Semafor· Nov 17, 2025New $400M loan for power ship company supplying African nations The Turkish company supplies electricity to nearly a dozen African countries through power plants on floating barges.
Semafor· Nov 17, 2025S&P Global boost for South Africa, Nigeria South Africa secured its first credit rating upgrade since 2005, moving up one level to BB.
Semafor· Nov 17, 2025Qatar builds Gulf’s largest museum-grade art storage facility The Doha facility will manage preservation, security, and logistics as interest in art in the region rises.
Semafor· Nov 17, 2025UAE to build drones with Anduril as US partner UAE defense conglomerate EDGE Group is investing $200 million in a new drone manufacturing facility in Abu Dhabi.
Semafor· Nov 17, 2025PIF reduces US stock holdings ahead of crown prince’s DC visit PIF loaded up on US equities during the pandemic, but has since reduced its holdingst.
Semafor· Nov 17, 2025Saudi crown prince visits US with defense, AI on agenda MBS arrives in Washington this week seeking to cement his country’s deepening alliance with the US.
Semafor· Nov 17, 2025The fallacy that unites Trump’s strategists and pan-Africanist champions Africa has less of the world’s share of critical minerals than many seem to think.
Semafor· Nov 17, 2025Spain captures notorious Ecuador drug cartel boss Wilmer “Pipo” Chavarria headed Los Lobos, a group with ties to some of the world’s biggest transnational drug cartels.
Semafor· Nov 17, 2025Heavy rains in Gaza worsen already dire conditions Despite a ceasefire agreed last month, aid organizations say Israel is still limiting the supply of critical goods needed to alleviate a humanitarian catastrophe.
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