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Finance

Mozambican ex-finance minister convicted in $2 billion tuna kickback scandal

By Jennifer Peltz and The Associated Press
August 8, 2024
Kenya launched a fertilizer subsidy in 2008 and now farmers say the soil is dying and chemical fertilizers that make the land acidic are to blame
Environment

Kenya launched a fertilizer subsidy in 2008 and now farmers say the soil is dying and chemical fertilizers that make the land acidic are to blame

By Evelyne Musambi and The Associated Press
July 24, 2024
Sergey Brin is using money from selling his Tesla shares to bankroll a startup developing hallucinogenic mental-health treatments
Health

Sergey Brin is using money from selling his Tesla shares to bankroll a startup developing hallucinogenic mental-health treatments

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July 23, 2024
Chinese EV battery makers are building huge factories in Morocco to cash in on U.S. electric vehicle subsidies
Finance

Chinese EV battery makers are building huge factories in Morocco to cash in on U.S. electric vehicle subsidies

By Sam Metz and The Associated Press
July 3, 2024
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa stands in a suit behind a podium, frowning.
Finance

Africa loses 20,000 millionaires in 10 years as the wealthy flee the continent—or stay and watch their riches melt away

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June 7, 2024
UN says 27% of the world’s children under 5 suffer severe food poverty
Politics

UN says 27% of the world’s children under 5 suffer severe food poverty

By Chinedu Asadu and The Associated Press
June 6, 2024
Cyril Ramaphosa casts ballot
Politics

The ANC party that freed South Africa from apartheid loses its 30-year majority, signaling first-ever coalition government to come

By Gerald Imray, Mogomotsi Magome and The Associated Press
June 1, 2024
Africa is a wide open market for smartphone firms but new users face risks: ‘Tech can be used for awful things’
Tech

Africa is a wide open market for smartphone firms but new users face risks: ‘Tech can be used for awful things’

By Francis Kokutse, Jack Thompson and The Associated Press
May 20, 2024
I grew up in Kenya’s biggest slum and know from experience: International aid must shift toward community-based organizations
Commentary

I grew up in Kenya’s biggest slum and know from experience: International aid must shift toward community-based organizations

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May 15, 2024
farmer walks through wilting maize field
Environment

Farmers in Africa look to ancient fertilizer methods and new greenhouse technologies as climate change parches the land

By Farai Mutsaka, Omar Faruk, Desmond Tiro and The Associated Press
April 28, 2024
Liberia
Politics

‘Extraordinarily opaque’: A Dubai energy company that’s only 2 years old has deals in place to acquire huge chunks of African land

By Taiwo Adebayo and The Associated Press
April 8, 2024
‘Carbon colonialism’ in Africa meets resistance as companies seek to sell carbon credits from conservation projects that often upend local livelihoods—or worse
Environment

‘Carbon colonialism’ in Africa meets resistance as companies seek to sell carbon credits from conservation projects that often upend local livelihoods—or worse

By Taiwo Adebayo and The Associated Press
April 7, 2024
How to safari without the Jeep
Magazine

How to safari without the Jeep

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April 6, 2024
This picture taken on March 7, 2024 shows the Rubymar cargo ship partly submerged off the coast of Yemen.
Newsletters

Undersea internet cables underpin our way of life—but they’re vulnerable, as Red Sea incident shows

By
April 2, 2024
Exterior of a Puma store.
Retail

Puma bets on Africa’s wave of Gen Zers and their love for ‘casualization’ to drive growth—but analysts worry about the impact of laziness on the sportswear industry

By
February 10, 2024

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