Semafor • Sep 15, 2025
US fintech for African migrants raises $22M
Kredete is one of a rising crop of startups serving the diaspora whose remittances are a sizable source of financial flows to Africa.
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Mother Jones • Sep 15, 2025
Right-Wing Fanatics Are Weaponizing America’s Anti-Discrimination Agency
Dylan Bringuel isn’t sure what’s worse: enduring what a federal agency identified as a “hostile work environment because of Bringuel’s transgender status” or that same agency abandoning them after committing to hold their employer accountable. The first blow came in August 2022. Bringuel had just begun a housekeeping job at a Holiday Inn Express in […]
Semafor • Sep 15, 2025
Saudi’s Riyadh Season festival goes global
The monthslong festival, running until early 2026, blends sports, music, and spectacle.
Semafor • Sep 15, 2025
Saudi, Omani firms invest to boost Iraq's private sector
Gulf states are increasingly looking to use investment deals to cement trade ties and counter Iranian influence in countries like Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria.
Semafor • Sep 15, 2025
Saudi crown prince moves to cool Riyadh’s property market
Mohammed bin Salman launched Tawazon, a platform for Saudis who are married or over the age of 25 to apply for residential land.
Semafor • Sep 15, 2025
Africa to receive billions in new World Bank loan
Around 70% of a new $100 billion World Bank financing package will be sent to Africa, the bank announced.
Semafor • Sep 15, 2025
African Union proposes mining coalition
The move is an attempt to shore up regional alliances at a time when countries across the world are trying to capitalize on the continent’s natural resources.
Semafor • Sep 15, 2025
Surge in borrowing costs hurting some African economies, Moody’s reports
The credit rating agency put the rise down to policy weaknesses, market constraints, and inflation.
Semafor • Sep 15, 2025
Abraham Accords shakier than ever on fifth anniversary
Trump’s signature foreign policy breakthrough is now in damage-control mode as Gulf leaders balance ties with Israel and public fury over Gaza.
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Leading Epstein Reporter Details Her Decades-Long Investigation: ‘This Is a Crime’
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Family Demands Justice for Keith Porter, Who Was Killed by an Off-Duty ICE Agent
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Trump Urges Protesters in Iran to “Take Over Your Institutions” As Death Toll Reaches Thousands
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Leading Epstein Reporter Details Her Decades-Long Investigation: ‘This Is a Crime’
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Why unlocking Venezuelan oil won’t mean much for US energy prices
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Fifteen Thousand New York City Nurses Strike
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How the U.S. and Israel Are Trying to Co-opt Iran's Protests
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See You In The Principal’s Office, Ivy League
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Trita Parsi Unveils the Latest Insights on Iran-US Relations
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