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#economist.com. #Feb.06.2025 A leader of Congo’s rebels vows to fight on. It is not clear that a recent truce in Congo will hold

#Business × #Politics #Africa × #Republic of the Congo #Democratic Republic of the Congo

#economist.com. #Feb.06.2025 Why Islamists in the Arab world speak the language of free markets. The Middle East’s most religious politicians are often its most capitalist as well

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#economist.com. #Feb.05.2025 Donald Trump’s eye-popping plan to make Gaza American. Is his call to evict Palestinians from the “hell hole” an imperial fantasy or a negotiating ploy?

#Business × #Politics #Africa × #USA #North America #Americas

#bbc.com. #Feb.05.2025 Ghana wants more for its cashews, but it's a tough nut to crack. The African nation exports its cashews in raw form, but processing them would be more lucrative.

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#theguardian.com. #Feb.04.2025 ‘There is nothing here’: the island left behind by Lagos’s economic boom. Politicians in Nigeria hope the country’s largest city will one day look like Dubai, but on nearby Refuge Island people live without electricity

#Business × #Politics #Nigeria #Africa × #Iceland #Afro-Eurasia #Europe

#economist.com. #Feb.04.2025 Netanyahu is about to discover if Trump is friend or foe. A White House meeting may see the president try to dominate Israel’s strongman

#Business × #Politics #Africa × #USA #Asia #North America #Israel

#techcrunch.com. #Feb.04.2025 Egypt’s Khazna banks $16M for its financial super app and expansion into Saudi Arabia | TechCrunch. Khazna, a financial super app for underserved communities in Egypt, raises $16 million pre-Series B bringing its total funding to $63 million.

#Business × #Tech #Africa × #Asia #Egypt #Saudi Arabia

#economist.com. #Feb.04.2025 Binyamin Netanyahu is about to discover if Donald Trump is friend or foe. A White House meeting may see the president try to dominate Israel’s strongman

#Business × #Politics #Africa × #Asia #Israel

#oilprice.com. #Feb.04.2025 UK Considers Withdrawing $1-Billion Financing for Mozambique LNG | OilPrice.com. The UK government is seeking legal advice on whether it is still obligated to provide $1.15 billion in funding for the Mozambique LNG project, given the project's delays and the government's shift away

#Business × #Mozambique #United Kingdom #Africa × #Europe

#voanews.com. #Feb.03.2025 Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial. Uganda began a vaccine trial Monday against the Sudan strain of Ebola that has killed one person in the outbreak declared last week. World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu

#Business × #Health #Uganda #Sudan #director #Africa × #USA #North America #Ebola hemorrhagic fever #World Health Organization #Americas

#voanews.com. #Feb.03.2025 WHO urges US to reconsider withdrawal, warns of budget impact. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told attendees the health agency regrets the US decision and hopes Washington will reconsider

#Business × #Health #director #Africa × #USA #North America #Americas

#economist.com. #Feb.03.2025 An interview with Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s president. A transcript of his meeting with our editor-in-chief and colleagues

#Business × #Politics #director #Africa × #Asia #Syria

#economist.com. #Feb.03.2025 Warlord, jihadi or nation-builder?. An interview with Syria’s president, Ahmed al-Sharaa

#Business × #Politics #Africa × #Asia #Syria

#economist.com. #Feb.03.2025 Syria’s new president, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, gives his first interview. Warlord, jihadi or nation-builder?

#Business × #Politics #Africa × #Asia #Syria

#oilprice.com. #Feb.03.2025 South African Minister Says Coal Is Critical Mineral for the Country | OilPrice.com. South Africa's mineral resources minister declares coal a critical mineral, prioritizing economic and job security over environmental concerns.

#Business × #Politics #Africa × #South Africa

#economist.com. #Feb.01.2025 France’s bitter retreat from west Africa. The danger is a security void now opens up

#Business × #Politics #France #Africa × #Europe

#nytimes.com. #Feb.01.2025 Video: Why Is Violence Flaring Up in Mineral-Rich Congo?. Rebels backed by Rwanda are seizing huge tracts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The rebels, known as M23, say they are protecting ethnic Tutsis, the minority group massacred in a 1994 genocide. Bu