Semafor • Sep 12, 2025
South Africa to reopen inquest into death of activist Steve Biko
Biko, who founded South Africa’s Black Consciousness Movement when he was a medical student, died in a prison cell at the age of 30.
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Semafor • Sep 12, 2025
Ghana becomes latest African nation to accept US deportees
The West African country said it had accepted 14 migrants deported from the US as part of a bilateral agreement with Washington.
Semafor • Sep 12, 2025
South Africa courts China’s carmakers to set up manufacturing bases
South Africa is a key export market for Beijing’s auto industry.
Semafor • Sep 12, 2025
Pan-African industrial developer Arise closes $700M Saudi deal
The deal is the latest sign of Gulf states becoming key conduits for infrastructure development across the continent.
Semafor • Sep 12, 2025
Bahrain bets on Pacific deep-sea mining
Bahrain is the first country in the region to sponsor such a permit, which will target metals used in electric vehicles and electronics.
Semafor • Sep 12, 2025
Gulf hardens stance against Israel after Doha strike
The UAE's president visited the Qatari emir on Wednesday, and Qatar’s leader attended funeral prayers for those killed in the strike.
Semafor • Sep 12, 2025
Conservative US activist and Trump ally Charlie Kirk shot dead at Utah event
The Trump ally and influential MAGA personality was shot while hosting an event at a Utah university on Wednesday.
Semafor • Sep 12, 2025
Nepal crisis unfolds on gaming site Discord
More than 100,000 citizens have now gathered to discuss the crisis in a Discord channel.
Semafor • Sep 12, 2025
Israel’s Doha strike puts US credibility on the line
The question echoing across the Gulf: Can Washington still be depended on?
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ICE Targets New Orleans in Latest Operation, Aims for 5,000 Arrests in the Region
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EPA Employees Challenge Firings for Signing Dissent Letter
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Merchants of Myth: new report exposes plastic recycling as costly failure
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The FDA’s Drug-Approval Problem Just Got Worse
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Trump Administration Proposes Gutting Mile-Per-Gallon Auto Rule
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Demand Justice Launches $1 Million Advertising Blitz Targeting Senate Democrats Who Voted For Trump Judges
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Why Did Trump Pardon the Former Honduran President? Follow the Tech Bros.
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The marketing genius of Spotify Wrapped
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