Semafor • Sep 3, 2025
Afreximbank posts resilient half-year results
The African Export-Import Bank’s total assets and contingencies rose in the first half of 2025 by 22% year-on-year to $42.2 billion.
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Semafor • Sep 3, 2025
TotalEnergies signs new Nigeria oil contract
The country’s state oil company NNPC awarded two offshore oil blocks to TotalEnergies, deepening the French giant’s presence in the country.
Semafor • Sep 3, 2025
Mining giant Glencore plans South Africa job cuts
Co-owners of Glencore’s ferrochrome venture, Merafe Resources, blamed the impending job cuts on electricity supply shortages and economic challenges.
Semafor • Sep 3, 2025
Lebanon and Syria inch toward a rethink on Israel
Fragile shifts in Beirut and Damascus hint at new possibilities for regional diplomacy, with Gulf states ready to nurture the change.
Semafor • Sep 3, 2025
US strikes alleged narcotics vessel near Venezuela, killing 11
Washington has in recent weeks moved several naval assets to Latin America in a bid to counter drug cartels.
Semafor • Sep 3, 2025
Russia pummels Ukraine overnight as peace talks stall
The rate of drone and missile strikes has nearly doubled since Putin’s inconclusive meeting with Trump last month.
Semafor • Sep 3, 2025
Xi hails China’s ‘unstoppable’ rise at military parade
The parade, marking 80 years since the end of World War II, was attended by dozens of other mostly autocratic leaders.
Semafor • Sep 3, 2025
US military conducts deadly strike on Venezuelan ‘drug vessel,’ Trump says
The operation, which Trump said killed 11 people, appears to be the first time his administration has used deadly force against drug trafficking groups in Latin America.
Drop Site News • Sep 2, 2025
Gaza’s Last Functioning Children’s Hospital
“My child should be in a safe, clean place, getting proper treatment. But here I am, on the floor, with no place to sit.”
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