaches 80% in the Democratic Republic of Congo or Ghana. (Photo by Glody MURHABAZI / AFP via Getty Images)

Indigenous people attend a rally against fuel prices in Guatemala City on September 8, 2026. (Photo by Johan ORDONEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Indigenous people attend a rally against fuel prices outside the Palace of Culture in Guatemala City on September 8, 2026. (Photo by Johan ORDONEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Indigenous people attend a rally against fuel prices outside the Palace of Culture in Guatemala City on September 8, 2026. (Photo by Johan ORDONEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Delayed passengers wait and queue with their luggage at Terminal 3 of London Heathrow airport, west of London on September 8, 2026, following major disruption due an issue affecting the NATS air traffic control systems. Flights to and from the UK were cancelled on on September 8, due to a "technical issue" affecting UK's National Air Traffic Services (NATS), which says it is working to resolve the situation. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP via Getty Images)

Delayed passengers wait and queue with their luggage at Terminal 3 of London Heathrow airport, west of London on September 8, 2026, following major disruption due an issue affecting the NATS air traffic control systems. Flights to and from the UK were cancelled on on September 8, due to a "technical issue" affecting UK's National Air Traffic Services (NATS), which says it is working to resolve the situation. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP via Getty Images)