Semafor • Sep 22, 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa’s 5G rollout stumbles
Only 1.2% of internet users in sub-Saharan Africa were connected to 5G in 2024, according to a new report.
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Semafor • Sep 22, 2025
Kenya Airways COO urges airline partnerships
The Kenyan airline is looking for additional partners in West and southern Africa after a deal with South African Airways fell through earlier this month.
Semafor • Sep 22, 2025
Africa-focused asset financing firm M-Kopa reaches 7M customers
The company projects that it will reach 10 million customers by 2030.
Semafor • Sep 22, 2025
Africa’s energy sector leads FDI flows, report says
Europe and the Middle East and North Africa regions jointly contributed over 65% of announced inbound FDI into sub-Saharan Africa since 2022.
Semafor • Sep 22, 2025
UAE snaps up $27.5M DC mansion
The DC area purchase adds to at least 21 properties owned by the UAE government or citizens, worth about $200 million across the capital region.
Semafor • Sep 22, 2025
Saudi's PIF takes stake in Middle East media giant
PIF completed the $2 billion deal in mid-September, paying what appears to be a 30% premium to buy the stake from the kingdom’s finance ministry.
Semafor • Sep 22, 2025
Saudis prepare for the party of the year
Officially marking the unification of the country under the rule of King Abdulaziz in 1932, the holiday is now the party of the year.
Semafor • Sep 22, 2025
Africa can lead with its own local-currency stablecoins
Rapid advances in the digital tokens present an opportunity for the continent.
Mother Jones • Sep 22, 2025
Secret Service: Meet the Posters Behind Instagram’s Federal Agency Alt Accounts
Rachel, as she puts it, is the kind of person who rushes in to help. That’s why she used to work at USAID, and why, just 10 days into President Donald Trump’s second administration, she rented a room in a Washington bar for her former colleagues to gather. That evening, Rachel recalls, they shared drinks […]
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