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South Africa’s Nedbank seeks majority stake in Kenya’s NCBA
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Semafor • Jan 23, 2026
Ethiopian Airlines orders nine new Boeing Dreamliners
The airline is expanding its fleet because of rising demand for long-haul travel, Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines said.
Semafor • Jan 23, 2026
Afreximbank terminates relationship with ratings agency Fitch
The bank said the agency’s credit ratings did not reflect an understanding of the lender’s mandate.
Semafor • Jan 23, 2026
US House passes short-term AGOA extension
AGOA has provided eligible countries with preferential access to US markets since its passage in 2000.
Semafor • Jan 23, 2026
‘Sinners’ snags Oscar nominations record as Hollywood embraces horror
Its 16 nominations beat the record of 14 previously held by All About Eve, Titanic, and La La Land.
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The Bitchuation Room • Jan 23, 2026
This Whole Milk Propaganda is Gross
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Pod Save America • Jan 23, 2026
MAGA Short Circuits After Trump Tucks Tail On Greenland
Semafor • Jan 23, 2026
Gas prices spike ahead of major US storm
Much of the East Coast and Midwest will see snow and sleet, with travel likely to be disrupted.
Democracy Now • Jan 23, 2026
"Kings and Pawns": Howard Bryant on What Jackie Robinson & Paul Robeson Reveal About America
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Paul Robeson’s death on January 23, 1976. The actor, singer, athlete and scholar was once famous around the world, but he was attacked, blacklisted and hounded by the government for his political beliefs. Jackie Robinson, the Brooklyn Dodgers star who had integrated the all-white major baseball leagues, was hailed as a national hero in 1949 for testifying against Robeson before the House Un-American Activities Committee associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy. For more, we speak with sports journalist Howard Bryant, author of the new book Kings and Pawns that looks at how Robeson and Robinson’s paths intertwined at the height of the McCarthy era. “History writes people out of the story, and it’s our job to write them back in,” Bryant says. Fifty years after Paul Robeson’s death, “it’s time for a reappraisal of one of the great Americans.”
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