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Vladimir Putin

Prigozhin bigfoots Putin with splashy appearance in St. Petersburg, compliments for Niger coup leader

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July 29, 2023
Russia is weaponizing global food security in its war—but agribusiness is promising to come to Ukraine’s rescue

Russia is weaponizing global food security in its war—but agribusiness is promising to come to Ukraine’s rescue

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July 25, 2023
Vladimir Putin
Finance

The Russia-Africa summit is coming, but Putin barely invests in the continent while the mercenary Wagner Group rages across the countryside

By Joseph Siegle and The Conversation
July 24, 2023
Yevgeny Prigozhin

Prigozhin reemerges in Belarus preparing for ‘new journey to Africa’ as he rips Russia’s war effort: ‘What’s happening now on the front is a disgrace’

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July 19, 2023
Corporate image of hands typing on a laptop keyboard in an outdoor environment, perhaps a balcony, a garden or a rooftop terrace.
Politics

Sensitive U.S. military information has been sent to Mali for years thanks to a simple typo. Now the Russia-friendly government will get access to it

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July 17, 2023
A Kenyan woman carrying a placard that says "Democracy" in "Swahili" listens to the Azimio la Umoja presidential candidate Raila Odinga at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC ) after the filing of the election petition challenging the presidential results of the just concluded general elections in Kenya held on 9 August 2022.
Newsletters

Mozilla is probing TikTok’s role in elections—and it wants users to donate their data to aid the investigation

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July 12, 2023
We can’t defeat climate change by investing in a handful of countries. The world needs to come together at COP28–and fund a just energy transition
Commentary

We can’t defeat climate change by investing in a handful of countries. The world needs to come together at COP28–and fund a just energy transition

By Sultan Al Jaber and Fatih Birol
July 11, 2023
Yevgeny Prigozhin

Putin and Prigozhin’s deal is emerging and it has to do with a mercenary empire in Africa

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July 10, 2023
Yevgeny Prigozhin

The mercenary warlord who just marched on Moscow has been active in Africa for close to a decade. Here’s a look at his misdeeds

By John F. Clark and The Conversation
June 27, 2023
Malawi’s former president: ‘Africa’s food systems are in danger of failing due to high debt and climate change. A new financial pact can reverse this’
Commentary

Malawi’s former president: ‘Africa’s food systems are in danger of failing due to high debt and climate change. A new financial pact can reverse this’

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June 22, 2023
There are more refugees today than at any point in history since WWII. A new approach aims to turn them into the next wave of entrepreneurs
Commentary

There are more refugees today than at any point in history since WWII. A new approach aims to turn them into the next wave of entrepreneurs

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June 20, 2023
Only 1 in 3 African women have access to the internet–compared with half of men. The cost to the continent’s economy could be in the billions
Commentary

Only 1 in 3 African women have access to the internet–compared with half of men. The cost to the continent’s economy could be in the billions

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June 19, 2023
Melinda French Gates urges bold action from world leaders gathered in Paris to tackle poor nations’ debt woes
Leadership

Melinda French Gates urges bold action from world leaders gathered in Paris to tackle poor nations’ debt woes

By Margaret Collins, Shawn Donnan and Bloomberg
June 18, 2023
The owner of a giant ranch is auctioning off his 2,000 white rhinos after he failed to legalize selling horns
Environment

The owner of a giant ranch is auctioning off his 2,000 white rhinos after he failed to legalize selling horns

By Antony Sguazzin and Bloomberg
April 26, 2023
Zambia coffin
Finance

Corn inflation is so bad in the Democratic Republic of Congo that some people are smuggling it through Zambia in coffins

By Taonga Clifford Mitimingi, Matthew Hill and Bloomberg
April 21, 2023

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