Semafor • Sep 17, 2025
Telecoms giant MTN holds data center talks with US, European firms
Africa has fallen behind wealthier regions in the global rush to build the digital infrastructure required for AI.
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Semafor • Sep 17, 2025
Dangote Refinery exports to the US
The exports mark the expansion of Africa’s largest oil refinery’s operation beyond just the local supply of refined products in Nigeria.
Semafor • Sep 17, 2025
Nigeria suspends key import levy
The move comes as the government seeks to push trade growth and tame inflation.
Semafor • Sep 17, 2025
Major African currencies depreciated 51% since 2020
Currency weakness in Africa has been “more damaging” compared to other emerging regions, Nigerian data analytics company Stears said in a report.
Semafor • Sep 17, 2025
DR Congo backs $400M satellite deal to tackle digital deficit
Only one in three Congolese are connected to mobile internet, according to the latest available figures.
Semafor • Sep 17, 2025
Oil bears are missing the market's underlying strength
OPEC+ production boost, China’s stockpiling, and anemic investment indicate that demand may be stronger than anticipated.
Semafor • Sep 17, 2025
UAE has shifted ‘focus’ to Gaza aid over Israel trade
Non-oil trade between the two countries declined 5.5% in 2024.
Mother Jones • Sep 17, 2025
“Amateur Hour”: The Man Sending US Military Contractors to Gaza
In July, one week after a whistleblower accused contractors from the American security firm UG Solutions of deploying stun grenades and shooting live ammunition toward Palestinian civilians in Gaza, a new song appeared on the SoundCloud account of “Jameson G.” Titled “demon-in-the-desert,” the dubstep track featured artwork of an alien with a dagger stabbed through […]
Mother Jones • Sep 17, 2025
His Book on Charlie Kirk Was About to Come Out. Then His Subject Was Murdered.
For the past several years, Matthew Boedy, an English professor at the University of North Georgia, has been working on a book about the Christian nationalist aims of the conservative powerhouse group Turning Point USA and its late founder, right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk. In his forthcoming book, The Seven Mountains Mandate: Exposing the Dangerous Plan […]
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Prolonged Closure of Strait of Hormuz May Lead to Global Hunger Catastrophe
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